Colorado game management unit · herd E-33

Unit 140 elk

Part of the Trinchera herd. 16 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-085-W1-R, took 29 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

8 List A · 8 List B/C

Harvest success 2024

41%

265 hunters · 109 elk

Herd estimate 2025

14,470

-12% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-33, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 140

List B Archery cow (resident) E-F-000-U1-A
List A Archery either-sex (resident) E-E-000-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 140

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-085-V1-A	Either sex · Nonresident archery · 85, 140, 851	A	600	Leftover	Leftover		20%
E-F-085-V1-A	Cow · Nonresident archery · 85, 140, 851	B	10	Leftover	Leftover		50%
E-E-085-O1-M	Either sex · Muzzleloader · 85, 140, 851	A	120	0 pts	2 pts	→ steady	36%
E-F-085-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader · 85, 140, 851	B	115	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	17%
E-E-085-O1-R	Either sex · 1st rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	85	1 pt	1 pt	→ steady	31%
E-E-085-O4-R	Either sex · 4th rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	125	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	27%
E-E-085-P1-R	Either sex · Private land only rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	225	2nd choice	0 pts	→ steady	48%
E-E-085-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	1	29 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	50%
E-F-085-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	40	0 pts	1 pt	→ steady	41%
E-F-085-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	50	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	24%
E-F-085-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	50	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	0%
E-F-085-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	50	3rd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	15%
E-F-085-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	200	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	37%
E-F-085-P6-R	Cow · Private land only (6) rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	225	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	48%
E-F-085-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	7	4 pts	No applicants	→ steady	50%
E-M-851-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	5	None drawn	None drawn		0%

Harvest by year

2019 24% 354 hunters · 67 bulls · 19 cows

2020 42% 244 hunters · 83 bulls · 19 cows

2021 29% 320 hunters · 84 bulls · 8 cows

2022 33% 333 hunters · 91 bulls · 20 cows

2023 32% 259 hunters · 50 bulls · 32 cows

2024 41% 265 hunters · 96 bulls · 13 cows

All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys.

Discontinued hunts

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-F-085-W2-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 85, 140, 851	—	—	Not offered			44%