Colorado game management unit · herd E-13
Unit 28 elk
Part of the Williams Fork River herd. 13 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 9 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-028-P5-R, took 3 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
13
12 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
10%
1,837 hunters · 183 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
2,660
-42% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
26
herd E-13, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 28
- 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 28
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-028-P1-A | Either sex · Private land only archery · 28, 37, 371 | A | 30 | Leftover | Leftover | — | |
| E-E-028-V1-A | Either sex · Nonresident archery · 28, 37, 371 | A | 330 | Leftover | Leftover | 11% | |
| E-E-028-O1-M | Either sex · Muzzleloader · 28, 37, 371 | A | 90 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 9% |
| E-F-028-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 28, 37, 371 | A | 10 | 0 pts | None drawn | → steady | 0% |
| E-E-028-O1-R | Either sex · 1st rifle · 28, 37 | A | 80 | 1 pt | 1 pt | ↑ harder | 23% |
| E-E-028-O4-R | Either sex · 4th rifle · 28, 37 | A | 65 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 4% |
| E-E-028-P1-R | Either sex · Private land only rifle · 28, 37 | A | 30 | 3rd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 42% |
| E-E-028-P4-R | Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle · 28, 37 | A | 30 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 14% |
| E-F-028-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle · 28, 37 | A | 10 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 11% |
| E-F-028-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle · 28, 37 | A | 10 | 1 pt | None drawn | → steady | 2% |
| E-F-028-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle · 28, 37 | A | 10 | 1 pt | None drawn | → steady | 7% |
| E-F-028-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 28, 37 | A | 10 | 2nd choice | None drawn | → steady | 4% |
| E-F-028-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 28, 37 | B | 10 | 3 pts | None drawn | ↑ harder | 0% |
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-F-028-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle · 28, 37 | — | — | Not offered | ↑ harder | 0% | |
| E-F-028-P1-R | Cow · Private land only rifle · 28, 37 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-F-028-P2-R | Cow · Private land only (2) rifle · 28, 37 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-F-028-P3-R | Cow · Private land only (3) rifle · 28, 37 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-F-028-P4-R | Cow · Private land only (4) rifle · 28, 37 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — |