Colorado · Deer Hunting Data

Colorado Deer Unit 42

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 42.

Unit 42's signature is the Grand Hogback, a tilted spine of rock that walls the Colorado River valley off from the timbered interior, sending deer up a river-to-rim climb of 6,000 feet, from the 4,800-foot bottom to the Grand Mesa rim near 11,000 feet. We break down that vertical stack: sage and pinyon benches, the Gambel oak belt, and the scarce mid-country water (Divide and Elk Creeks, stock tanks, seeps) that concentrates animals. The pack covers 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 and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
92
Total Deer Spotted
25
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Deer Unit 42 boundary map
Unit 42 boundary within Colorado · orange area is covered by this data pack

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The Colorado - Deer Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Colorado Deer unit, including Unit 42. 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.