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Colorado game management unit · herd E-53

Unit 134 elk

Part of the Apishipa herd. 4 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-133-L1-R, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
4
2 List A · 2 List B/C
Harvest success 2024
53%
63 hunters · 33 elk
Herd estimate 2025
1,510
+36% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
32
herd E-53, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 134

  • List B Archery cow (resident) E-F-000-U1-A
  • List B Archery cow (nonresident, east of I-25) E-F-133-U1-A
  • List A Archery either-sex (resident) E-E-000-U1-A
  • List A Archery either-sex (nonresident, east of I-25) E-E-087-U1-A
  • List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
  • List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R

Draw hunts in Unit 134

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-133-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader · 133, 134, 141, 142 A 10 2nd choice 0 pts → steady 56%
E-F-133-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 133, 134, 141, 142 B 10 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-F-133-L1-R Cow · Late rifle · 133, 134, 141 B 55 0 pts 0 pts → steady 77%
E-M-133-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle · 133, 134, 141, 142 A 30 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 14%

Harvest by year

2019 31% 39 hunters · 12 bulls · 0 cows
2020 24% 17 hunters · 4 bulls · 0 cows
2022 37% 62 hunters · 14 bulls · 9 cows
2023 42% 49 hunters · 9 bulls · 12 cows
2024 53% 63 hunters · 11 bulls · 16 cows

All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys.