I have begun doing some on-line scouting of areas in New Mexico and was wondering what maps others use for this. I am very familiar with Colorado\'s web site and the maps they have available are excellent. As of now I have not found anything similar on New Mexico\'s site. It is helpful to have topo maps that also have unit boundaries on them. Being able to switch between topo and satellite is also helpful. Surely I am just not looking in the right place?
New Mexico maps?
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iccyman001
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- Apr 30, 2014
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Tim,
The way I always got by was first by using the NM game and fish site.
There is a hyper link that brings up the big game hunting units.
<!-- m --><a class=\"postlink\" href=\"http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting/maps/big-game-unit-maps-pdfs/\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href);return false;\">http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting ... maps-pdfs/</a><!-- m -->
(link^)
Those maps are very BLAH, however they all have accurate descriptions on unit boundaries.
Then I just hop over to google earth and maps and go from there.
Topos are a different story though. I\'ve only found topos on sites where you have to pay for them
So maybe someone else has a magical answer!
The way I always got by was first by using the NM game and fish site.
There is a hyper link that brings up the big game hunting units.
<!-- m --><a class=\"postlink\" href=\"http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting/maps/big-game-unit-maps-pdfs/\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href);return false;\">http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/hunting ... maps-pdfs/</a><!-- m -->
(link^)
Those maps are very BLAH, however they all have accurate descriptions on unit boundaries.
Then I just hop over to google earth and maps and go from there.
Topos are a different story though. I\'ve only found topos on sites where you have to pay for them
So maybe someone else has a magical answer!
cohunter14
Administrator
- Jul 10, 2017
- 5,279
Guys, here is a website that offers free mapping. You can view topos, aerials, etc and toggle between them.
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php
When I first moved here I bought my maps from the BLM office and the Carson National Forest websites. They aren\'t as accurate as I would like but they give you a idea like Dan mentioned to look on google earth. Now that I have my GPS with the land maps I rarely use the paper maps.
