Our goal in this project is to graphically represent all public lands suitable for hunting, camping and hiking. We want to gather as much information as we can, particularly information based upon personal experience, relative to each location.
UPDATE!! In the early morning hours of January 20, 2007, You can see the strong beginning of the effort by clicking here Network Link System for US Public Lands to open the links in your Google Earth.
We currently have the boundaries and placenames for the US National Forests, US National Wildlife Refuges, Department of Defense lands, Indian Reservations and a few of the State managed/owned public lands. As time and resources permit, I will continue to develop the Network Link System to hopefully include all publically managed/owned lands in the US suitable for hunting, camping, hiking and fishing.
We REALLY want to gather information from people who have used these locations, NOT SO MUCH for the specific places to hunt or fish, but, moreso for those places NOT to hunt, fish, camp, eat, etc. We believe this will save others who visit the areas a multitude of time and make their experience much more pleasureable.
IF YOU WISH TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR EXPERIENCES, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
A preliminary gathering might include information based upon the following template:
Species
Location (nearest city)
Location (county)
Location (state)
Time of year
Licensing requirements
Licensing fees
Application times, if applicable
Local contacts - government, private
Lodging/Camping alternatives
Dining alternatives
Public land (specifics regarding any specific needs)
Private land (specifics of contact, approximate price, lead times on booking, accomodations, etc)
Gear requirements for the hunt and weather
OPTIONAL:
General or specific GPS coordinates or units where you recommend hunting
I have made available forums within which to discuss the information gathering as well as hunting experiences at Coastal Outdoors Hunting
Thus far in the project, I have used an existing collection of National Forest polygons, organized those into a regional and state basis, converted many from a fill polygon into an outlined polygon. I've also added a few Wildlife Management Areas in Georgia.
If you would be interested in participating by contributing Google Earth content, please let me know. I will provide you with direct back-door access to the information here so you can automatically update our Network Link with your information.