Colorado game management unit · herd E-9
Unit 20 elk
Part of the St. Vrain herd. 17 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-020-L2-R, took 8 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
17
15 List A · 2 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
52%
828 hunters · 427 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
2,150
-14% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
41
herd E-9, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 20
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 20 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 20
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-020-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 105 | 2 pts | 7 pts | → steady | 33% |
| E-F-020-O1-A | Cow · Archery | A | 10 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-020-O1-A | Bull · Archery | A | 10 | 5 pts | 14 pts | → steady | 30% |
| E-F-020-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | A | 10 | 2 pts | 6 pts | ↑ harder | 0% |
| E-M-020-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 30 | 4 pts | 14 pts | → steady | 63% |
| E-F-020-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle | A | 10 | 1 pt | None drawn | ↑ harder | 38% |
| E-F-020-L3-R | Cow · Late (3) rifle | C | 100 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 40% |
| E-F-020-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 10 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 27% |
| E-F-020-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 10 | 1 pt | None drawn | → steady | 40% |
| E-F-020-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 10 | 0 pts | None drawn | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-020-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | B | 500 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 54% |
| E-M-020-L1-R | Bull · Late rifle | A | 55 | 6 pts | 13 pts | → steady | 75% |
| E-M-020-L2-R | Bull · Late (2) rifle | A | 55 | 8 pts | 17 pts | → steady | 74% |
| E-M-020-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 25 | 6 pts | 18 pts | → steady | 50% |
| E-M-020-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 25 | 5 pts | 14 pts | → steady | 71% |
| E-M-020-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 25 | 5 pts | 10 pts | → steady | 68% |
| E-M-020-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 25 | 4 pts | 9 pts | → steady | 52% |
Harvest by year
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 code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-F-020-L2-R | Cow · Late (2) rifle | — | — | Not offered | — |