Colorado OTC Elk Units › Unit 47
OTC 2nd & 3rd rifle · 2026

Unit 47 Elk Hunting, Colorado

Grand Mesa, West-Central Colorado. Here's the terrain, access, and license picture, plus how to hunt it under pressure.

RegionGrand Mesa, West-Central Colorado
Public landGrand Mesa National Forest with BLM below the rim; largely public
Elevationroughly 6,000 to 11,000 ft
2026 licenseUnlimited antlered bull, over the counter (OTC), for 2nd and 3rd rifle in 2026.

The country

The flat-topped, lake-dotted Grand Mesa, cloaked in aspen and spruce-fir above oakbrush and pinon-juniper benches on the flanks.

Access and pressure

Good forest-road access and a lot of hunters. A classic pressured OTC unit with reduced but huntable elk numbers.

How to hunt Unit 47

Work the aspen and timber edges and oakbrush transitions on the mesa rim and side canyons away from the main roads.

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Terrain, forest, and elevation details are drawn from public land and habitat sources. License types change year to year, so always confirm a unit's current status and boundaries on the official Colorado Parks and Wildlife big game brochure before you buy. ScoutIQ forecasts are confidence-weighted, not guarantees.

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