Colorado game management unit · herd E-4
Unit 8 elk
Part of the Poudre River herd. 12 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 12 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-007-O1-A, took 0 pts for residents.
Draw hunts
12
11 List A · 1 List B/C
Harvest success 2024
9%
2,219 hunters · 208 elk
Herd estimate 2025
5,550
+30% since 2019
Bulls per 100 cows
23
herd E-4, 2025
Over the counter in Unit 8
No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 8 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.
Draw hunts in Unit 8
| Hunt code | Hunt | List | Licenses | Residents need | Nonres. need | Trend | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-E-007-O1-A | Either sex · Archery · 7, 8, 9, 19, 191 | A | 1,110 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 10% |
| E-F-007-O1-M | Cow · Muzzleloader · 7, 8, 9, 19, 191 | A | 375 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 9% |
| E-M-007-O1-M | Bull · Muzzleloader · 7, 8, 9, 19, 191 | A | 375 | 0 pts | 1 pt | → steady | 19% |
| E-F-007-L1-R | Cow · Late rifle · 7, 8 | A | 120 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 13% |
| E-F-007-O2-R | Cow · 2nd rifle · 7, 8 | A | 180 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 4% |
| E-F-007-O3-R | Cow · 3rd rifle · 7, 8 | A | 170 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 17% |
| E-F-007-O4-R | Cow · 4th rifle · 7, 8 | A | 75 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 21% |
| E-F-007-P5-R | Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 7, 8 | B | 275 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 24% |
| E-M-007-O1-R | Bull · 1st rifle · 7, 8 | A | 300 | 0 pts | 0 pts | → steady | 14% |
| E-M-007-O2-R | Bull · 2nd rifle · 7, 8 | A | 550 | 2nd choice | 2nd choice | → steady | 4% |
| E-M-007-O3-R | Bull · 3rd rifle · 7, 8 | A | 500 | 3rd choice | 3rd choice | → steady | 6% |
| E-M-007-O4-R | Bull · 4th rifle · 7, 8 | A | 375 | Leftover | Leftover | → steady | 6% |
Harvest by year
All seasons and weapons combined, from CPW harvest surveys.