OpenHunt

Erudition Labs

About this app

OpenHunt is an independent app published by Erudition Labs LLC. It is NOT a government app: it does not represent, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by, any government agency. Everything it shows is reproduced from public government records, each one linked below. The publishing agency's own information governs — confirm with them before you hunt.

OpenHunt is a mapping app for people who hunt public land: where the public land is, who owns the ground beside it, and where the boundary runs — with the source and vintage shown for every layer. Offline packs mean it still works with no service.

WHAT'S IN IT
• Land ownership and public/private boundaries from county and agency records
• Hunting unit boundaries, seasons and draw information for sixteen states
• Terrain: slope, aspect and elevation-shaded relief
• Wind and weather built for hunting decisions, not commuting
• Waypoints, routes and GPS tracks you own and can export any time (GPX, GeoJSON)
• Offline packs sized to a hunt

WHERE THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION COMES FROM
Public land, ownership and boundaries — U.S. Geological Survey (PAD-US): https://www.usgs.gov/programs/gap-analysis-project/science/pad-us-data-overview
Elevation and terrain — USGS 3D Elevation Program: https://www.usgs.gov/3d-elevation-program
Rivers and lakes — USGS National Hydrography Dataset: https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/national-hydrography-dataset
Wildfire perimeters — National Interagency Fire Center: https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/
National forest activity — USDA Forest Service: https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php
Weather, wind and radar — NOAA National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/
Snow depth — NOAA NOHRSC: https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/snow_model/

Hunting units, season dates, draw odds, harvest statistics and license fees come from each state's own wildlife agency. Their published regulations are the authority; OpenHunt only reproduces them.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main
Arizona Game and Fish Department: https://www.azgfd.com/hunting/
California Department of Fish and Wildlife: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Hunting
Colorado Parks & Wildlife: https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting
Idaho Department of Fish and Game: https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt
North Dakota Game and Fish Department: https://gf.nd.gov/hunting
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/
Nevada Department of Wildlife: https://www.ndow.org/hunt/
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: https://myodfw.com/big-game-hunting
Pennsylvania Game Commission: https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: https://wildlife.utah.gov/hunting
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting
Wyoming Game and Fish Department: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/hunting

Complete linked source list, including the state cadastral programs behind the parcel layer: https://openhuntmaps.com/sources

WHAT IT WILL NOT DO
It will not tell you a boundary is legally correct. Public records contain errors, lag reality and get revised. OpenHunt shows the data and its vintage; confirming land status with the agency and the landowner is yours. Nothing here is legal advice or a defense to trespass.

FREE, AND OPEN SOURCE
The map, the boundaries, the terrain and the math are free. Pro ($49/year, bought on the web) adds syncing across devices, sharing, offline pack delivery and Watch alerts. The app is open source under AGPL-3.0.

OpenHunt is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any government agency. It is an independent product of Erudition Labs LLC.