Colorado game management unit · herd E-4

Unit 9 elk

Part of the Poudre River herd. 9 limited elk hunts in the 2026 draw, 9 of them drawable by residents with zero points. The toughest, E-E-007-O1-A, took 0 pts for residents.

Draw hunts

7 List A · 2 List B/C

Harvest success 2025

30%

198 hunters · 59 elk (draw hunts only)

Herd estimate 2025

5,550

+30% since 2019

Bulls per 100 cows

herd E-4, 2025

Over the counter in Unit 9

No over-the-counter elk licenses are valid in Unit 9 in 2026 — every license here comes through the draw or leftovers.

Draw hunts in Unit 9

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-009-L1-R	Cow · Late rifle	B	45	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	36%
E-F-009-P5-R	Cow · Private land only (5) rifle	B	155	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	18%
E-M-009-O1-R	Bull · 1st rifle	A	50	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	43%
E-M-009-O2-R	Bull · 2nd rifle	A	40	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	16%
E-M-009-O3-R	Bull · 3rd rifle	A	40	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	44%
E-M-009-O4-R	Bull · 4th rifle	A	40	Leftover	Leftover	→ steady	84%

Harvest by year

2019 27% 235 hunters · 43 bulls · 21 cows

2020 52% 219 hunters · 42 bulls · 71 cows

2021 35% 217 hunters · 40 bulls · 35 cows

2022 40% 208 hunters · 44 bulls · 39 cows

2023 31% 185 hunters · 27 bulls · 24 cows

2024 39% 197 hunters · 36 bulls · 33 cows

2025 30% 198 hunters · 33 bulls · 26 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.