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Colorado game management unit · herd E-47

Unit 65 elk

Part of the Green River herd. 14 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 14 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-064-O1-M, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
14
11 List A · 3 List B/C
Harvest success 2024
25%
3,000 hunters · 755 elk
Herd estimate 2025
200
+0% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
88
herd E-47, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 65

  • 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 65

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-064-P1-A Either sex · Private land only archery · 64, 65 A 100 Leftover Leftover —
E-E-064-V1-A Either sex · Nonresident archery · 64, 65 A 540 Leftover Leftover 17%
E-F-064-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 64, 65 A 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 26%
E-M-064-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader · 64, 65 A 110 0 pts 0 pts → steady 22%
E-E-064-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle · 64, 65 A 450 0 pts 0 pts → steady 31%
E-E-064-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle · 64, 65 A 100 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 21%
E-E-064-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle · 64, 65 A 130 Leftover Leftover → steady 48%
E-F-064-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle · 64, 65 A 130 Leftover Leftover → steady 17%
E-F-064-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle · 64, 65 A 150 3rd choice 3rd choice → steady 19%
E-F-064-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle · 64, 65 A 100 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 12%
E-F-064-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle · 64, 65 A 60 Leftover Leftover → steady 10%
E-F-064-P1-R Cow · Private land only rifle · 64, 65 B 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 57%
E-F-064-P2-R Cow · Private land only (2) rifle · 64, 65 B 150 Leftover Leftover → steady 34%
E-F-064-P3-R Cow · Private land only (3) rifle · 64, 65 B 100 Leftover Leftover → steady 42%

Harvest by year

2019 19% 3,029 hunters · 395 bulls · 178 cows
2020 19% 3,183 hunters · 305 bulls · 294 cows
2021 18% 3,308 hunters · 304 bulls · 265 cows
2022 20% 3,255 hunters · 322 bulls · 281 cows
2023 18% 3,410 hunters · 324 bulls · 261 cows
2024 25% 3,000 hunters · 432 bulls · 290 cows

All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys.

Discontinued hunts

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-F-064-L1-R Cow · Late rifle · 64, 65 — — Not offered —
E-F-065-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle — — Not offered → steady —