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Colorado game management unit · herd E-13

Unit 37 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 2024
10%
1,955 hunters · 200 elk
Herd estimate 2025
2,660
-42% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
26
herd E-13, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 37

  • 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 37

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
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

2019 7% 2,875 hunters · 72 bulls · 135 cows
2020 10% 3,155 hunters · 152 bulls · 149 cows
2021 6% 2,545 hunters · 109 bulls · 47 cows
2022 12% 2,354 hunters · 97 bulls · 164 cows
2023 10% 2,113 hunters · 99 bulls · 122 cows
2024 10% 1,955 hunters · 102 bulls · 91 cows

All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys.

Discontinued hunts

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
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 —