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Colorado game management unit · herd E-18

Unit 500 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-M-500-O1-R, took 4 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
12
6 List A · 6 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
31%
815 hunters · 254 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 500

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 500 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 500

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-500-O1-A Either sex · Archery A 110 2 pts 6 pts → steady 15%
E-F-500-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader B 85 0 pts 0 pts → steady 44%
E-M-500-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader A 45 3 pts 8 pts → steady 34%
E-F-500-L1-R Cow · Late rifle B 10 0 pts No applicants → steady 55%
E-F-500-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle B 195 0 pts 0 pts → steady 25%
E-F-500-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 170 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 32%
E-F-500-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 20 2nd choice None drawn → steady 32%
E-F-500-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 20 1 pt None drawn → steady 40%
E-M-500-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle A 65 4 pts 7 pts ↑ harder 49%
E-M-500-O2-R Bull · 2nd rifle A 65 1 pt 2 pts → steady 26%
E-M-500-O3-R Bull · 3rd rifle A 30 0 pts 1 pt → steady 27%
E-M-500-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle A 10 1 pt 1 pt → steady 88%

Harvest by year

2019 30% 636 hunters · 85 bulls · 76 cows
2020 29% 650 hunters · 82 bulls · 93 cows
2021 22% 634 hunters · 89 bulls · 53 cows
2022 25% 638 hunters · 102 bulls · 42 cows
2023 28% 610 hunters · 93 bulls · 69 cows
2024 30% 777 hunters · 128 bulls · 106 cows
2025 31% 815 hunters · 98 bulls · 135 cows

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.