topo`s ?????

hunterman67 · Jul 2, 2006

hey all, heres a good question. I have drawn my first hunt in colorado and another hunt in new mexico in places I have NEVER been before and can't scout prior to my hunts. I am looking for a reputable place where I can buy topos for these upcoming hunts. I can get arizona maps here but not colorado and/or new mexico. is there any places you all use that you are comfortable with buying online from ? any help appreciated !! thanks again !!
M WAITE, AZ.

archeryelk · Jul 2, 2006

I would download http://jdmcox.com/

It is free and GREAT. I could have a good idea of each unit in less than an hour.

Then, I would use this software as I talked to folks that had hunted the unit and mark Waypoints.

I would then order a custom map from http://www.mytopo.com/ centered over the unit.

This will save you the cost of buying multiple maps and all of that.

You should be able to do all of this for $30 or less.

What units did you draw?

Archer

ELKMASTER101 · Jul 3, 2006

google earth.
this is unbelieavable.
you can span over your eara in 3d mode then print it on your plotter.

dslaughter · Jul 3, 2006

LAST EDITED ON Jul-03-06 AT 07:33AM (MST)[p]I second www.mytopo.com
I've had great experiences with them. You can also go to REI and print custom maps for your area for about 8 bucks a piece. REI maps will also show Game Management Unit boundaries (at least for Colorado they do).
I'll bet sportsman's wharehouse has a similar capabilitie as well.

ForkWest · Jul 3, 2006

I have National Geographics TOPO! for UT, WY, ID and CO. Shop the net and you can find them for around $70. Never have to buy a map again. Print anything/area you want. Outstanding scouting tool. Load the whole state on your hard drive and you can free scroll across the whole state at 7.5 minute level!

kilowatt · Jul 3, 2006

Try www.maps4u.com

Brian

huntFX4 · Jul 3, 2006

i bought from www.terraserver-usa.com

you can get aerial and topos and they are waterproof and great quality. you can get them in several sizes and pinpoint the area you want.

Don

lve2143 · Jul 3, 2006

mytopo.com is excellent.
ngmapstore.com also has excellent maps
for certain areas of Colorado.

DanD · Jul 5, 2006

If you hunt in different states out west and need to do a lot of map scouting I would strongly suggest looking at one of the mapping software?s you can buy for your computer. Most run between $50 to $100. There are great you can print your own maps, customize, make 3D maps, and upload to a GPS.

I have personally used Topo USA but there others out there also, you will not be disappointed.

Good luck,
Dan

archeryelk · Jul 5, 2006

Get the software I posted above and the cost is ZERO. You will be scouting the unit in less than 15 minutes.

I would still us mytopo.com to print a good waterproof topo. VERY small cost.

I owned the other software years ago and would never go back.

I download/upload to GPS all the time and it works perfect.

Archer

sagebrush · Jul 5, 2006

I agree with archeryelk. That jdmcox software is the best. Very fast to toggle between topo and aerial. Constant GPS coordinates wherever you have the cursor. Best of all, it's free.

I order my USGS topo's from www.mapsport.com. $6.95 per page for plain paper. I never have ordered waterproof.

HUNT · Jul 5, 2006

I have a garmin gps and the mapsource topo software. you can download the topo info onto the gps and dump gps info to pc. I also have used the REI maps they are fantastic.

elk_horn · Jul 5, 2006

LAST EDITED ON Jul-05-06 AT 03:43PM (MST)[p]you can get topos off of this site from the main page just click order maps.

300WBYMAG · Jul 5, 2006

I agree with archeryelk. The USAPhotomaps program at http://www.jdmcox.com is a great program and it is free and has more features than many of the software programs offered.

George

MNHunter · Jul 6, 2006

LAST EDITED ON Jul-06-06 AT 10:11AM (MST)[p]I too will recommend mytopo.com. What a tool!

"Whatever you are, be a good one."
- Abraham Lincoln

Icicleoutfitters · Jul 7, 2006

Another good free topo source is www.topozone.com we just print out the copies we want.

bobcatbess · Jul 7, 2006

NOW WAIT WAITE!!!

I'VE GOT FRIENDS IN COLORADO THAT ALMOST INVENTED THE FREE TUNE-UP!!!

THEY WON'T ALLOW YOU TO RIDE YOUR WHEELER IN CLOSED AREA'S!!!

GOT IT???

THE ONLY bobcat HOPEING YOU'LL BE HUNTING ANY WAY BUT OFF A WHEELER!!!

hunterman67 · Jul 8, 2006

what a worthless suck off you are- I can only hope YOU will have enough balls to show up there, I know you don't but I figure as many balls as you pull on- maybe one of those fellas will let you borrow a pair! Red kawasaki- big AZ license plate on the back, big COLORADO handicapped access sticker on the front- PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE- come and visit me !!

YOU are the ONLY BOBCAT TO RUIN A GOOD INFORMATIVE POST- thats for sure there butty !!!!!

to the rest of you all, I very much appreciate your advice on this, I tried the jdmcox software but all I got was a blank grey screen, the cursor showed gps way points though just nothing else. I went to the topo pages and just have'nt figured out which one yet. I did go to the www.yellowpages.com website looking for a motel up there in case I don't haul all my stuff up to camp and they actually show maps for the motels they advertise up there in durango. but after I looked around for awhile I could move the maps around and zoom in and I saw the entire unit with ALL the info I needed. you can zoom, switch from topo to aerial, I can zoom all the way to the 150 yard mark, 300 yard mark, and up from there- it is really neat to be able to look at all of those canyons up close like that, showing all of the roads and ranches/houses. there is quite a few waterholes/lakes in there too. I am alot more encouraged now since I've seen the area better!
M WAITE, AZ.