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Colorado game management unit · herd E-24

Unit 73 elk

Part of the Disappointment Creek herd. 15 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 10 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-073-O2-R, took 5 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
15
13 List A · 2 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
33%
24 hunters · 8 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 73

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

Draw hunts in Unit 73

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-073-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle A 10 5 pts 6 pts → steady 0%
E-F-073-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle A 10 2 pts None drawn ↓ easier 50%
E-F-073-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle A 10 0 pts None drawn ↓ easier 38%
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 9% 852 hunters · 51 bulls · 15 cows
2020 12% 752 hunters · 72 bulls · 15 cows
2021 10% 782 hunters · 67 bulls · 7 cows
2022 15% 640 hunters · 88 bulls · 6 cows
2023 10% 605 hunters · 44 bulls · 15 cows
2024 16% 639 hunters · 95 bulls · 7 cows
2025 33% 24 hunters · 0 bulls · 8 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-073-P5-R Cow · Private land only (5) rifle — — Not offered → steady 0%