Colorado game management unit · herd E-22
Unit 49 elk
Part of the Buffalo Peaks herd. 13 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-049-O1-R, took 11 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
13
13 List A · 0 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
38%
971 hunters · 366 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,500
-5% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
33
herd E-22, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 49
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 49 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 49
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-049-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 170 | 7 pts | 13 pts | → steady | 25% |
| E-F-049-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | A | 70 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 29% |
| E-M-049-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 70 | 8 pts | 20 pts | → steady | 53% |
| E-F-049-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 130 | 1 pt | 2 pts | → steady | 33% |
| E-F-049-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 130 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 42% |
| E-F-049-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 130 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 31% |
| E-F-049-S2-R | Cow · Special rifle | A | 50 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 32% |
| E-F-049-S3-R | Cow · Special rifle | A | 50 | 2nd choice | None drawn | → steady | 19% |
| E-F-049-S4-R | Cow · Special rifle | A | 40 | 2nd choice | None drawn | → steady | 34% |
| E-M-049-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 80 | 11 pts | 23 pts | ↑ harder | 63% |
| E-M-049-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 80 | 6 pts | 14 pts | → steady | 59% |
| E-M-049-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 40 | 5 pts | 8 pts | → steady | 46% |
| E-M-049-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 20 | 4 pts | 7 pts | → steady | 31% |
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.