Colorado game management unit · herd E-38
Unit 29 elk
Part of the Clear Creek herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 5 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-029-O1-A, took 3 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
12
11 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
27%
244 hunters · 66 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
1,560
+25% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
40
herd E-38, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 29
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 29 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 29
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-029-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 30 | 3 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 10% |
| E-F-029-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | A | 10 | 1 pt | None drawn | → steady | 17% |
| E-M-029-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 30 | 3 pts | 3 pts | ↑ harder | 38% |
| E-F-029-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle | A | 10 | 1 pt | No applicants | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-029-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 35 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 61% |
| E-F-029-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 35 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 35% |
| E-F-029-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 10 | 0 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-029-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | B | 90 | 2nd choice | None drawn | → steady | 29% |
| E-M-029-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 10 | 3 pts | 3 pts | ↑ harder | 0% |
| E-M-029-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 10 | 1 pt | 6 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-029-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 10 | 1 pt | None drawn | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-029-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 10 | 0 pts | None drawn | → steady | 22% |
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.