Colorado Unit 53 Elk: Harvest Success & Public Access

Compare published elk results for hunt codes bearing Unit 53 as their designator, with older GMU history kept separate.

Public hunting access

Conservative public acres: 196,334
Public share of GMU: 77.4%

Whole-unit planning estimates, excluding special access and walk-in access. They are not species-specific or a calculation of land usable under a particular license. A private-only license does not allow hunting public land. Verify access with the land manager. Access methodology and limitations.

2025 harvest results by hunt code

The unit designator is not proof that all harvest occurred here or that every part of this GMU is valid for a license. Codes may include other units or restricted areas. We retain individual results instead of inventing a single unit-wide rate from overlapping licenses.

Hunt code	Sex	Season	Method	Harvest rate	Hunters	Harvest
EE053P1R	Either	P1	Rifle	48.8%	84	41
EE053P4R	Either	P4	Rifle	18.6%	43	8
EE053V1A	Either	V1	Archery	23.5%	507	119
EF053O1M	Female	O1	Muzzleloader	22.2%	18	4
EF053O1R	Female	O1	Rifle	46.7%	15	7
EF053O2R	Female	O2	Rifle	33.3%	30	10
EF053O3R	Female	O3	Rifle	12.5%	32	4
EF053O4R	Female	O4	Rifle	20.0%	25	5
EF053P5R	Female	P5	Rifle	31.4%	86	27
EM053O1M	Male	O1	Muzzleloader	25.0%	84	21
EM053O1R	Male	O1	Rifle	23.6%	72	17
EM053O4R	Male	O4	Rifle	0.0%	23	0

Historical success describes prior reported results, not the chance that you will harvest. Open a code for its source report and rate basis.

Older report context

Older reports often combine hunt codes, sexes or seasons. These rows retain their published scope and are not exact-code success rates. Missing values appear as a dash.

Year	Unit / scope	Harvest / 100 hunters	Harvest	Hunters	Source
2024	0532024_p005 \| 2024 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	16.0	326	2,033	CPW report
2023	0532023_p005 \| 2023 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	13.3	275	2,067	CPW report
2022	0532022_p005 \| 2022 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	14.4	307	2,133	CPW report
2021	0532021_p005 \| 2021 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	10.2	241	2,370	CPW report
2020	0532020_p005 \| 2020 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	12.3	265	2,152	CPW report
2019	0532019_p005 \| 2019 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	13.9	302	2,169	CPW report