Map and scouting guides

• How to read a topo map for hunting

  Read contours, ridges, saddles and drainages, compare aerial imagery, and turn a topo map into a practical scouting plan.

• How to find public hunting land and legal access

  Use PAD-US, state wildlife maps, USFS and BLM resources to research hunting land, access routes, closures and permits.

• Using offline hunting maps in the woods

  Prepare cached maps before losing service, test airplane mode, protect battery life and back up your scouting data.

• Scouting with lidar, hillshade and aerial imagery

  Compare topo, lidar-derived hillshade and aerial imagery to plan field checks, with honest limits on automated trail candidates.

• Planning trail camera locations with a hunting map

  Plan camera sites, low-impact access and retrieval notes, then verify public-land camera rules with the managing agency.

• Using GPX and importing Google Maps saved places

  Back up pins and tracks as GPX or GeoJSON, import existing routes, and move supported Google Takeout saved places into Free Hunting Map.

Planning a trip? Find official resources for your state, or explore what the map can do.