Colorado game management unit · herd E-18
Unit 50 elk
Part of the Kenosha Pass herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 6 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-050-L1-R, took 3 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
12
6 List A · 6 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
23%
824 hunters · 187 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,300
+38% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
29
herd E-18, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 50
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 50 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 50
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-050-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 80 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 9% |
| E-F-050-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | B | 55 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-050-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 30 | 0 pts | 2 pts | → steady | 8% |
| E-F-050-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle | B | 10 | 3 pts | None drawn | → steady | 69% |
| E-F-050-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | B | 190 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 32% |
| E-F-050-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | B | 185 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 5% |
| E-F-050-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | B | 135 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 17% |
| E-F-050-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | B | 40 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 39% |
| E-M-050-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 25 | 3 pts | 3 pts | ↑ harder | 50% |
| E-M-050-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 70 | 2 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 53% |
| E-M-050-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 50 | 2 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 22% |
| E-M-050-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 35 | 1 pt | 2 pts | → steady | 26% |
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.