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Colorado game management unit · herd E-14

Unit 41 elk

Part of the Grand Mesa herd. 13 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 13 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-041-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
13
7 List A · 6 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
19%
4,949 hunters · 944 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
14,840
-4% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
20
herd E-14, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 41

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

Draw hunts in Unit 41

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-041-O1-A Either sex · Archery · 41, 42, 421 A 2,000 Leftover Leftover → steady 13%
E-E-041-P1-A Either sex · Private land only archery · 41, 42, 421 A 190 Leftover Leftover 24%
E-F-041-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 B 315 Leftover Leftover → steady 10%
E-M-041-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 A 500 0 pts 0 pts → steady 23%
E-E-041-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 A 200 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 55%
E-E-041-P4-R Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle A 150 Leftover Leftover → steady 41%
E-F-041-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 B 200 0 pts 0 pts → steady 15%
E-F-041-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle B 160 4th choice 3rd choice → steady 10%
E-F-041-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 80 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 11%
E-F-041-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 40 2nd choice None drawn → steady 21%
E-F-041-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 200 3rd choice 2nd choice → steady 27%
E-M-041-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 A 950 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 28%
E-M-041-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 A 250 Leftover Leftover → steady 12%

Harvest by year

2019 18% 1,871 hunters · 190 bulls · 144 cows
2020 13% 1,907 hunters · 148 bulls · 92 cows
2021 11% 1,844 hunters · 101 bulls · 94 cows
2022 17% 1,646 hunters · 130 bulls · 141 cows
2023 18% 1,685 hunters · 166 bulls · 136 cows
2024 20% 1,702 hunters · 154 bulls · 175 cows
2025 19% 4,949 hunters · 682 bulls · 233 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.