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Colorado game management unit · herd E-14

Unit 52 elk

Part of the Grand Mesa herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-041-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
12
6 List A · 6 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
17%
749 hunters · 128 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
14,840
-4% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
20
herd E-14, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 52

  • List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
  • List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R

Draw hunts in Unit 52

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-052-O1-A Either sex · Archery · 52, 411 A 325 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 11%
E-E-052-P1-A Either sex · Private land only archery · 52, 411, 521 A 160 Leftover Leftover 23%
E-F-041-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 B 315 Leftover Leftover → steady 10%
E-M-041-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 A 500 0 pts 0 pts → steady 23%
E-E-041-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 A 200 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 55%
E-F-041-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 B 200 0 pts 0 pts → steady 15%
E-F-052-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle B 205 Leftover Leftover → steady 19%
E-F-052-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle B 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 17%
E-F-052-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle B 30 Leftover Leftover → steady 9%
E-F-052-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 65 2nd choice None drawn → steady 40%
E-M-041-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521 A 950 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 28%
E-M-041-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421 A 250 Leftover Leftover → steady 12%

Harvest by year

2019 9% 1,652 hunters · 78 bulls · 71 cows
2020 9% 1,604 hunters · 75 bulls · 67 cows
2021 16% 1,448 hunters · 102 bulls · 118 cows
2022 12% 1,484 hunters · 118 bulls · 50 cows
2023 12% 1,452 hunters · 96 bulls · 78 cows
2024 18% 1,423 hunters · 147 bulls · 96 cows
2025 17% 749 hunters · 32 bulls · 91 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.