Colorado game management unit · herd E-6

Unit 211 elk

Part of the White River herd. 20 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-211-W1-R, took 20 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

19 List A · 1 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

62%

13 hunters · 8 elk (draw hunts only)

Herd estimate 2025

42,470

-6% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-6, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 211

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 211

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-011-V1-A	Either sex · Nonresident archery · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	750	Leftover	Leftover		42%
E-E-011-O1-M	Either sex · Muzzleloader · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	100	0 pts	1 pt	→ steady	41%
E-F-011-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	100	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	12%
E-E-011-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	3	16 pts	No applicants	↓ easier	66%
E-E-011-W2-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	4	9 pts	No applicants	→ steady	66%
E-E-011-W4-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	9	3 pts	No applicants	→ steady	66%
E-E-211-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle	A	8	20 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	95%
E-F-011-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 11, 211	A	500	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	14%
E-F-011-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle · 11, 211	A	800	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	6%
E-F-011-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211	A	2,000	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	11%
E-F-011-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 211	B	1,000	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	42%
E-F-011-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	10	4 pts	No applicants	→ steady	66%
E-F-011-W2-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	30	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	66%
E-F-011-W3-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (3) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	10	4 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	66%
E-F-011-W4-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	30	Leftover	Leftover	↓ easier	66%
E-F-011-W6-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (6) rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	A	30	3rd choice	No applicants	→ steady	64%
E-F-131-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 131, 211, 231	A	100	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	20%
E-F-211-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle	A	10	4 pts	4 pts	↑ harder	62%
E-F-211-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle	A	62	3 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	95%
E-M-011-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle · 11, 211	A	400	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	17%

Harvest by year

2019 24% 2,992 hunters · 415 bulls · 259 cows

2020 25% 2,866 hunters · 424 bulls · 269 cows

2021 24% 2,765 hunters · 415 bulls · 246 cows

2022 33% 3,171 hunters · 564 bulls · 444 cows

2023 17% 2,193 hunters · 261 bulls · 100 cows

2024 25% 1,821 hunters · 333 bulls · 105 cows

2025 62% 13 hunters · 0 bulls · 8 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.

Discontinued hunts

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-M-011-O2-R	Bull · 2nd rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	—	—	Not offered			20%
E-M-011-O3-R	Bull · 3rd rifle · 11, 13, 131, 211	—	—	Not offered			20%