Colorado game management unit · herd E-39
Unit 46 elk
Part of the Mt Evans herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 10 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-046-O1-A, took 1 pt for residents.
Draw hunts
12
11 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
19%
236 hunters · 45 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
2,180
-2% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
28
herd E-39, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 46
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 46 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 46
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-046-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 60 | 1 pt | 2 pts | → steady | 15% |
| E-F-046-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | A | 15 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 7% |
| E-M-046-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 30 | 0 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 18% |
| E-F-046-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle | A | 10 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 11% |
| E-F-046-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 20 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-046-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 20 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-046-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 10 | 4th choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-046-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | B | 30 | 2nd choice | No applicants | → steady | 33% |
| E-M-046-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 25 | 1 pt | 2 pts | → steady | 36% |
| E-M-046-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 30 | 0 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 20% |
| E-M-046-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 20 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 44% |
| E-M-046-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 10 | 0 pts | None drawn | → steady | 50% |
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.