Colorado game management unit · herd E-16
Unit 45 elk
Part of the Frying Pan River herd. 9 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 8 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-044-O1-R, took 1 pt for residents.
Draw hunts
9
4 List A · 5 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
8%
232 hunters · 18 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
11,930
+93% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
28
herd E-16, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 45
- List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
- List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R
Draw hunts in Unit 45
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-044-O1-A | Either sex · Archery · 44, 45, 47, 444 | A | 1,000 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | 16% | |
| E-F-044-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 44, 45, 47, 444 | B | 125 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | ↓ easier | 19% |
| E-M-044-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader · 44, 45, 47, 444 | A | 250 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 28% |
| E-F-044-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle · 44, 45, 47, 444 | B | 200 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | ↓ easier | 23% |
| E-F-045-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | B | 150 | Leftover | Leftover | ↓ easier | 6% |
| E-F-045-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | B | 100 | Leftover | Leftover | ↓ easier | 11% |
| E-F-045-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | B | 25 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 10% |
| E-M-044-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle · 44, 45, 47, 444 | A | 100 | 1 pt | 4 pts | → steady | 42% |
| E-M-045-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 40 | 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.
Discontinued hunts
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-044-O1-R | Either sex · 1st rifle · 44, 45, 47, 444 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-E-044-O4-R | Either sex · 4th rifle · 44, 45, 47, 444 | — | — | Not offered | ↑ harder | — | |
| E-E-044-P1-R | Either sex · Private land only rifle · 44, 45, 47, 444 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-E-045-O4-R | Either sex · 4th rifle | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-F-044-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 44, 45, 47, 444 | — | — | Not offered | ↑ harder | — | |
| E-F-045-E1-R | Cow · Early rifle | — | — | Not offered | ↑ harder | — | |
| E-F-045-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-M-044-O1-A | Bull · Archery · 44, 45, 47, 444 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | 7% |