Colorado · Deer Hunting Data

Colorado Deer Unit 461

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 461.

Colorado GMU 461 throws deer hunters one of the most extreme vertical profiles in the Lower 48: the Sangre de Cristo Range walls up from the 7,500-foot San Luis Valley floor to a 14,290-foot granite crest in just four to six horizontal miles, so animals stack into north-facing timber and headwater drainages like North and South Crestone during early heat, then slide onto 8,000 to 9,500-foot south slopes as snow closes the high country. Our pack covers 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 into onX or your favorite hunting map.
273
Total Deer Spotted
48
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Deer Unit 461 boundary map
Unit 461 boundary within Colorado · orange area is covered by this Data Pack

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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.