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Colorado Draw Odds
Colorado game management unit · herd E-7

Unit 27 elk

Part of the Gore Pass herd. 13 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 13 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-015-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
13
12 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
8%
313 hunters · 25 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,650
-22% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
22
herd E-7, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 27

  • 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 27

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-015-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery · 15, 27 A 620 Leftover Leftover 13%
E-E-015-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader · 15, 27 A 200 0 pts 1 pt → steady 13%
E-F-015-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 15, 27 A 60 Leftover Leftover → steady 12%
E-E-027-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle A 40 0 pts 0 pts → steady 6%
E-E-027-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle A 30 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-E-027-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle A 50 Leftover Leftover → steady 53%
E-E-027-P4-R Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle A 50 Leftover Leftover → steady 100%
E-F-027-L1-R Cow · Late rifle A 10 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 0%
E-F-027-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle A 40 Leftover Leftover → steady 14%
E-F-027-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle A 190 Leftover Leftover → steady 4%
E-F-027-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 120 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-F-027-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle A 70 Leftover Leftover → steady 15%
E-F-027-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 40 3rd choice 2nd choice → steady 0%

Harvest by year

2019 12% 1,715 hunters · 106 bulls · 100 cows
2020 11% 1,841 hunters · 64 bulls · 133 cows
2021 8% 1,764 hunters · 73 bulls · 55 cows
2022 12% 1,490 hunters · 76 bulls · 87 cows
2023 10% 1,579 hunters · 82 bulls · 65 cows
2024 7% 1,523 hunters · 47 bulls · 59 cows
2025 8% 313 hunters · 7 bulls · 17 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 codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-F-027-P1-R Cow · Private land only rifle — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-027-P2-R Cow · Private land only (2) rifle — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-027-P3-R Cow · Private land only (3) rifle — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-027-P4-R Cow · Private land only (4) rifle — — Not offered → steady —