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Colorado game management unit · herd E-39

Unit 39 elk

Part of the Mt Evans herd. 14 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 10 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-039-O1-A, took 1 pt for residents.

Draw hunts
14
12 List A · 2 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
32%
410 hunters · 132 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
2,180
-2% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
28
herd E-39, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 39

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 39 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 39

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-039-O1-A Either sex · Archery A 100 1 pt 3 pts → steady 32%
E-F-039-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader A 15 0 pts 0 pts → steady 0%
E-M-039-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader A 70 1 pt 4 pts → steady 33%
E-F-039-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle A 20 0 pts None drawn → steady 0%
E-F-039-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle A 20 1 pt 1 pt → steady 13%
E-F-039-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 20 2nd choice 0 pts → steady 21%
E-F-039-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle A 10 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 38%
E-F-039-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 35 0 pts None drawn → steady 50%
E-F-391-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 39, 391 C 150 2nd choice 0 pts → steady 28%
E-M-039-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle A 60 1 pt 2 pts → steady 32%
E-M-039-O2-R Bull · 2nd rifle A 50 0 pts 0 pts → steady 33%
E-M-039-O3-R Bull · 3rd rifle A 50 0 pts 0 pts → steady 42%
E-M-039-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle A 20 0 pts 1 pt → steady 50%
E-M-391-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle · 39, 391 A 15 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%

Harvest by year

2019 29% 461 hunters · 76 bulls · 58 cows
2020 28% 344 hunters · 65 bulls · 32 cows
2021 31% 396 hunters · 81 bulls · 43 cows
2022 33% 414 hunters · 90 bulls · 43 cows
2023 27% 425 hunters · 91 bulls · 22 cows
2024 31% 459 hunters · 106 bulls · 35 cows
2025 32% 410 hunters · 105 bulls · 27 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.