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Colorado Draw Odds
Colorado game management unit · herd E-12

Unit 35 elk

Part of the Piney River herd. 14 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 13 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-035-L1-R, took 3 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
14
13 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
17%
1,132 hunters · 193 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
4,370
+12% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
26
herd E-12, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 35

  • 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 35

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-035-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery · 35, 36, 361 A 290 Leftover Leftover 14%
E-F-035-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 35, 36, 361 A 130 Leftover Leftover → steady 5%
E-M-035-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader · 35, 36, 361 A 185 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 15%
E-E-035-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle · 35, 36, 361 A 200 0 pts 1 pt → steady 30%
E-E-035-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle A 40 0 pts 0 pts → steady 23%
E-E-035-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle · 35, 36, 361 A 30 Leftover Leftover → steady 52%
E-F-035-L1-R Cow · Late rifle · 35, 36 A 15 3 pts 4 pts ↓ easier 0%
E-F-035-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle · 35, 36, 361 A 150 Leftover Leftover → steady 8%
E-F-035-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle · 35, 36, 361 A 75 0 pts 0 pts → steady 8%
E-F-035-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 40 0 pts 0 pts → steady 13%
E-F-035-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle · 35, 36, 361 A 10 3rd choice None drawn → steady 0%
E-F-035-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 75 Leftover Leftover → steady 42%
E-F-036-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle · 35, 36, 361 A 170 Leftover Leftover → steady 9%
E-F-036-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle · 35, 36, 361 A 10 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%

Harvest by year

2019 12% 1,070 hunters · 87 bulls · 45 cows
2020 11% 1,044 hunters · 70 bulls · 50 cows
2021 11% 1,031 hunters · 75 bulls · 35 cows
2022 14% 954 hunters · 64 bulls · 62 cows
2023 13% 993 hunters · 65 bulls · 64 cows
2024 17% 1,008 hunters · 115 bulls · 53 cows
2025 17% 1,132 hunters · 111 bulls · 76 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.