Colorado Unit 56 Elk: Harvest Success & Public Access

Compare published elk results for hunt codes bearing Unit 56 as their designator, with older GMU history kept separate.

Public hunting access

Conservative public acres: 104,138
Public share of GMU: 68.4%

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
EE056O1A	Either	O1	Archery	19.8%	96	19
EF056O1M	Female	O1	Muzzleloader	24.3%	37	9
EF056O2R	Female	O2	Rifle	7.5%	40	3
EF056O3R	Female	O3	Rifle	13.0%	46	6
EF056O4R	Female	O4	Rifle	18.2%	22	4
EF056P5R	Female	P5	Rifle	77.8%	9	7
EM056O1M	Male	O1	Muzzleloader	20.0%	40	8
EM056O1R	Male	O1	Rifle	50.0%	38	19
EM056O2R	Male	O2	Rifle	28.9%	38	11
EM056O3R	Male	O3	Rifle	40.0%	40	16
EM056O4R	Male	O4	Rifle	22.2%	18	4

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	0562024_p005 \| 2024 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	23.5	99	421	CPW report
2023	0562023_p005 \| 2023 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	21.3	90	423	CPW report
2022	0562022_p005 \| 2022 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	24.9	102	409	CPW report
2021	0562021_p005 \| 2021 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	18.2	75	413	CPW report
2020	0562020_p005 \| 2020 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	17.4	78	447	CPW report
2019	0562019_p005 \| 2019 Elk Harvest, Hunters and Recreation Days for All Manners of Take	22.7	101	445	CPW report