CO Black Bear Unit 74

CO 74 — Tactical Analysis. Terrain & Access CO 74 spans 6,477–13,836 ft across 380,000+ acres of high-elevation terrain. With 90% public land and 15% wilderness, the unit offers expansive access to national forest. Lower elevations support oakbrush, fruit-bearing shrubs, and mixed forest; higher country transitions to alpine and subalpine terrain. The broad elevation range creates distinct hunting corridors—lower basins and oak draws in early season, high country later as bears shift to higher-elevation food sources. Trophy Potential The counties overlapping CO 74 hold a consistent history of record-book black bears, with entries spanning the past two..