Map of hunting area

[whitetailarcher]

I want to know who else does anything like this. I used area photos to make a pretty detail map of my hunting area. One inch=.41 miles. It allows me to see all the tree strips and houses so I can map where I see deer and the easiest route to get to my stands. I don't know if its all worth it, but it sure was fun making.

[toddyboman]

where do you get the maps from?

my topo or somewhere else?
I have been wanting to but havent yet

[IowaDeerHunter]

terraserver is he best place to get them, and they are fun to make

That looks like a lot of land.

[whitetailarcher]

I got the map from sdgfp (south dakota game fish and parks website) but I know I've seen other places that had it.

[toddyboman]

what are the little pics above of??

[arrow32]

I would need a place to get my maps first.

[wtnhunt]

Have used a terraserver map to plot some things on our property, but our property is only 60 acres, so it all fits on one standard size piece of paper.

[whitetailarcher]

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what are the little pics above of??

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Those are pictures of the bigger bucks I capture on camera along with a pin showing exactly where they were.

[TreeWalker]

Looks like one of the bays on Lake Oahe ?? I may have traveled through your area a week ago, I picked up a used 4-wheeler down at Pierre.....

[elnor]

I've been using Google Earth to do something like this. Great fun and several times it has shown me new little pockets I should check out that I've missed via the usual boot-in-the-mud scouting.

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

I've got a topo map that's laminated and stuck up on the wall of the ranch house where I hunt. I'll try to remember to get a pic of it next weekend while I'm out there.

[Sam16]

I just tried to get the free Google Earth and it is extremely blurry? Do i need to pay to get a better version or what? It's a 200 acre piece of property im looking at, and when it takes up the whole screen i can barely figure out what it is.

[GregE]

Google Earth can be quite detailed in populated areas but the three areas I hunt are shown in very poor clarity. Paying more won't fix it- it's a compilation of several different source and there isn't enough targeting demand for NE Oregon or NW CO.

[DSGB]

I use terraserver to make maps with occasionally. Google's images are not clear enough for the areas I hunt.

[Sam16]

In my experience, none of these sites are free correct? I've been trying to find a free one for years and it hasnt worked. I just want to make sure im not doing something wrong? Thanks guys, and cool set-up Whitetailarcher