Hunting and Maps

It has been a while since I had a chance to write. Fall here in Michigan means hunting season. It seems I have spent all my available time either scouting or hunting. This year I planned on changing things up and not head north to deer camp for several reasons. I decided instead to hunt some promising state land not far from my home. It has been several years since I have hunted this area so I spent a lot of extra time scouting the area. While I didn't get my deer this year the scouting did put me into a very promising area. One thing is for sure I will be hunting this spot for squirrels soon.

In my scouting efforts, I did discover a great website to print topo maps for free. If you have never visited http://www.digital-topo-maps.com/ you need to check it out. The site is loaded with free printable topo maps for all of the US and Canada. It does take a little time to drill down to the area you want the map for but it is well worth the effort. One helpful hint, once you have the map you want printed click on either the Landscape or Portrait links under that map. This will allow you to print an 8 1/2"x11" map without the mytopo.com watermark. Check out this map I did of a portion of the Au Sable River Holy Waters.

Another great resource from www.mytopo.com is their smart phone app. You can download it here. http://get.it/trimbleoutdoors/8pAD This will give you the topo maps on your phone along with a compass and other features.

Hope this helps.