Colorado game management unit · herd E-6

Unit 23 elk

Part of the White River herd. 22 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 17 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-023-W1-R, took 27 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

19 List A · 3 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

57%

35 hunters · 20 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 23

List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R

Draw hunts in Unit 23

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-011-P1-A	Either sex · Private land only archery · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34	A	1,000	Leftover	Leftover		32%
E-E-012-O1-A	Either sex · Archery · 12, 23, 24	A	550	0 pts	4 pts	→ steady	25%
E-E-033-O1-A	Either sex · Archery · 23, 24, 33	A	650	0 pts	3 pts	→ steady	19%
E-E-012-O1-M	Either sex · Muzzleloader · 12, 23, 24	A	100	1 pt	8 pts	→ steady	38%
E-E-012-P1-M	Either sex · Private land only muzzleloader · 12, 13, 23, 24, 33	A	50	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	46%
E-E-033-O1-M	Either sex · Muzzleloader · 23, 24, 33	A	100	0 pts	6 pts	→ steady	29%
E-F-012-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader · 12, 23, 24	A	100	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	8%
E-F-012-P1-M	Cow · Private land only muzzleloader · 12, 13, 23, 24, 33	B	100	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	11%
E-F-033-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader · 23, 24, 33	A	100	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	19%
E-E-011-P1-R	Either sex · Private land only rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25	A	700	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	58%
E-E-023-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 23, 24	A	2	27 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	100%
E-F-011-O1-R	Cow · 1st rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 33	A	1,500	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	10%
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-012-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 12, 13, 23, 24	A	1,500	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	13%
E-F-012-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle · 12, 13, 23, 24	A	1,500	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	8%
E-F-023-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 23, 24	B	100	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	57%
E-F-023-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 23, 24	A	6	5 pts	No applicants	↓ easier	100%
E-F-023-W2-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 23, 24	A	6	4 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	100%
E-F-023-W3-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (3) rifle · 23, 24	A	6	5 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	100%
E-M-011-O1-R	Bull · 1st rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25	A	3,000	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	24%
E-M-012-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle · 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25	A	500	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	21%

Harvest by year

2019 16% 4,328 hunters · 303 bulls · 363 cows

2020 18% 4,303 hunters · 379 bulls · 347 cows

2021 16% 4,481 hunters · 361 bulls · 329 cows

2022 19% 3,883 hunters · 382 bulls · 336 cows

2023 18% 2,436 hunters · 290 bulls · 139 cows

2024 23% 1,870 hunters · 246 bulls · 159 cows

2025 57% 35 hunters · 0 bulls · 16 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	Trend	Success
E-E-012-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 12, 23, 24	—	—	Not offered	→ steady	44%
E-E-012-W2-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 12, 23, 24	—	—	Not offered	↑ harder	44%
E-F-012-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 12, 23, 24	—	—	Not offered	→ steady	44%
E-F-012-W2-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 12, 23, 24	—	—	Not offered	→ steady	44%
E-F-012-W3-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (3) rifle · 12, 23, 24	—	—	Not offered	→ steady	44%