
Colorado Unit 5:draw odds, harvest & access
26 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk DAU E-2.
Colorado · GMU 5
- GMU 1: Elk
- GMU 2: Elk
- GMU 3: Elk
- GMU 4: Elk
- GMU 6: Elk
- GMU 7: Elk
- GMU 8: Elk
- GMU 9: Elk
- GMU 10: Elk
- GMU 11: Elk
- GMU 12: Elk
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- GMU 14: Elk
- GMU 15: Elk
- GMU 16: Elk
- GMU 17: Elk
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- GMU 104: Elk
- GMU 105: Elk
- GMU 110: Elk
- GMU 128: Elk
- GMU 131: Elk
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- GMU 134: Elk
- GMU 140: Elk
- GMU 141: Elk
- GMU 142: Elk
- GMU 161: Elk
- GMU 171: Elk
- GMU 181: Elk
- GMU 191: Elk
- GMU 201: Elk
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- GMU 214: Elk
- GMU 231: Elk
- GMU 301: Elk
- GMU 361: Elk
- GMU 371: Elk
- GMU 391: Elk
- GMU 411: Elk
- GMU 421: Elk
- GMU 431: Elk
- GMU 441: Elk
- GMU 444: Elk
- GMU 461: Elk
- GMU 471: Elk
- GMU 481: Elk
- GMU 500: Elk
- GMU 501: Elk
- GMU 511: Elk
- GMU 521: Elk
- GMU 551: Elk
- GMU 561: Elk
- GMU 581: Elk
- GMU 591: Elk
- GMU 681: Elk
- GMU 682: Elk
- GMU 691: Elk
- GMU 711: Elk
- GMU 741: Elk
- GMU 751: Elk
- GMU 771: Elk
- GMU 791: Elk
- GMU 851: Elk
- GMU 861: Elk
GMU 5Neighbor units
At a glance
Best at 0 pts (res)
100%
EE003P1A · 11 of 21 hunts Likely
Elk hunt codes
26
Rifle · archery · muzzleloader · ranching for wildlife
Easiest bull tag (res)
0 pts
Rifle bull success 3-yr
0–50%
DAU population 2025
17,070
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
22
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 5
Points to drawWithin reachMiddleDeep points
| Hunt code | What it is | Drew out at · res | Drew out at · NR | Success 3-yr | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EM003O1R | Bull · 1st rifle | 0 | 2 | 19% | Flat |
| EM003O2R | Bull · 2nd rifle | Leftover | Leftover | 15% | |
| EM003O3R | Bull · 3rd rifle | Leftover | Leftover | 13% | |
| EM005O4R | Bull · 4th rifle | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| EE003O1R | Either sex · 1st rifle | 0 | 3 | No harvest report | Flat |
| EF003O1R | Cow · 1st rifle | Choice 2 | Choice 2 | 44% | Rising |
| EF005O2R | Cow · 2nd rifle | Choice 2 | Choice 2 | 13% | Falling |
| EF005O3R | Cow · 3rd rifle | Choice 2 | Choice 2 | 11% | Flat |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by season, 2019–2025
% successArchery27%
27%
2025
Muzzleloader33%
33%
2025
1st rifle19–52%
28%
19%
52%
32%
38%
28%
201920202021202220242025
2nd rifle15–22%
17%
22%
19%
16%
15%
19%
15%
2019202020212022202320242025
3rd rifle8–26%
26%
16%
8%
13%
13%
9%
13%
2019202020212022202320242025
4th rifle5–60%
5%
33%
60%
47%
25%
20%
201920202021202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
DAU E-2
Population estimate 2025
17,070
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
22
Population estimateFalling
2019202020212022202320242025
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
2019202020212022202320242025
Before you apply
- Points
- “Do not submit a separate application for preference points, or both applications will be disqualified.”
- Application fee
- “■ Nonresident $11.49”
- Leftovers
- “Any licenses remaining after the secondary draw (except for Ranching for Wildlife licenses) will be placed on the Leftover List and available for purchase starting Aug. 4 at 9 a.m. MT.”
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident adult/fishing combo* $302.56”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- EE003O1RRifle — Limited Licenses · ROct 14–Oct 18
- EE003P1AArchery — Limited Resident & Nonresident Licenses · ASep 2–Sep 30
- EE003P1RRifle — Limited Licenses · ROct 14–Oct 18
- EE004O1AArchery — Limited Resident & Nonresident Licenses · ASep 2–Sep 30
- EE004O1MMuzzleloader — Limited Licenses · MSep 12–Sep 20
- EE004P1MMuzzleloader — Limited Licenses · MSep 12–Sep 20
- EE005O4RRifle — Limited Licenses · RNov 18–Nov 22
- EE005W1RRanching for Wildlife — Limited Licenses · ROct 25–Nov 15
- EE005W2RRanching for Wildlife — Limited Licenses · RDec 12–Dec 16
- EF003O1RRifle — Limited Licenses · ROct 14–Oct 18
- EF003O4RRifle — Limited Licenses · RNov 18–Nov 22
- EF003P5RRifle — Limited Licenses · ROct 24–Dec 31
- EF004O1MMuzzleloader — Limited Licenses · MSep 12–Sep 20
- EF004P1MMuzzleloader — Limited Licenses · MSep 12–Sep 20
- EF005O2RRifle — Limited Licenses · ROct 24–Nov 1
- EF005O3RRifle — Limited Licenses · RNov 7–Nov 15
- EF005W2RRanching for Wildlife — Limited Licenses · ROct 24–Oct 28
- EF005W3RRanching for Wildlife — Limited Licenses · ROct 13–Oct 24
- EF005W4RRanching for Wildlife — Limited Licenses · RDec 12–Dec 16
- EF005W5RRanching for Wildlife — Limited Licenses · ROct 25–Nov 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
GMU 5and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- GMU 1: Elk
- GMU 2: Elk
- GMU 3: Elk
- GMU 4: Elk
- GMU 6: Elk
- GMU 7: Elk
- GMU 8: Elk
- GMU 9: Elk
- GMU 10: Elk
- GMU 11: Elk
- GMU 12: Elk
- GMU 13: Elk
- GMU 14: Elk
- GMU 15: Elk
- GMU 16: Elk
- GMU 17: Elk
- GMU 18: Elk
- GMU 19: Elk
- GMU 20: Elk
- GMU 21: Elk
- GMU 22: Elk
- GMU 23: Elk
- GMU 24: Elk
- GMU 25: Elk
- GMU 26: Elk
- GMU 27: Elk
- GMU 28: Elk
- GMU 29: Elk
- GMU 30: Elk
- GMU 31: Elk
- GMU 32: Elk
- GMU 33: Elk
- GMU 34: Elk
- GMU 35: Elk
- GMU 36: Elk
- GMU 37: Elk
- GMU 38: Elk
- GMU 39: Elk
- GMU 40: Elk
- GMU 41: Elk
- GMU 42: Elk
- GMU 43: Elk
- GMU 44: Elk
- GMU 45: Elk
- GMU 46: Elk
- GMU 47: Elk
- GMU 48: Elk
- GMU 49: Elk
- GMU 50: Elk
- GMU 51: Elk
- GMU 52: Elk
- GMU 53: Elk
- GMU 54: Elk
- GMU 55: Elk
- GMU 56: Elk
- GMU 57: Elk
- GMU 58: Elk
- GMU 59: Elk
- GMU 60: Elk
- GMU 61: Elk
- GMU 62: Elk
- GMU 63: Elk
- GMU 64: Elk
- GMU 65: Elk
- GMU 66: Elk
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- GMU 68: Elk
- GMU 69: Elk
- GMU 70: Elk
- GMU 71: Elk
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- GMU 75: Elk
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- GMU 77: Elk
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- GMU 80: Elk
- GMU 81: Elk
- GMU 82: Elk
- GMU 83: Elk
- GMU 84: Elk
- GMU 85: Elk
- GMU 86: Elk
- GMU 104: Elk
- GMU 105: Elk
- GMU 110: Elk
- GMU 128: Elk
- GMU 131: Elk
- GMU 133: Elk
- GMU 134: Elk
- GMU 140: Elk
- GMU 141: Elk
- GMU 142: Elk
- GMU 161: Elk
- GMU 171: Elk
- GMU 181: Elk
- GMU 191: Elk
- GMU 201: Elk
- GMU 211: Elk
- GMU 214: Elk
- GMU 231: Elk
- GMU 301: Elk
- GMU 361: Elk
- GMU 371: Elk
- GMU 391: Elk
- GMU 411: Elk
- GMU 421: Elk
- GMU 431: Elk
- GMU 441: Elk
- GMU 444: Elk
- GMU 461: Elk
- GMU 471: Elk
- GMU 481: Elk
- GMU 500: Elk
- GMU 501: Elk
- GMU 511: Elk
- GMU 521: Elk
- GMU 551: Elk
- GMU 561: Elk
- GMU 581: Elk
- GMU 591: Elk
- GMU 681: Elk
- GMU 682: Elk
- GMU 691: Elk
- GMU 711: Elk
- GMU 741: Elk
- GMU 751: Elk
- GMU 771: Elk
- GMU 791: Elk
- GMU 851: Elk
- GMU 861: Elk
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 5into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 5 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
GMU 5 · EM003O1R
Drew out at 0 pts
Success19%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CPW