Hunting Tips

Alaska breaks the usual property-lines pattern in two ways: the state has no counties to check parcel records against, and public land dominates so heavily that private ground, once you count Alaska Native corporation land, still adds up to well under 15% of the state.

In South Dakota, permission comes before posting: state law requires a landowner's or lessee's consent to hunt, fish, or trap on private ground whether or not that field carries a sign.

North Dakota flips the usual property-line question on its head: private land here is open to hunters by default, so finding a boundary matters mainly for confirming whether that specific field has been posted closed, either with physical signs or through the state's electronic posting database.

Utah hunters confirm property lines by checking HuntWise's Land Ownership layer against county assessor records and UDWR's hunt boundary maps, but the harder question is often what counts as valid permission once you've found the line.

To find property lines for hunting in New Mexico, pair HuntWise's parcel data with your county assessor's records and NMDGF's land access maps, since a hunting license alone won't protect you on posted private ground here without something more.

To find property lines for hunting in Nevada, pair HuntWise's parcel data with your county assessor's records and NDOW's hunt unit maps, since a huge share of the state's private ground sits scattered in a checkerboard pattern against public land rather than in large solid blocks.

To find property lines for hunting in Arizona, combine HuntWise's parcel data with your county assessor's GIS records and AZGFD's Game Management Unit maps, since public ground here can mean federal land, state trust land, or tribal land, each with different access rules.

To find property lines for hunting in California, layer HuntWise's parcel data over your county assessor's GIS parcel viewer and CDFW's own public-land maps before you commit to a spot.

Georgia offers approximately 3.6 million acres of public hunting land and millions of acres of private timber and farmland ideal for white-tailed deer hunting. Private land opportunities can also help you tag out during deer season.

The Oklahoma Land Access Program (OLAP) opens private land statewide for walk-in hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing, but access now requires a paid Land Access Permit instead of free enrollment.

Arkansas doesn't run a traditional walk-in program the way its Midwest neighbors do. Its closest equivalent, the Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement (WRICE) program, opens private rice fields and wetland easements near wildlife management areas for weekend waterfowl hunting.

Georgia's Voluntary Public Access (VPA) program has leased more than 7,000 acres of private land across a dozen properties since launching in 2014, opening tracts for dove, deer, turkey, waterfowl, and small game hunting.