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Colorado game management unit · herd E-31

Unit 771 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 2024
16%
570 hunters · 93 elk
Herd estimate 2025
32,320
+71% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
13
herd E-31, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 771

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

Draw hunts in Unit 771

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
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

2019 9% 625 hunters · 49 bulls · 9 cows
2020 15% 563 hunters · 78 bulls · 8 cows
2021 15% 641 hunters · 83 bulls · 9 cows
2022 15% 548 hunters · 78 bulls · 3 cows
2023 15% 621 hunters · 72 bulls · 18 cows
2024 16% 570 hunters · 79 bulls · 14 cows

All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys.

Discontinued hunts

Hunt codeHuntListLicensesResidents needNonres. needTrendSuccess
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%