Colorado game management unit · herd E-1

Unit 2 elk

Part of the Cold Springs herd. 10 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 2 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-002-E1-R, took 28 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

3 List A · 7 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

66%

181 hunters · 120 elk (draw hunts only)

Herd estimate 2025

1,700

+2% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

140

herd E-1, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 2

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 2 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 2

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-002-O1-A	Either sex · Archery	A	10	25 pts	33 pts	↑ harder	56%
E-F-002-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader	B	5	1 pt	3 pts	→ steady	0%
E-M-002-O1-M	Bull · Muzzleloader	A	10	27 pts	34 pts	↑ harder	100%
E-E-002-E1-R	Either sex · Early rifle	A	32	28 pts	33 pts	↑ harder	88%
E-F-002-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle · 2, 201	B	10	5 pts	6 pts	↑ harder	83%
E-F-002-O1-R	Cow · 1st rifle	B	35	2 pts	2 pts	→ steady	58%
E-F-002-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle	B	30	2 pts	4 pts	→ steady	48%
E-F-002-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle	B	30	2 pts	2 pts	→ steady	83%
E-F-002-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle · 2, 201	B	30	0 pts	2 pts	→ steady	46%
E-F-201-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle · 2, 201	B	40	2nd choice	0 pts	→ steady	55%

Harvest by year

2019 72% 190 hunters · 42 bulls · 89 cows

2020 60% 196 hunters · 40 bulls · 71 cows

2021 53% 240 hunters · 36 bulls · 86 cows

2022 85% 184 hunters · 44 bulls · 106 cows

2023 59% 170 hunters · 41 bulls · 54 cows

2024 64% 168 hunters · 39 bulls · 57 cows

2025 66% 181 hunters · 42 bulls · 76 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.