CO Elk Unit 43

CO 43 — Tactical Analysis. Terrain & Access CO 43 spans rugged high country from 5,650 ft to over 14,000 ft across 336,000 acres, with 79% public land offering solid access and 27% designated wilderness requiring self-sufficiency in navigation and off-trail travel. The elevation spread supports diverse habitat—lower sagebrush and aspen transitioning to high alpine meadows and timbered slopes—typical of Colorado's central mountains. This vertical relief creates concentrated elk movement corridors during transitions between elevation bands. Herd Quality Wildlife surveys show an average bull:cow ratio of 25:100—a well-managed, average herd composition indicating balanced harvest pressure and a..