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Colorado game management unit · herd E-31

Unit 75 elk

Part of the San Juan herd. 13 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 9 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-075-O4-R, took 2 pts for residents.

Draw hunts
13
12 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
22%
1,058 hunters · 237 elk (draw hunts only)
Herd estimate 2025
32,320
+71% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
13
herd E-31, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 75

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

Draw hunts in Unit 75

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
E-E-075-P1-A Either sex · Private land only archery · 75, 751 A 65 Leftover Leftover → steady 13%
E-F-075-O1-A Cow · Archery · 75, 751 A 65 3rd choice 3rd choice → steady 10%
E-M-075-O1-A Bull · Archery · 75, 751 A 340 2nd choice 2nd choice → steady 20%
E-F-075-O1-M Cow · Muzzleloader · 75, 751 A 15 0 pts 0 pts → steady 0%
E-M-075-O1-M Bull · Muzzleloader · 75, 751 A 120 0 pts 0 pts → steady 27%
E-F-075-O1-R Cow · 1st rifle · 75, 751 A 25 1 pt 4 pts → steady 35%
E-F-075-O2-R Cow · 2nd rifle · 75, 751 A 50 1 pt 2 pts → steady 39%
E-F-075-O3-R Cow · 3rd rifle · 75, 751 A 35 1 pt 3 pts → steady 7%
E-F-075-O4-R Cow · 4th rifle · 75, 751 A 20 2 pts 2 pts → steady 8%
E-F-075-P4-R Cow · Private land only (4) rifle · 75, 751 B 20 0 pts 0 pts → steady 0%
E-M-075-O1-R Bull · 1st rifle · 75, 751 A 325 0 pts 0 pts → steady 32%
E-M-075-O4-R Bull · 4th rifle · 75, 751 A 80 2nd choice 0 pts → steady 8%
E-M-075-P4-R Bull · Private land only (4) rifle · 75, 751 A 25 2nd choice 0 pts → steady 17%

Harvest by year

2019 12% 1,735 hunters · 153 bulls · 47 cows
2020 13% 1,632 hunters · 191 bulls · 19 cows
2021 14% 1,493 hunters · 179 bulls · 33 cows
2022 18% 1,351 hunters · 211 bulls · 29 cows
2023 14% 1,469 hunters · 173 bulls · 34 cows
2024 23% 1,337 hunters · 238 bulls · 70 cows
2025 22% 1,058 hunters · 200 bulls · 31 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-075-O1-M Either sex · Muzzleloader · 75, 751 — — Not offered → steady —
E-E-075-O1-R Either sex · 1st rifle · 75, 751 — — Not offered → steady —
E-E-075-P4-R Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle · 75, 751 — — Not offered → steady —