Colorado game management unit · herd E-23
Unit 591 elk
Part of the Eleven Mile herd. 5 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-591-L1-R, took 2 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
5
3 List A · 2 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
54%
37 hunters · 20 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 591
- 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 591
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-591-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle | A | 45 | 2 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 54% |
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.