Colorado game management unit · herd E-2

Unit 4 elk

Part of the Bears Ears herd. 25 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 18 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-004-W1-R, took 19 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

23 List A · 2 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

29%

1,149 hunters · 335 elk (draw hunts only)

Herd estimate 2025

17,070

-23% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-2, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 4

List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R

Draw hunts in Unit 4

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-003-P1-A	Either sex · Private land only archery · 3, 4, 5, 14, 214, 301, 441	A	660	Leftover	Leftover		22%
E-E-004-O1-A	Either sex · Archery · 4, 5, 441	A	500	0 pts	4 pts	→ steady	27%
E-E-004-O1-M	Either sex · Muzzleloader · 4, 5, 441	A	130	1 pt	7 pts	→ steady	35%
E-E-004-P1-M	Either sex · Private land only muzzleloader · 4, 5, 441	A	50	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	34%
E-F-004-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader · 4, 5, 441	A	100	2nd choice	2nd choice	↓ easier	29%
E-F-004-P1-M	Cow · Private land only muzzleloader · 4, 5, 441	B	25	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	33%
E-E-003-O1-R	Either sex · 1st rifle · 3, 4, 5, 301, 441	A	800	0 pts	3 pts	→ steady	28%
E-E-003-P1-R	Either sex · Private land only rifle · 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	400	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	47%
E-E-004-O4-R	Either sex · 4th rifle · 4, 441	A	300	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	7%
E-E-004-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 4, 5, 441	A	2	19 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	63%
E-E-004-W2-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 4, 5, 441	A	12	0 pts	No applicants	↓ easier	63%
E-E-004-W3-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (3) rifle · 4, 5, 441	A	7	7 pts	No applicants	→ steady	63%
E-F-003-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle · 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	100	5 pts	5 pts	↑ harder	81%
E-F-003-O1-R	Cow · 1st rifle · 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	400	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	44%
E-F-003-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	400	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	6%
E-F-003-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle · 3, 4, 5, 301, 441	A	600	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	21%
E-F-003-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 3, 4, 5, 301, 441	B	700	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	41%
E-F-004-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	400	2nd choice	2nd choice	↓ easier	29%
E-F-004-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle · 4, 441	A	400	Leftover	Leftover	↓ easier	33%
E-F-004-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 4, 5, 441	A	20	3 pts	No applicants	→ steady	63%
E-F-004-W2-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 4, 5, 441	A	26	0 pts	No applicants	↓ easier	63%
E-F-004-W3-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (3) rifle · 4, 5, 441	A	25	2 pts	No applicants	→ steady	63%
E-F-004-W5-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (5) rifle · 4, 5, 441	A	5	2 pts	No applicants	→ steady	57%
E-F-005-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	100	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	13%
E-M-214-O1-R	Bull · 1st rifle · 3, 4, 5, 214, 301, 441	A	75	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	33%

Harvest by year

2019 26% 5,276 hunters · 618 bulls · 699 cows

2020 29% 5,358 hunters · 651 bulls · 854 cows

2021 25% 4,950 hunters · 583 bulls · 584 cows

2022 29% 4,724 hunters · 620 bulls · 656 cows

2023 21% 2,235 hunters · 297 bulls · 160 cows

2024 25% 1,541 hunters · 247 bulls · 117 cows

2025 29% 1,149 hunters · 121 bulls · 201 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 code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Trend	Success
E-E-004-W4-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle · 4, 5, 441	—	—	Not offered		57%
E-F-004-W4-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle · 4, 5, 441	—	—	Not offered	→ steady	57%
E-F-004-W6-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (6) rifle · 4, 5, 441	—	—	Not offered	→ steady	57%
E-M-004-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle · 4, 5, 441	—	—	Not offered	→ steady	12%