Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Power Equipment & RV => Topic started by: elkhunter1 on October 12, 2009, 12:26:44 PM
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Hey i'm new to the Pullman area and i was wondering if anybody knows a good spot to get GMU maps, topograhic maps, and maybe even public/privately owned land maps. Is spokane the nearest spot to get good maps?
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I get mine on the internet http://www.nwmaps.com/
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hey thanks. that should come in handy
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I'm not sure about WSU, but if you head over to Moscow the UI library has a massive map section where you can get any map you could imagine. I spent alot of time in that room while I was in college. They will also make copies and sell them to you for a much cheeper price than anywhere else I have found. I'm sure WSU has a similar system.
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I like the TOPO! maps from National Geographic. For $100 you get every USGS quad map in Washington (or other state). They're all loaded on your computer and you can print off a custom map for your area, so you can have one map to carry, even if your hunting area falls on the seam of multiple maps. You can put your own information on the maps from your hunting, fishing, scouting trips, whatever. You can also sync it with your GPS. Good deal for $100. You can go to the National Gepgraphic maps website and downloads of maps for it, including a map of all the GMUs for several states.
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www.mytopo.com (http://www.mytopo.com)
Great custom maps, waterproof paper and they'll print your name right on the maps!
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USGS 7.5' Topo maps, all of Washington State. Scanned paper maps. Warning, big files:
http://rocky2.ess.washington.edu/data/raster/doqs/index.html
http://duff.geology.washington.edu/data/raster/drg/index.html
Free, like they should be- your taxes already paid the USGS to create the data!
Also, scrounge around the site; there are other interesting bits, including early 15 minute quads (≈1895 to ≈1940), some aerial photography, etc.
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USGS 7.5' Topo maps, all of Washington State. Scanned paper maps. Warning, big files:
http://rocky2.ess.washington.edu/data/raster/doqs/index.html
Free, like they should be- your taxes already paid the USGS to create the data!
Also, scrounge around the site; there are other interesting bits, including early 15 minute quads (≈1895 to ≈1940), some aerial photography, etc.
When I attempted to download - I got a forbidden access notification. no permission to access that content on that server
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OK, not sure what the difference is or why the link I originally gave doesn't work, but this one seems to. I'll check back, so if anyone has trouble let me know.
The usable link:
http://duff.geology.washington.edu/data/raster/drg/index.html
I also edited my original post with the bad address struck through.
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for some reason the updated link worked. For what it is worth, the information is exactly the same as what my GPS software shows. But good to have printed instead of just on the GPS.
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For what it's worth, REI has the software to print out topo maps with the GMU boundaries also if I recall. They're printed on waterproof non-tear paper too. You can also center them anywhere you want.
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I'll second the recommendation for TOPO! software (Natl Geo). You can print different scales (sizes) anywhere in the state. They maintain a website with many useful user-created maps in a "forums" type format, including GMU boundaries that you can download (free; but only useable with the software). If you have a Magellan GPS, you can load your map directly to it (I currently have Garmin, but am thinking of swapping). They sell a waterproof paper that takes the map printing really nice and is very very very durable (fold up, unfold, stuff in pocket, get wet, and it still looks good). It's a great investment for $100 (and sometimes is on sale for less).
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I have Washington GMU, deer, and elk areas in a map product that can be downloaded to Mapsource and then loaded to Garmin GPS units that hold maps. PM me if you are interested.
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check the countys website for the public/private. not sure about other counties but i know kittitas has all of the property owners names and everything
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dont know if it has been suggested yet but the LC maps are good.
www.lcsportsmaps.com
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Arnolds Maps in Vancouver, WA. He has everything you will need in this state. You can also print them off on the GMU site on the WDFW site.
