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Colorado game management unit · herd E-8

Unit 181 elk

Part of the Troublesome Creek herd. 13 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-181-L1-R, took 2 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
13
5 List A · 8 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
5%
352 hunters · 16 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,220
-43% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
29
herd E-8, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 181

  • 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 181

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-018-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery · 18, 181 A 380 Leftover Leftover 2%
E-F-018-V1-A Cow · Nonresident archery · 18, 181 B 10 Leftover Leftover —
E-E-018-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader · 18, 181 A 250 0 pts 0 pts → steady 11%
E-F-018-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 18, 181 B 55 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 4%
E-E-018-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle · 18, 181 A 405 0 pts 0 pts → steady 17%
E-E-018-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle · 18, 181 A 205 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 11%
E-E-018-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle · 18, 181 A 130 Leftover Leftover → steady 54%
E-F-018-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle · 18, 181 B 80 2nd choice 0 pts → steady 9%
E-F-181-L1-R Cow · Late rifle B 10 2 pts 2 pts ↑ harder 0%
E-F-181-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle B 95 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-F-181-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 105 Leftover Leftover → steady 11%
E-F-181-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 2%
E-F-181-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 10 0 pts 2 pts → steady 0%

Harvest by year

2019 7% 2,040 hunters · 57 bulls · 80 cows
2020 13% 1,994 hunters · 104 bulls · 148 cows
2021 6% 2,062 hunters · 77 bulls · 34 cows
2022 13% 1,704 hunters · 72 bulls · 138 cows
2023 6% 1,750 hunters · 38 bulls · 59 cows
2024 14% 1,462 hunters · 68 bulls · 124 cows
2025 5% 352 hunters · 0 bulls · 10 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-F-018-P1-R Cow · Private land only rifle · 18, 181 — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-018-P2-R Cow · Private land only (2) rifle · 18, 181 — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-018-P3-R Cow · Private land only (3) rifle · 18, 181 — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-018-P4-R Cow · Private land only (4) rifle · 18, 181 — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-181-P1-R Cow · Private land only rifle — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-181-P2-R Cow · Private land only (2) rifle — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-181-P3-R Cow · Private land only (3) rifle — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-181-P4-R Cow · Private land only (4) rifle — — Not offered → steady —