New Mexico · Bear Hunting Data

New Mexico Bear Unit 1

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for New Mexico Game Management Unit 1.

Unit 1 hides its bears in the timbered southwestern corner, where the northern Chuska Mountains and Beautiful Mountain highlands climb past 8,500 feet (nearing 9,400) out of a sun-struck San Juan Basin that bottoms near 4,900 feet. Those cool canyon heads hold the unit's most reliable natural water in high seeps and springs, while piñon-juniper mast and Gambel oak brush feed the mid-elevations. Legal access is a checkerboard of tribal, BLM, state, and private ground, so knowing where you can hunt matters as much as where the animals feed. Our pack lays this out across Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, and a one-page Essential Recon summary. You study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.

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Every pack for Unit 1 is claimed. Sightings totals and hotspot locations are reserved for pack holders. Visit the New Mexico - Bear page and tap Notify when available to get in line if packs reopen.

New Mexico Bear Unit 1 boundary map
Unit 1 boundary within New Mexico · orange area is covered by this data pack

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The New Mexico - Bear Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every New Mexico Bear unit, including Unit 1. Study the unit on our interactive map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.

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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.