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Colorado Draw Odds
Colorado game management unit · herd E-19

Unit 40 elk

Part of the Glade Park herd. 16 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-040-W1-R, took 28 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
16
10 List A · 6 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
55%
545 hunters · 302 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
7,080
+88% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
40
herd E-19, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 40

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 40 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 40

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-040-O1-A Either sex · Archery A 65 10 pts 24 pts → steady 60%
E-E-040-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader A 35 11 pts 28 pts ↑ harder 59%
E-F-040-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader B 10 1 pt None drawn → steady 20%
E-E-040-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle A 30 14 pts 29 pts ↑ harder 83%
E-E-040-O2-R Either sex · 2nd rifle A 25 12 pts 27 pts ↑ harder 67%
E-E-040-O3-R Either sex · 3rd rifle A 25 12 pts 26 pts ↑ harder 72%
E-E-040-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle A 20 10 pts 25 pts → steady 53%
E-E-040-W1-R Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle A 3 28 pts No applicants → steady 71%
E-F-040-L1-R Cow · Late rifle A 50 0 pts 0 pts —
E-F-040-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle B 35 1 pt 1 pt → steady 50%
E-F-040-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle B 35 1 pt 1 pt → steady 53%
E-F-040-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 35 0 pts 0 pts → steady 31%
E-F-040-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 80 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 46%
E-F-040-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 200 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 57%
E-F-040-W1-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle A 20 3 pts No applicants → steady 71%
E-F-040-W2-R Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle A 19 2 pts No applicants → steady 71%

Harvest by year

2019 52% 482 hunters · 134 bulls · 107 cows
2020 56% 500 hunters · 162 bulls · 119 cows
2021 48% 465 hunters · 139 bulls · 80 cows
2022 53% 470 hunters · 146 bulls · 101 cows
2023 60% 507 hunters · 165 bulls · 132 cows
2024 60% 518 hunters · 152 bulls · 156 cows
2025 55% 545 hunters · 125 bulls · 175 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.