Colorado · Bear Hunting Data

Colorado Bear Unit 71

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 71.

Unit 71 stacks the far southwestern San Juans into classic bear country, climbing from the Dolores River valley near 6,900 feet up past 13,000-foot alpine ridges toward the Wilson group and Lizard Head Pass, so vertical relief, not distance, governs your day. That gradient concentrates bears in the working mid-mountain band, where dense ponderosa, Douglas fir, and aspen overlap with Gambel oak, serviceberry, and chokecherry, all fed by the perennial Dolores and West Dolores drainages. Our data pack walks the whole picture: Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, plus a one-page Essential Recon summary. You study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose into onX or your favorite hunting map.

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Colorado Bear Unit 71 boundary map
Unit 71 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 71. 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.