Colorado game management unit · herd E-15

Unit 431 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

5 List A · 8 List B/C

Harvest success 2024

19%

244 hunters · 47 elk

Herd estimate 2025

3,770

-24% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-15, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 431

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 431

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

2024 19% 244 hunters · 23 bulls · 24 cows

All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys.