Colorado GMU 137 elk hunting: 2024 harvest and hunter numbers
Unit 137 covers about 578 square miles in Las Animas and Baca counties.
In 2024, an estimated 50 elk hunters hunted Game Management Unit 137 across all seasons and took 23 elk, a success rate of 46%. The statewide rate that year was 20%.
That is 15 more hunters than 2023, when success was 26%.
Fewer than 100 hunters reported for this unit, so these estimates swing a lot from year to year. Read them as rough.
2024 elk harvest in unit 137, by season
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Bulls / Cows / Calves | Success 2024 | Success 2023 | Hunters per 100 sq mi | Days per hunter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All rifle seasons | 47 | 23 | 14 / 6 / 3 | 49% | 26% | 8 | 4.7 |
| Archery | 3 | 0 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 0% | - | 1 | 5.7 |
| All seasons and methods | 50 | 23 | 14 / 6 / 3 | 46% | 26% | 9 | 4.8 |
These figures cover the whole unit, private land included. On public land, crowding is higher and success is usually lower than the unit number. Season rows include limited and over-the-counter licenses together.
2026 rifle season dates
- 1st rifle: Oct 14-18
- 2nd rifle: Oct 24-Nov 1
- 3rd rifle: Nov 7-15
- 4th rifle: Nov 18-22
Dates are from the 2026 Colorado Big Game brochure. Whether a license for unit 137 is over-the-counter or limited depends on the hunt code: check the brochure before you buy.
Hunting unit 137 this fall?
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Nearby units
Unit 136 Unit 144 Unit 130 Unit 143 Unit 146 Unit 147 Unit 137 deer All elk units
Where these numbers come from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife surveys license holders after each season and publishes estimates of hunters, harvest and days hunted for every unit. This page uses the 2024 Colorado Elk Harvest Estimates and the 2023 report in the same series. They are estimates from a survey, not counts, and they cover the whole unit.