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Colorado game management unit · herd E-38

Unit 38 elk

Part of the Clear Creek herd. 13 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 8 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-038-O2-R, took 2 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
13
4 List A · 9 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
11%
298 hunters · 32 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 38

  • List B Archery cow (resident) E-F-000-U1-A
  • 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 38

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-038-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery A 30 Leftover Leftover 7%
E-F-038-V1-A Cow · Nonresident archery B 10 Leftover Leftover 0%
E-F-038-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader B 10 1 pt 1 pt → steady 0%
E-M-038-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader A 30 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 12%
E-F-038-L1-R Cow · Late rifle B 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 6%
E-F-038-L2-R Cow · Late (2) rifle B 30 0 pts No applicants → steady 11%
E-F-038-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle B 20 0 pts 2 pts → steady 15%
E-F-038-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle B 10 2 pts No applicants → steady 0%
E-F-038-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 10 2 pts 2 pts ↑ harder 0%
E-F-038-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 10 2nd choice None drawn ↓ easier 20%
E-F-038-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 10 2 pts No applicants → steady 63%
E-M-038-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle A 10 2 pts 2 pts → steady 56%
E-M-038-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle A 10 0 pts 1 pt → steady 20%

Harvest by year

2019 9% 1,211 hunters · 83 bulls · 22 cows
2020 7% 1,125 hunters · 45 bulls · 35 cows
2021 7% 1,059 hunters · 50 bulls · 24 cows
2022 12% 1,000 hunters · 67 bulls · 56 cows
2023 10% 1,038 hunters · 49 bulls · 53 cows
2024 8% 1,096 hunters · 48 bulls · 39 cows
2025 11% 298 hunters · 11 bulls · 21 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-E-038-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle — — Not offered → steady 11%