Colorado Unit 85:draw odds, harvest & access

20 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk DAU E-33.

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Colorado · GMU 85
GMU 85Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
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Likely at your 0 pts (NR) · EE085V1A
Rifle bull success, 3 yr
0–31%
Herd · 2025
14,470
26 bulls / 100 cows
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Harvest success, 3 yr
Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 85

Points to drawWithin reachMiddleDeep points
Hunt codeWhat it isDrew out at · resDrew out at · NRSuccess 3-yrTrend
EE085O1REither sex · 1st rifle1
1
31%
Rising
EF085O2RCow · 2nd rifle0
0
24%
Flat
EF085O3RCow · 3rd rifleChoice 2Choice 20%
Flat
EE085O4REither sex · 4th rifle0
0
27%
Flat
EF085O4RCow · 4th rifleChoice 3Choice 215%
EE085V1AEither sex · archeryNot printedLeftover20%
EF085V1ACow · archeryNot printedLeftover50%
EE085O1MEither sex · muzzleloader0
2
36%
Flat

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Source: CPW · Updated Nov 13, 2026