Colorado Unit 54 Elk: Harvest Success & Public Access

Compare published elk results for hunt codes bearing Unit 54 as their designator, with older GMU history kept separate.

Public hunting access

Conservative public acres: 279,202
Public share of GMU: 74.6%

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
EE054O1A	Either	O1	Archery	24.1%	191	46
EF054O1M	Female	O1	Muzzleloader	9.5%	21	2
EF054O1R	Female	O1	Rifle	45.9%	37	17
EF054O2R	Female	O2	Rifle	17.0%	47	8
EF054O3R	Female	O3	Rifle	8.6%	35	3
EF054O4R	Female	O4	Rifle	10.3%	29	3
EF054P5R	Female	P5	Rifle	46.8%	62	29
EM054O1M	Male	O1	Muzzleloader	38.2%	55	21
EM054O1R	Male	O1	Rifle	39.6%	187	74
EM054O4R	Male	O4	Rifle	25.4%	67	17

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	0542024_p005 \| 2024 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	22.2	498	2,242	CPW report
2023	0542023_p005 \| 2023 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	18.5	425	2,299	CPW report
2022	0542022_p005 \| 2022 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	25.3	573	2,266	CPW report
2021	0542021_p005 \| 2021 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	18.9	417	2,205	CPW report
2020	0542020_p005 \| 2020 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	24.1	493	2,047	CPW report
2019	0542019_p005 \| 2019 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	14.5	323	2,225	CPW report