Hard Maps

[LandDiver]

Besides your GPS, where do you guys get your hard maps from? It's $8 for a topo map from the Fish & Game, but that's a nice drive away from me. I have the OnXmaps chip for my state and a Garmin Montana 600. Wanting a hard map so I can trace out the years boundaries for the unit I plan on hunting.

Sorry still very very new to hunting, and upon completing my field day I don't want to mess up on anything and risk any kind of future I have with this sport. I am still learning about the desktop OnXmaps with the Base Camp. No real tutorial or how to on how to navigate and understand the program that I can find.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

 

[Jorgy]

I go to the usgs and download maps, it's free. But, I have a 24" plotter and a 17" printer which makes that way pretty darn easy for me.

http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/?basemap=b1&category=histtopo,ustopo&title=Map View

 

[wytex]

BLM maps show surface ownership as to if it is public or not. Even the Wyoming state land board relies on them to depict the public lands in Wyoming.

 

[LandDiver]

I go to the usgs and download maps, it's free. But, I have a 24" plotter and a 17" printer which makes that way pretty darn easy for me.

http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/?basemap=b1&category=histtopo,ustopo&title=Map View

Thank you. I will look into this. I'm wondering if the library is capable of printing such things for me? I'll definitely check this out more tonight. Thank you very much.

 

[Coyotes-R-Us]

Any BLM office has them for $4.

 

[timberman56]

geocommunicator.gov , go to ''interactive maps''

 

[Schaaf]

mytopo.com

 

[LandDiver]

Thank you!

 

[TheSurveyor]

As for the plotter side of things if you don't have access to one your local shipping center (fedex,staples...)usually has one.

 

[Ben Long]

Second vote for mytopo

 

[TheSurveyor]

We have a 48" plotter in the office so needless to say I have way to many maps at home.
That and as a surveyor I can get my grubby hands on some different data sets.

 

[Ttannahill14]

I saved them from OnX and then send them to my local printing/paper shop. Cost $1 for a color print of 11x17.

 

[MTGomer]

We have a 48" plotter in the office so needless to say I have way to many maps at home.
That and as a surveyor I can get my grubby hands on some different data sets.

I do this sometimes too.

I have found the detail in the natgeo ones sold online and in some stores hard to beat. Lots of extra useful info on them

 

[hank4elk]

USGS has BLM,FS,& all topo maps. I collect maps...lol File cabinet full.
I usually use BLM & FS to get big picture and where the roads & trails are. If I know where I want a detail I get a 1/24k topo of it. I can get a season out of a USGS-topo folded to fit in pocket if it doesn't get too wet out.Maybe a couple years.$4-10.
I use mytopo for specific spots or units. Pricey but they last.
Sometimes I get them printed at a REI or backpacking store, Nat. Geo. ,and a map store in Alb.

 

[nuevo_eph]

Mytopo as well.

 

[LandDiver]

Thank you everyone. I'll start looking into these as soon as the kids are in bed. Appreciate all the help very much.

 

[LuketheDog]

mytopo.com are my favorite by far...

 

[James Riley]

I have not read the whole thread, so this may have been said: I used to buy the 1:24,000 from local sporting goods stores until I found out that I could go to REI and select the area I want, avoiding the cut and paste border between different maps (why did the area I want always require four maps???) and print out the single map on that fancy water proof stuff that's hard to rip. Wonderful!

I love hard copy maps and liken them to a good book vs Kindal: no comparison. I'll take the book any day.

 

[XXL]

You might try Idaho Blueprint and Supply, I've bought maps of the Frank Church from them in the past.

 

[JDH]

I have not read the whole thread, so this may have been said: I used to buy the 1:24,000 from local sporting goods stores until I found out that I could go to REI and select the area I want, avoiding the cut and paste border between different maps (why did the area I want always require four maps???) and print out the single map on that fancy water proof stuff that's hard to rip. Wonderful!

I love hard copy maps and liken them to a good book vs Kindal: no comparison. I'll take the book any day.

I didn't realize that you could do this at REI. So, I can roll into any REI and order a map for a specific location?