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Colorado Draw Odds
Colorado game management unit · herd E-6

Unit 231 elk

Part of the White River herd. 15 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 13 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-025-W1-R, took 11 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
15
14 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
22%
190 hunters · 42 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
42,470
-6% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
19
herd E-6, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 231

  • 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 231

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-025-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery · 25, 26, 34, 231 A 1,030 Leftover Leftover 8%
E-E-025-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader · 25, 26, 34, 231 A 150 0 pts 1 pt → steady 19%
E-F-025-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 25, 26, 34, 231 A 150 Leftover Leftover → steady 7%
E-E-025-W1-R Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 25, 26, 34, 231 A 7 11 pts No applicants ↑ harder 50%
E-E-231-P2-R Either sex · Private land only (2) rifle A 40 Leftover Leftover → steady 100%
E-E-231-P3-R Either sex · Private land only (3) rifle A 20 Leftover Leftover → steady 38%
E-E-231-P4-R Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle A 15 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-F-025-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 25, 26, 231 B 300 Leftover Leftover → steady 9%
E-F-025-W1-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 25, 26, 34, 231 A 20 1 pt No applicants ↑ harder 50%
E-F-025-W2-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 25, 26, 34, 231 A 20 2nd choice No applicants → steady 50%
E-F-131-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle · 131, 211, 231 A 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 20%
E-F-231-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle A 125 Leftover Leftover → steady 17%
E-F-231-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 15%
E-F-231-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle A 25 Leftover Leftover → steady 16%
E-M-231-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle A 60 Leftover Leftover → steady 41%

Harvest by year

2019 14% 2,229 hunters · 132 bulls · 148 cows
2020 13% 2,270 hunters · 143 bulls · 122 cows
2021 16% 2,240 hunters · 167 bulls · 192 cows
2022 14% 2,206 hunters · 184 bulls · 125 cows
2023 13% 1,767 hunters · 127 bulls · 103 cows
2024 14% 1,497 hunters · 112 bulls · 95 cows
2025 22% 190 hunters · 10 bulls · 31 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.