Colorado game management unit · herd E-17
Unit 48 elk
Part of the Collegiate Range herd. 10 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-048-O1-R, took 4 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
10
10 List A · 0 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
25%
354 hunters · 89 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,470
+16% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
23
herd E-17, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 48
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 48 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 48
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-048-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 110 | 1 pt | 3 pts | → steady | 18% |
| E-F-048-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | A | 35 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 36% |
| E-M-048-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 40 | 2 pts | 8 pts | → steady | 28% |
| E-F-048-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 50 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 25% |
| E-F-048-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 25 | 0 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-F-048-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 30 | 0 pts | None drawn | → steady | 15% |
| E-M-048-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 50 | 4 pts | 8 pts | → steady | 50% |
| E-M-048-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 20 | 2 pts | 4 pts | → steady | 25% |
| E-M-048-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 10 | 2 pts | 2 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-048-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 10 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 25% |
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.