Colorado · Elk Hunting Data

Colorado Elk Unit 86

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Colorado Game Management Unit 86.

Colorado Unit 86 ranks top across our tracked elk units with 512 verified sightings mapped across 30 distinct hotspot clusters, giving hunters an unusually dense data set for pre-season planning. Rather than guessing where bulls congregate, you're working with real sighting patterns tied to specific ridges, draws, and saddle crossings throughout the unit's terrain. Load these hotspot coordinates into OnX or your mapping app to cut scouting time and focus your glassing on proven areas where elk routinely move. That's the advantage of data-driven hunting.
512
Total Elk Sightings
30
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available

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The Colorado - Elk Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Colorado Elk unit — including Unit 86. 512 sightings worth of data, ready to upload 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. Unit 86’s 512 sightings represent 30 distinct hotspot clusters.