Colorado · Bear Hunting Data

Colorado Bear Unit 82

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 82.

Bears in Colorado GMU 82 live inside one of the state's most dramatic elevation gradients: a flat, arid San Luis Valley floor near 7,500 feet that rises almost 7,000 vertical feet to the Crestone peaks along the Sangre de Cristo crest, with very little middle ground between. That squeeze concentrates bears in the productive oak-and-sage transition band and the aspen pockets of the foothill apron, and near perennial water like Sand Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Medano Creek once the flats bake dry. Our pack covers all of it: 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.
26
Total Bear Spotted
11
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Bear Unit 82 boundary map
Unit 82 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 82. 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.