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Colorado game management unit · herd E-24

Unit 711 elk

Part of the Disappointment Creek herd. 16 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 10 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-711-O3-R, took 7 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
16
13 List A · 3 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
69%
36 hunters · 25 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
30,320
+80% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
14
herd E-24, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 711

  • List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
  • List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R

Draw hunts in Unit 711

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-071-P1-A Either sex · Private land only archery · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 165 0 pts 0 pts → steady 29%
E-F-071-O1-A Cow · Archery · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 100 0 pts 0 pts → steady 12%
E-M-071-O1-A Bull · Archery · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 800 0 pts 0 pts → steady 21%
E-F-071-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 30 2 pts 3 pts → steady 20%
E-M-071-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 350 0 pts 1 pt → steady 21%
E-F-071-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 40 4 pts 4 pts → steady 36%
E-F-071-P1-R Cow · Private land only rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 B 15 0 pts 0 pts → steady 25%
E-F-071-P4-R Cow · Private land only (4) rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 B 25 2 pts None drawn → steady 71%
E-F-072-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 72, 711 B 140 Leftover Leftover ↓ easier 14%
E-F-711-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle A 20 6 pts 7 pts → steady 87%
E-F-711-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 15 7 pts 8 pts ↑ harder 64%
E-F-711-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle A 10 5 pts 6 pts ↑ harder 50%
E-M-071-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 550 0 pts 0 pts → steady 28%
E-M-071-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 75 0 pts 0 pts → steady 8%
E-M-071-P1-R Bull · Private land only rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 75 0 pts 2nd choice → steady 87%
E-M-071-P4-R Bull · Private land only (4) rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 A 30 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 27%

Harvest by year

2019 14% 1,839 hunters · 195 bulls · 61 cows
2020 15% 1,735 hunters · 212 bulls · 43 cows
2021 14% 1,744 hunters · 218 bulls · 30 cows
2022 19% 1,768 hunters · 288 bulls · 41 cows
2023 14% 1,773 hunters · 213 bulls · 42 cows
2024 21% 1,764 hunters · 302 bulls · 65 cows
2025 69% 36 hunters · 0 bulls · 23 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-E-071-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader · 71, 72, 73, 711 — — Not offered → steady —
E-E-071-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 — — Not offered → steady —
E-E-071-O4-R Either sex · 4th rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 — — Not offered → steady —
E-E-071-P1-R Either sex · Private land only rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 — — Not offered → steady —
E-E-071-P4-R Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle · 71, 72, 73, 711 — — Not offered → steady —
E-F-711-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle — — Not offered —