Colorado game management unit · herd E-28
Unit 69 elk
Part of the Grape Creek herd. 11 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 4 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-M-069-O1-R, took 6 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
11
10 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
30%
999 hunters · 301 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
2,360
+31% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
30
herd E-28, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 69
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 69 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 69
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-069-O1-A | Either sex · Archery · 69, 84 | A | 115 | 5 pts | 8 pts | → steady | 37% |
| E-F-069-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 69, 84 | A | 30 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 0% |
| E-M-069-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader · 69, 84 | A | 55 | 5 pts | 10 pts | → steady | 41% |
| E-F-069-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle · 69, 84 | A | 75 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 10% |
| E-F-069-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle · 69, 84 | A | 75 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 3% |
| E-F-069-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 69, 84 | A | 45 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 25% |
| E-F-069-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 69, 84 | B | 650 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | ↓ easier | 27% |
| E-M-069-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle · 69, 84 | A | 75 | 6 pts | 11 pts | → steady | 56% |
| E-M-069-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle · 69, 84 | A | 75 | 3 pts | 4 pts | → steady | 49% |
| E-M-069-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle · 69, 84 | A | 50 | 4 pts | 5 pts | → steady | 44% |
| E-M-069-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle · 69, 84 | A | 40 | 3 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 26% |
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.