Colorado game management unit · herd E-5
Unit 54 elk
Part of the West Elk Mountains herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 10 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-054-O1-M, took 1 pt for residents.
Draw hunts
12
11 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
30%
731 hunters · 220 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
10,230
+33% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
28
herd E-5, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 54
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 54 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 54
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-054-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 245 | 0 pts | 4 pts | → steady | 24% |
| E-F-054-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | A | 50 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 10% |
| E-M-054-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 60 | 1 pt | 8 pts | → steady | 38% |
| E-F-054-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle | A | 80 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 46% |
| E-F-054-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 55 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 17% |
| E-F-054-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 40 | 1 pt | 2 pts | → steady | 9% |
| E-F-054-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 60 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 10% |
| E-F-054-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle | B | 100 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 47% |
| E-M-054-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 200 | 0 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 40% |
| E-M-054-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 800 | Leftover | Leftover | — | |
| E-M-054-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 480 | Leftover | Leftover | — | |
| E-M-054-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 75 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 25% |
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.
Discontinued hunts
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-054-O1-M | Either sex · Muzzleloader | — | — | Not offered | — | ||
| E-E-054-O1-R | Either sex · 1st rifle | — | — | Not offered | — | ||
| E-E-054-O3-R | Either sex · 3rd rifle | — | — | Not offered | — | ||
| E-E-054-O4-R | Either sex · 4th rifle | — | — | Not offered | — | ||
| E-E-054-P1-R | Either sex · Private land only rifle | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-E-054-P4-R | Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-F-054-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle | — | — | Not offered | — |