Colorado game management unit · herd E-4

Unit 19 elk

Part of the Poudre River herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-007-O1-A, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

11 List A · 1 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

13%

766 hunters · 102 elk (draw hunts only)

Herd estimate 2025

5,550

+30% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-4, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 19

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 19 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 19

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-007-O1-A	Either sex · Archery · 7, 8, 9, 19, 191	A	1,110	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	10%
E-F-007-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader · 7, 8, 9, 19, 191	A	375	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	9%
E-M-007-O1-M	Bull · Muzzleloader · 7, 8, 9, 19, 191	A	375	0 pts	1 pt	→ steady	19%
E-F-019-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle	A	50	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	18%
E-F-019-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle	A	50	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	9%
E-F-019-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle	A	30	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	7%
E-F-019-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle	A	20	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	13%
E-F-019-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle	B	150	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	9%
E-M-019-O1-R	Bull · 1st rifle	A	120	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	28%
E-M-019-O2-R	Bull · 2nd rifle	A	190	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	13%
E-M-019-O3-R	Bull · 3rd rifle	A	170	4th choice	4th choice	→ steady	10%
E-M-019-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle	A	80	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	9%

Harvest by year

2019 10% 1,311 hunters · 70 bulls · 57 cows

2020 8% 222 hunters · 18 bulls · 0 cows

2021 12% 1,111 hunters · 118 bulls · 14 cows

2022 8% 1,038 hunters · 73 bulls · 14 cows

2023 10% 988 hunters · 83 bulls · 15 cows

2024 10% 1,140 hunters · 85 bulls · 24 cows

2025 13% 766 hunters · 75 bulls · 26 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.