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Colorado game management unit · herd E-23

Unit 511 elk

Part of the Eleven Mile herd. 11 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 11 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-059-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
11
4 List A · 7 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
13%
326 hunters · 42 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
4,300
+6% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
34
herd E-23, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 511

  • List B Archery cow (resident) E-F-000-U1-A
  • List A Archery either-sex (resident) E-E-000-U1-A
  • List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
  • List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R

Draw hunts in Unit 511

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-059-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery · 59, 511, 581, 591 A 220 Leftover Leftover 11%
E-F-059-V1-A Cow · Nonresident archery · 59, 511, 581, 591 B 10 Leftover Leftover —
E-F-059-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 59, 511, 581, 591 B 120 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 9%
E-M-059-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader · 59, 511, 581, 591 A 100 0 pts 1 pt → steady 10%
E-F-511-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle B 30 0 pts None drawn → steady 0%
E-F-511-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle B 60 0 pts 0 pts → steady 12%
E-F-511-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 30 0 pts None drawn → steady 7%
E-F-511-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 10 0 pts None drawn → steady 0%
E-F-511-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 100 2nd choice 1 pt → steady 38%
E-M-511-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle A 75 0 pts 0 pts → steady 8%
E-M-511-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle A 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 0%

Harvest by year

2019 8% 1,710 hunters · 66 bulls · 67 cows
2020 7% 1,673 hunters · 63 bulls · 55 cows
2021 8% 1,580 hunters · 60 bulls · 62 cows
2022 7% 1,514 hunters · 62 bulls · 43 cows
2023 7% 1,478 hunters · 60 bulls · 40 cows
2024 7% 1,425 hunters · 53 bulls · 41 cows
2025 13% 326 hunters · 5 bulls · 37 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.

Discontinued hunts

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-511-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle — — Not offered → steady 32%