Colorado game management unit · herd E-15
Unit 43 elk
Part of the Avalanche Creek herd. 13 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-043-P5-R, took 1 pt for residents.
Draw hunts
13
5 List A · 8 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
15%
1,562 hunters · 236 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,770
-24% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
23
herd E-15, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 43
- List B Archery cow (resident) E-F-000-U1-A
- List A Archery either-sex (resident) E-E-000-U1-A
- List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
- List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R
Draw hunts in Unit 43
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-043-V1-A | Either sex · Nonresident archery · 43, 431, 471 | A | 520 | Leftover | Leftover | 13% | |
| E-F-043-V1-A | Cow · Nonresident archery · 43, 431, 471 | B | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | 0% | |
| E-F-043-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 43, 431, 471 | B | 25 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-043-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader · 43, 431, 471 | A | 175 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 11% |
| E-E-043-O1-R | Either sex · 1st rifle · 43, 431, 471 | A | 225 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 9% |
| E-E-043-O4-R | Either sex · 4th rifle · 43, 431 | A | 75 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 21% |
| E-E-043-P1-R | Either sex · Private land only rifle · 43, 431, 471 | A | 10 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 80% |
| E-F-043-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle · 43, 431, 471 | B | 40 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 33% |
| E-F-043-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle · 43, 431 | B | 215 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 15% |
| E-F-043-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle · 43, 431 | B | 120 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 14% |
| E-F-043-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 43, 431, 471 | B | 55 | 2nd choice | None drawn | → steady | 18% |
| E-F-043-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 43, 431 | B | 35 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 36% |
| E-F-471-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 43, 431, 471 | B | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 0% |
Harvest by year
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.