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Colorado game management unit · herd E-39

Unit 391 elk

Part of the Mt Evans herd. 8 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 8 of them drawable by residents with zero points.

Draw hunts
8
7 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
26%
204 hunters · 54 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 391

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 391 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 391

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-391-O1-A Either sex · Archery A 50 Leftover Leftover → steady 31%
E-F-391-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader A 10 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%
E-M-391-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader A 20 Leftover Leftover → steady 40%
E-F-391-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 39, 391 C 150 2nd choice 0 pts → steady 28%
E-M-391-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle A 15 Leftover Leftover → steady 10%
E-M-391-O2-R Bull · 2nd rifle A 15 Leftover Leftover → steady 25%
E-M-391-O3-R Bull · 3rd rifle A 15 Leftover Leftover → steady 13%
E-M-391-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle · 39, 391 A 15 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%

Harvest by year

2019 40% 206 hunters · 22 bulls · 60 cows
2020 39% 182 hunters · 21 bulls · 50 cows
2021 37% 154 hunters · 33 bulls · 24 cows
2022 44% 148 hunters · 19 bulls · 47 cows
2023 38% 214 hunters · 37 bulls · 44 cows
2024 37% 181 hunters · 35 bulls · 31 cows
2025 26% 204 hunters · 20 bulls · 33 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.