Colorado · Elk Hunting Data

Colorado Elk Unit 86

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

Colorado Unit 86 elk live in the Cochetopa Hills and southern La Garita range, where rounded volcanic ridges and broad sage benches give way to dark timbered drainages that punish a sloppy pace. Elevations run from about 7,800 feet along the Saguache and Cochetopa Creek corridors to above 12,500 feet on the La Garita rim, with beaver-engineered wet meadows and mid-mountain benches near 9,500 to 10,800 feet shaping where elk feed and travel. Our pack delivers 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.
562
Total Elk Spotted
40
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Colorado Elk Unit 86 boundary map
Unit 86 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.