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Colorado game management unit · herd E-3

Unit 161 elk

Part of the North Park herd. 17 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-006-W1-R, took 12 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
17
10 List A · 7 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
5%
420 hunters · 19 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
6,510
-6% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
26
herd E-3, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 161

  • 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 161

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-006-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 1,240 Leftover Leftover 11%
E-F-006-V1-A Cow · Nonresident archery · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 B 15 Leftover Leftover 0%
E-E-006-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 400 0 pts 1 pt → steady 18%
E-F-006-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 B 150 3rd choice 3rd choice → steady 6%
E-E-006-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 750 0 pts 0 pts → steady 15%
E-E-006-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 70 Leftover Leftover → steady 54%
E-E-006-W1-R Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 5 12 pts No applicants ↓ easier 40%
E-E-161-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle A 100 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 12%
E-F-006-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 B 1,400 Leftover Leftover → steady 9%
E-F-006-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 B 1,400 Leftover Leftover → steady 8%
E-F-006-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 B 500 Leftover Leftover → steady 29%
E-F-006-W1-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 7 4 pts No applicants ↑ harder 40%
E-F-006-W2-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 5 4 pts No applicants ↑ harder 40%
E-F-006-W3-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (3) rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 5 2 pts No applicants → steady 40%
E-F-006-W4-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 A 5 3 pts No applicants → steady 40%
E-F-161-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 260 Leftover Leftover → steady 1%
E-F-161-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 150 Leftover Leftover → steady 6%

Harvest by year

2019 11% 3,627 hunters · 214 bulls · 151 cows
2020 8% 3,935 hunters · 151 bulls · 142 cows
2021 8% 3,249 hunters · 139 bulls · 97 cows
2022 9% 3,176 hunters · 124 bulls · 159 cows
2023 5% 3,294 hunters · 85 bulls · 85 cows
2024 11% 2,888 hunters · 114 bulls · 179 cows
2025 5% 420 hunters · 0 bulls · 14 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.

Discontinued hunts

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-006-W2-R Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 — — Not offered ↑ harder 44%
E-F-006-P2-R Cow · Private land only (2) rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 — — Not offered → steady 18%
E-F-006-P3-R Cow · Private land only (3) rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 — — Not offered → steady 18%
E-F-006-P4-R Cow · Private land only (4) rifle · 6, 16, 17, 161, 171 — — Not offered → steady 18%
E-F-161-P3-R Cow · Private land only (3) rifle — — Not offered → steady 8%
E-F-161-P4-R Cow · Private land only (4) rifle — — Not offered → steady 8%