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Colorado game management unit · herd E-20

Unit 62 elk

Part of the Uncompahgre herd. 15 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 15 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-062-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
15
12 List A · 3 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
25%
2,536 hunters · 634 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
16,680
+61% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
29
herd E-20, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 62

  • 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 62

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-062-P1-A Either sex · Private land only archery A 70 3rd choice 3rd choice —
E-E-062-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery A 1,230 Leftover Leftover 21%
E-F-062-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader A 110 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 13%
E-M-062-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader A 115 0 pts 3 pts → steady 18%
E-E-062-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle A 100 0 pts 0 pts → steady 25%
E-E-062-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle A 125 Leftover Leftover → steady 53%
E-E-062-P4-R Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle A 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 25%
E-F-062-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle A 175 2nd choice 2nd choice ↓ easier 16%
E-F-062-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle A 250 0 pts 0 pts → steady 27%
E-F-062-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 250 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 14%
E-F-062-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle A 50 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 29%
E-F-062-P2-R Cow · Private land only (2) rifle B 175 Leftover Leftover → steady 35%
E-F-062-P3-R Cow · Private land only (3) rifle B 175 Leftover Leftover → steady 41%
E-F-062-P4-R Cow · Private land only (4) rifle B 125 Leftover Leftover → steady 29%
E-M-062-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle A 285 0 pts 2 pts → steady 36%

Harvest by year

2019 13% 4,857 hunters · 439 bulls · 158 cows
2020 16% 4,831 hunters · 548 bulls · 186 cows
2021 14% 4,770 hunters · 454 bulls · 205 cows
2022 15% 4,804 hunters · 465 bulls · 234 cows
2023 17% 5,072 hunters · 584 bulls · 270 cows
2024 18% 5,669 hunters · 653 bulls · 342 cows
2025 25% 2,536 hunters · 330 bulls · 290 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 codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-F-062-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle — — Not offered ↑ harder —