Colorado game management unit · herd E-25
Unit 66 elk
Part of the Lake Fork herd. 11 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 5 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-066-O1-M, took 6 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
11
11 List A · 0 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
41%
1,192 hunters · 486 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
6,110
+14% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
13
herd E-25, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 66
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 66 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 66
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-066-O1-A | Either sex · Archery | A | 150 | 5 pts | 15 pts | → steady | 41% |
| E-F-066-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader | A | 35 | 0 pts | 2 pts | → steady | 41% |
| E-M-066-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader | A | 45 | 6 pts | 23 pts | → steady | 38% |
| E-F-066-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle | A | 100 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 45% |
| E-F-066-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle | A | 140 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 36% |
| E-F-066-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle | A | 150 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 27% |
| E-F-066-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle | A | 50 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 27% |
| E-M-066-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle | A | 200 | 3 pts | 11 pts | → steady | 58% |
| E-M-066-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle | A | 190 | 1 pt | 7 pts | → steady | 46% |
| E-M-066-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle | A | 155 | 1 pt | 5 pts | → steady | 35% |
| E-M-066-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle | A | 35 | 1 pt | 7 pts | → steady | 23% |
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.