Colorado · Bear Hunting Data

Colorado Bear Unit 18

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 18.

Unit 18 is a north-facing amphitheater of glaciated peaks in Grand County, where Middle Park climbs hard from 8,000-foot river valleys to the 12,301-foot crown of Parkview Mountain and the Never Summer crest along the Continental Divide, and for bear hunters the story is forage: beetle-killed lodgepole has opened the canopy across the mid-elevation benches, spurring thick grasses, forbs, and young aspen, with serviceberry and bitterbrush on the drier south-facing slopes and water everywhere from Willow, Troublesome, and Arapaho creeks down to Lake Granby. The pack breaks it all down: Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, plus a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
30
Total Bear Spotted
12
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Bear Unit 18 boundary map
Unit 18 boundary within Colorado · orange area is covered by this data pack

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The Colorado - Bear Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Colorado Bear unit, including Unit 18. Study the unit on our interactive map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.