Unit 751
Colorado Hunting Guide — Elk
Unit 751 lies in Archuleta, Hinsdale, La Plata and San Juan counties. CPW bounds it by Continental Divide and Los Pinos River- Piedra River divide among others. CPW's harvest estimates put elk success here as high as 25%. Federal land covers about 71% of it. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
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Elk Hunting in Unit 751
Unit 751 lies in Archuleta, Hinsdale, La Plata and San Juan counties. CPW bounds it by Continental Divide and Los Pinos River- Piedra River divide among others. CPW's harvest estimates put elk success here as high as 25%. Federal land covers about 71% of it. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
Where to Find Elk in Unit 751
CPW's material on unit 751 stops at the boundary — there is no agency account of where its elk live. The country below is verified; where to begin in it is our judgement, not the agency's. The unit lies in Archuleta, Hinsdale, La Plata and San Juan counties.
The lines of the unit: Continental Divide, Los Pinos River- Piedra River divide and Los Pinos River
CPW has unit 751 bounded on the north by Continental Divide; on the east by Los Pinos River- Piedra River divide; on the south by NM; on the west by Los Pinos River, CRs 501 (Bayfield-Vallecito Rd.) & 240 (Pine River-Florida River Rd.) and Los Pinos River-Florida River divide. It tells you the shape of the unit and nothing about its inhabitants. What it does give you is the way in: the rivers and highways you cross, and the divides that decide which drainage you end up in.
High ground inside the line: Jupiter Mountain, Jagged Mountain and Storm King Peak
Named high points inside the unit include Jupiter Mountain at 13,785 feet, Jagged Mountain at 13,739 feet, Storm King Peak at 13,691 feet, Grizzly Peak at 13,651 feet and Mount Oso at 13,634 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Elk want timber to bed in and open ground to feed on, within a short walk of each other.
Holding ground: Weminuche Pass, Stormy Gulch and Rincon La Vaca
Below them sit Weminuche Pass at 10,577 feet, Stormy Gulch at 10,556 feet, Rincon La Vaca at 10,531 feet, The Notch at 10,199 feet and Rincon La Osa at 10,176 feet. These are the folds worth watching, and the ones other hunters walk past on the way to somewhere steeper. Two you can watch from a single knob is worth more than five you have to drive between.
Water: Mud Spring
Named sources include Mud Spring. Nothing in the data says which of them run in autumn, so a scouting trip earns its fuel.
The herd this unit belongs to: E-31
CPW does not manage elk unit by unit. It manages them as data analysis unit E-31, and unit 751 is one piece of it. The rest of E-31 is unit 75, unit 77, unit 78 and unit 771. Read a neighbour in the same herd before you read the state average — the herd, not the unit line, is what the agency is steering.
Unit 751 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Jupiter Mountain (13,785 ft), Jagged Mountain (13,739 ft), Storm King Peak (13,691 ft), Mount Oso (13,634 ft)
Holding ground: The Window (12,892 ft), Vallecito Basin (11,760 ft), Cave Basin (11,373 ft), Mud Spring
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Elk in Unit 751
Elk Success Rates
CPW's 2023 harvest estimates put elk success in unit 751 at 18% — 215 animals taken by 1,192 hunters. That is a lot of hunters in one unit, and the percentage is what it looks like after all of them have been through it.
- Archery — 10% success, 19 taken by 183 hunters
- Muzzleloader — 25% success, 12 taken by 50 hunters
- Rifle — 19% success, 184 taken by 959 hunters
These are the agency's own printed figures for this unit, not a modelled estimate and not a state average. They describe one season, so check CPW's current harvest estimates before you read a trend into them.
Elk Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts Req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — 5th Season cow only (resident) | 76 | 101 | 75.2% | — |
| Rifle — 5th Season cow only (nonresident) | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — |
Data from 2026 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number.
Open in Draw Odds EngineCPW's 2026 draw recap for elk in unit 751, by hunt code, with resident and nonresident kept apart because the two draw from different licence pools:
- EF751P5R — Rifle, 5th Season, Cow Only, resident: 101 applicants for 76 licences, 75.2% drawn, no preference points needed
- EF751P5R — Rifle, 5th Season, Cow Only, nonresident: 2 applicants for 1 licences, 50% drawn, no preference points needed
No preference points were needed for the codes above in that year, which can change the moment applicant numbers do. Figures checked against CPW's own statistics pages on 2026-06-09.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-23.
- Colorado Big Game Hunting Brochure — Game Management Unit (GMU) Descriptions (pp. 79-80-81-82) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: GMU boundary description, Counties the unit lies in, Data analysis unit (DAU) the unit belongs to · accessed 2026-10-22
- 2023 Colorado Elk Harvest Estimates — Colorado Parks and Wildlife · supports: Percent success for elk in unit 751, Hunters and harvest by weapon and season · accessed 2026-10-22
- CPW CPWAdminData feature service — GMU and sheep/goat unit boundaries — Colorado Parks and Wildlife GIS Unit · supports: Mapped extent of the unit, Which named ground falls inside the unit line · accessed 2026-10-22