Colorado game management unit · herd E-14

Unit 521 elk

Part of the Grand Mesa herd. 9 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 8 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-521-O2-R, took 1 pt for residents.

Draw hunts

9 List A · 0 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

23%

803 hunters · 188 elk (draw hunts only)

Herd estimate 2025

14,840

-4% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-14, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 521

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

Draw hunts in Unit 521

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-052-P1-A	Either sex · Private land only archery · 52, 411, 521	A	160	Leftover	Leftover		23%
E-E-521-O1-A	Either sex · Archery	A	750	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	23%
E-F-521-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader	A	20	0 pts	3 pts	→ steady	20%
E-M-041-O1-M	Bull · Muzzleloader · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521	A	500	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	23%
E-F-521-O1-R	Cow · 1st rifle	A	40	0 pts	1 pt	→ steady	16%
E-F-521-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle	A	35	1 pt	4 pts	↓ easier	25%
E-F-521-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle	A	30	0 pts	2 pts	↓ easier	50%
E-F-521-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle	A	10	0 pts	None drawn	↓ easier	67%
E-M-041-O1-R	Bull · 1st rifle · 41, 42, 52, 411, 421, 521	A	950	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	28%

Harvest by year

2019 15% 3,166 hunters · 314 bulls · 147 cows

2020 12% 2,956 hunters · 245 bulls · 95 cows

2021 11% 2,887 hunters · 230 bulls · 66 cows

2022 15% 2,800 hunters · 284 bulls · 107 cows

2023 15% 2,394 hunters · 257 bulls · 93 cows

2024 19% 2,197 hunters · 303 bulls · 88 cows

2025 23% 803 hunters · 132 bulls · 50 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 code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Trend	Success
E-F-521-S2-R	Cow · Special rifle	—	—	Not offered	↑ harder	—
E-F-521-S3-R	Cow · Special rifle	—	—	Not offered	↑ harder	—
E-F-521-S4-R	Cow · Special rifle	—	—	Not offered	↑ harder	—