Colorado · Bear Hunting Data

Colorado Bear Unit 74

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 74.

Unit 74 drops you into the heart of the San Juan Mountains, where a 6,500-foot valley floor near Durango climbs past the jagged La Plata range to Hesperus Mountain at 13,232 feet, roughly 6,700 feet of vertical that shapes every bear's movement. For bear hunters that means reading the oak brush and serviceberry benches of the low country and the aspen understory higher up, while abundant water from the Animas and La Plata drainages lets animals roam instead of tying to tanks. Our pack breaks it down across Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, and 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.
62
Total Bear Spotted
29
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Bear Unit 74 boundary map
Unit 74 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 74. 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.