Colorado game management unit · herd E-10
Unit 21 elk
Part of the Yellow Creek herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-021-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
12
6 List A · 6 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
25%
2,447 hunters · 613 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
17,890
+44% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
34
herd E-10, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 21
- 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 21
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-021-P1-A | Either sex · Private land only archery · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | A | 350 | Leftover | Leftover | 30% | |
| E-E-021-V1-A | Either sex · Nonresident archery · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | A | 1,150 | Leftover | Leftover | 20% | |
| E-F-021-V1-A | Cow · Nonresident archery · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | B | 20 | Leftover | Leftover | 0% | |
| E-E-021-O1-M | Either sex · Muzzleloader · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | A | 175 | 0 pts | 4 pts | → steady | 31% |
| E-F-021-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | B | 150 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 3% |
| E-E-021-O1-R | Either sex · 1st rifle · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | A | 450 | 0 pts | 1 pt | — | |
| E-E-021-O4-R | Either sex · 4th rifle · 21, 22 | A | 410 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | — | |
| E-E-021-P1-R | Either sex · Private land only rifle · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | A | 125 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 61% |
| E-F-021-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | B | 75 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 32% |
| E-F-021-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | B | 200 | 0 pts | 2 pts | → steady | 25% |
| E-F-021-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle · 21, 22 | B | 100 | 0 pts | 2 pts | → steady | 20% |
| E-F-021-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 21, 22 | B | 100 | 3rd choice | 3rd choice | → steady | 29% |
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-M-021-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | 39% | |
| E-M-021-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle · 21, 22, 30, 31, 32 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | 14% |