California Public/Private Land Ownership Topo GPS Map, Has anyone used these?

[mojastarma]

I found some advertising for a set of maps to load into a GPS unit that include all the private and public land information within the State of California so you know exactly where are you when hunting. The Micro SD with the maps is $99 and you need to have a Garmin brand GPS unit that accepts the micro sd which will be at least another $200. So my question is:

Has anyone used these 'Hunting GPS maps'? Is it worth the investment of $300 dlls +?

Here are the urls as a reference:
Micro SD website:
http://www.huntinggpsmaps.com/california-public-private-land-ownership-topo-gps-maps#productdetails
Garmin unit:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=145&pID=87771

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[dthome]

I've used one for several years. The company has great customer service, I'll tell you that for sure.

I don't regret the 100 bucks for the map. It's helpful to know where nonfederal land is located. It does not contain some state wildlife areas, which bummed me out when I started using it. I called the company, who explained that they use a BLM base map layer, and certain state lands aren't on the BLM database. They offered a refund, but I kept it, and am glad I did. I use it a lot. It's important to know that the map distinguishes between federal and nonfederal lands. That's all the map will tell you.

Some of the roads on the map are outdated, and I wish that more of the smaller streams and roads were labeled. The map contains topographic contour lines, but it's a far cry from
the more advanced 3d topographic maps you can buy.

I'd consider the cost of the GPS separately from the private/public land map. It's really handy to have a GPS. I've used it to mark the location of a downed deer in the dark so I could get my game cart and retrieve the deer. I dunno if I woulda found the deer again in the pitch blackness.

One more thing...the map does not contain information on who owns the nonfederal land. This is actually pretty important if you are wandering around on Forest Service parcels which have private timber company lands interspersed (like Sierra Pacific Industries.). Some private companies (like SPI) will allow you to hunt their land. Problem is, the GPS map only tells you that it's nonfederal land, so you still won't know if you can hunt it in some cases.

 

[stode]

DT, that's is great info. I'd thank you but I will have figure it out on Tapatalk. Thanks!

 

[mojastarma]

Thanks dthome that's great information and will surely help me make an informed decision.

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[map]

I made my own for the Central Coast, and they are free for the asking. JHO only!


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[GVOllie]

I use the map you listed. It does list the landowner for private land, but not for all counties. My county doesn't list owners, but the adjoining counties do. In addition to the map, you also get any updates for the next year. There was one update for my first year that added one adjoining county landowner info. My Garmin does not accept sd cards, but I can still use the downloaded version and upload to the GPS from the usb connection. I got mine through a product testing program, so it was free.