Colorado · Deer Hunting Data

Colorado Deer Unit 551

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 551.

Colorado Unit 551 is a high-altitude alpine fortress in the San Juans, where deer hunters face 3,000 to 5,000 feet of relief between valley floors near 8,500 feet along the Rio Grande corridor and divide ridges topping 13,800 feet. We map the willow flats and aspen pockets of the mid-elevation parks, the spruce-fir benches, and the south-facing winter slopes near Bristol Head, plus the Weminuche Wilderness boundary that dictates retrieval. Our 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, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
142
Total Deer Spotted
25
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Deer Unit 551 boundary map
Unit 551 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 551. 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.