Colorado game management unit · herd E-1
Unit 201 elk
Part of the Cold Springs herd. 10 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 3 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-201-E1-R, took 29 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
10
3 List A · 7 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
57%
185 hunters · 106 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 201
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 201 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 201
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-201-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 10 | 27 pts | 34 pts | ↑ harder | 40% |
| E-F-201-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | B | 5 | 4 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 40% |
| E-M-201-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 10 | 27 pts | 34 pts | ↑ harder | 70% |
| E-E-201-E1-R | Either sex · Early rifle | A | 28 | 29 pts | 34 pts | ↑ harder | 84% |
| E-F-002-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle · 2, 201 | B | 10 | 5 pts | 6 pts | ↑ harder | 83% |
| E-F-002-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 2, 201 | B | 30 | 0 pts | 2 pts | → steady | 46% |
| E-F-201-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle | B | 30 | 1 pt | 3 pts | → steady | 52% |
| E-F-201-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | B | 45 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 35% |
| E-F-201-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | B | 30 | 0 pts | 2 pts | → steady | 76% |
| E-F-201-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 2, 201 | B | 40 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 55% |
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.