Colorado · Deer Hunting Data

Colorado Deer Unit 501

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 501.

Colorado Unit 501 sits in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, raw volcanic high country where deer hunters face 3,000 to 4,500 feet of vertical relief in a single day, from 8,500-foot river drainages to peaks above 13,800 feet. Water is everywhere here (perennial creeks, glacial tarns, and high-basin lakes), so deer key on food, cover, and thermals rather than tanks, shifting from alpine sedges and aspen down to willow, serviceberry, and oak browse. 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 to onX or your favorite hunting map.
401
Total Deer Spotted
50
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Deer Unit 501 boundary map
Unit 501 boundary within Colorado · orange area is covered by this Data Pack

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The Colorado - Deer Data Pack gives you a full year of access to the heat map that shows where the animals actually are: detailed hot zones, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Colorado Deer unit, including Unit 501. Study the unit on the heat map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting app.

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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.