Colorado game management unit · herd E-31
Unit 77 elk
Part of the San Juan herd. 15 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 10 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-F-077-O3-R, took 4 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
15
13 List A · 2 List B/C
Harvest success 2025
23%
2,844 hunters · 661 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 77
- List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
- List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R
Draw hunts in Unit 77
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-077-P1-A | Either sex · Private land only archery · 77, 78, 771 | A | 225 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 34% |
| E-F-077-O1-A | Cow · Archery · 77, 78, 771 | A | 150 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 8% |
| E-M-077-O1-A | Bull · Archery · 77, 78, 771 | A | 1,100 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 12% |
| E-F-077-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 77, 78, 771 | A | 30 | 0 pts | 4 pts | → steady | 22% |
| E-M-077-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader · 77, 78, 771 | A | 300 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 24% |
| E-F-077-O1-R | Cow · 1st rifle · 77, 78, 771 | A | 35 | 2 pts | 3 pts | → steady | 50% |
| E-F-077-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle · 77, 78, 771 | A | 70 | 2 pts | 6 pts | → steady | 23% |
| E-F-077-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle · 77, 78, 771 | A | 40 | 4 pts | 7 pts | → steady | 35% |
| E-F-077-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 77, 78, 771 | A | 15 | 3 pts | 6 pts | → steady | 80% |
| E-F-077-P1-R | Cow · Private land only rifle · 77, 78, 771 | B | 15 | 2nd choice | 0 pts | → steady | 29% |
| E-F-077-P4-R | Cow · Private land only (4) rifle · 77, 78, 771 | B | 20 | 1 pt | 1 pt | → steady | 50% |
| E-M-077-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle · 77, 78, 771 | A | 800 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 32% |
| E-M-077-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle · 77, 78, 771 | A | 80 | 0 pts | 2 pts | → steady | 23% |
| E-M-077-P1-R | Bull · Private land only rifle · 77, 78, 771 | A | 75 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 71% |
| E-M-077-P4-R | Bull · Private land only (4) rifle · 77, 78, 771 | A | 30 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 0% |
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.
Discontinued hunts
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-077-O1-M | Either sex · Muzzleloader · 77, 78, 771 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-E-077-O1-R | Either sex · 1st rifle · 77, 78, 771 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-E-077-P1-R | Either sex · Private land only rifle · 77, 78, 771 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-E-077-P4-R | Either sex · Private land only (4) rifle · 77, 78, 771 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | — | |
| E-F-077-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 77, 78, 771 | — | — | Not offered | → steady | 52% |