Colorado game management unit · herd E-33

Unit 851 elk

Part of the Trinchera herd. 32 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 15 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-851-W1-R, took 30 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

21 List A · 11 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

21%

71 hunters · 15 elk (draw hunts only)

Herd estimate 2025

14,470

-12% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-33, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 851

List B Archery cow (resident) E-F-000-U1-A
List A Archery either-sex (resident) E-E-000-U1-A
List A 2nd rifle bull E-M-000-U2-R
List A 3rd rifle bull E-M-000-U3-R

Draw hunts in Unit 851

Hunt code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Nonres. need	Trend	Success
E-E-085-V1-A	Either sex · Nonresident archery · 85, 140, 851	A	600	Leftover	Leftover		20%
E-E-851-O1-A	Either sex · Archery	A	8	6 pts	8 pts	→ steady	0%
E-F-085-V1-A	Cow · Nonresident archery · 85, 140, 851	B	10	Leftover	Leftover		50%
E-E-085-O1-M	Either sex · Muzzleloader · 85, 140, 851	A	120	0 pts	2 pts	→ steady	36%
E-F-085-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader · 85, 140, 851	B	115	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	17%
E-M-851-O1-M	Bull · Muzzleloader	A	5	7 pts	15 pts	→ steady	33%
E-E-085-O1-R	Either sex · 1st rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	85	1 pt	1 pt	→ steady	31%
E-E-085-O4-R	Either sex · 4th rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	125	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	27%
E-E-085-P1-R	Either sex · Private land only rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	225	2nd choice	0 pts	→ steady	48%
E-E-085-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	1	29 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	50%
E-E-851-K2-R	Either sex · Special rifle	A	2	No applicants	No applicants		0%
E-E-851-K3-R	Either sex · Special rifle	A	2	No applicants	No applicants		50%
E-E-851-W1-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife rifle	A	2	30 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	76%
E-E-851-W2-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle	A	3	29 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	76%
E-F-085-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	40	0 pts	1 pt	→ steady	41%
E-F-085-O2-R	Cow · 2nd rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	50	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	24%
E-F-085-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	50	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	0%
E-F-085-O4-R	Cow · 4th rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	50	3rd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	15%
E-F-085-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	200	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	37%
E-F-085-P6-R	Cow · Private land only (6) rifle · 85, 140, 851	B	225	2nd choice	2nd choice	→ steady	48%
E-F-085-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	7	4 pts	No applicants	→ steady	50%
E-F-851-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle	B	10	0 pts	None drawn	→ steady	30%
E-F-851-L2-R	Cow · Late (2) rifle	B	15	0 pts	0 pts	→ steady	30%
E-F-851-L3-R	Cow · Late (3) rifle	B	25	2nd choice	0 pts	→ steady	20%
E-F-851-W1-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife rifle	A	12	5 pts	No applicants	→ steady	76%
E-F-851-W2-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle	A	5	6 pts	No applicants	→ steady	76%
E-F-851-W4-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle	A	4	No applicants	No applicants		76%
E-F-851-W6-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (6) rifle	A	5	6 pts	No applicants	↑ harder	76%
E-M-851-O1-R	Bull · 1st rifle	A	5	17 pts	29 pts	↓ easier	0%
E-M-851-O2-R	Bull · 2nd rifle	A	5	14 pts	None drawn	↓ easier	25%
E-M-851-O3-R	Bull · 3rd rifle	A	5	19 pts	23 pts	↓ easier	50%
E-M-851-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle · 85, 140, 851	A	5	None drawn	None drawn		0%

Harvest by year

2019 34% 741 hunters · 140 bulls · 102 cows

2020 32% 628 hunters · 118 bulls · 81 cows

2021 25% 628 hunters · 106 bulls · 47 cows

2022 24% 614 hunters · 114 bulls · 35 cows

2023 34% 545 hunters · 124 bulls · 62 cows

2024 30% 579 hunters · 111 bulls · 63 cows

2025 21% 71 hunters · 5 bulls · 10 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 code	Hunt	List	Licenses	Residents need	Trend	Success
E-E-851-J2-R	Either sex · Youth rifle	—	—	Not offered	↑ harder	—
E-E-851-W4-R	Either sex · Ranching for Wildlife (4) rifle	—	—	Not offered		62%
E-F-085-W2-R	Cow · Ranching for Wildlife (2) rifle · 85, 140, 851	—	—	Not offered		44%
E-F-851-O1-M	Cow · Muzzleloader	—	—	Not offered	→ steady	39%
E-F-851-O3-R	Cow · 3rd rifle	—	—	Not offered	↑ harder	36%