Colorado game management unit · herd E-39
Unit 461 elk
Part of the Mt Evans herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-461-P5-R, took 0 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
12
11 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
20%
142 hunters · 28 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 461
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 461 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 461
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-461-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 50 | 2nd choice | 3rd choice | → steady | 18% |
| E-F-461-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | A | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-461-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 20 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 32% |
| E-F-461-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle | A | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 20% |
| E-F-461-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-461-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-461-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 10 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-461-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | C | 25 | 0 pts | No applicants | → steady | 32% |
| E-M-461-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 10 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-461-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 10 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 22% |
| E-M-461-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 10 | 2nd choice | No applicants | → steady | 43% |
| E-M-461-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 10 | 2nd choice | No applicants | → steady | 40% |
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.