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Colorado Draw Odds
Colorado game management unit · herd E-17

Unit 56 elk

Part of the Collegiate Range herd. 11 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 11 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-056-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
11
10 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
25%
424 hunters · 106 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
3,470
+16% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
23
herd E-17, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 56

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 56 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 56

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-056-O1-A Either sex · Archery A 110 2nd choice 0 pts → steady 20%
E-F-056-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader A 40 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 24%
E-M-056-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader A 40 0 pts 1 pt → steady 20%
E-F-056-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle A 50 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 8%
E-F-056-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 50 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 13%
E-F-056-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle A 30 3rd choice 2nd choice → steady 18%
E-F-056-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle B 25 0 pts None drawn → steady 78%
E-M-056-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle A 40 0 pts 1 pt → steady 50%
E-M-056-O2-R Bull · 2nd rifle A 40 0 pts 1 pt → steady 29%
E-M-056-O3-R Bull · 3rd rifle A 40 0 pts 1 pt → steady 40%
E-M-056-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle A 20 0 pts 0 pts → steady 22%

Harvest by year

2019 23% 445 hunters · 42 bulls · 56 cows
2020 17% 447 hunters · 30 bulls · 45 cows
2021 18% 413 hunters · 35 bulls · 40 cows
2022 25% 409 hunters · 45 bulls · 57 cows
2023 21% 423 hunters · 37 bulls · 48 cows
2024 24% 421 hunters · 57 bulls · 41 cows
2025 25% 424 hunters · 72 bulls · 34 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.