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Colorado game management unit · herd E-7

Unit 15 elk

Part of the Gore Pass herd. 14 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 14 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-015-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
14
13 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
12%
1,764 hunters · 213 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,650
-22% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
22
herd E-7, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 15

  • 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 15

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-015-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery · 15, 27 A 620 Leftover Leftover 13%
E-E-015-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader · 15, 27 A 200 0 pts 1 pt → steady 13%
E-F-015-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 15, 27 A 60 Leftover Leftover → steady 12%
E-E-015-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle A 200 0 pts 0 pts → steady 13%
E-E-015-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle A 95 Leftover Leftover → steady 15%
E-E-015-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle A 50 Leftover Leftover → steady 50%
E-E-015-P2-R Either sex · Private land only (2) rifle A 50 Leftover Leftover → steady 50%
E-E-015-P3-R Either sex · Private land only (3) rifle A 50 Leftover Leftover → steady 45%
E-E-015-P4-R Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle A 50 Leftover Leftover → steady 23%
E-F-015-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle A 110 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-F-015-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle A 385 Leftover Leftover → steady 4%
E-F-015-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 255 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-F-015-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle A 80 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-F-015-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 50 0 pts 0 pts → steady 41%

Harvest by year

2019 9% 4,465 hunters · 228 bulls · 148 cows
2020 10% 4,903 hunters · 221 bulls · 258 cows
2021 8% 4,715 hunters · 198 bulls · 182 cows
2022 10% 4,314 hunters · 243 bulls · 159 cows
2023 9% 4,336 hunters · 153 bulls · 202 cows
2024 11% 3,738 hunters · 194 bulls · 198 cows
2025 12% 1,764 hunters · 112 bulls · 95 cows

All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys. 2025 figures add up the hunt-code estimates CPW published, so they leave out over-the-counter hunters.