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Old 09-07-2005 | 07:48 AM
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Does anyone know where the guys on TV get those big maps of their hunting property?
I mean, I can go to terraserver or something and print out an 8"x11" aerial photo on a piece of paper, but I want a clear aerial pic of the 2,000 acres we hunt that is like 3'x5'.
Where do I get it?
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Old 09-07-2005 | 08:06 AM
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Check out MyTopo.com. They do custom waterproof 24 x 36 topo and aerial maps.
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Old 09-07-2005 | 08:41 AM
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Check out Google Earth. You will see the lay of the land better than ever.
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Old 09-07-2005 | 11:34 AM
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Nasa also has a program out there called World Wind but the install file is HUGE. You got to have high speed to use Google earth and world wind.
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Old 09-07-2005 | 11:49 AM
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Try this link:

http://www.mytopo.com/

It is a site advertised on several hunting sites.
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Old 09-07-2005 | 12:05 PM
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I like using the aerial photos of www.mapmart.com.

Click on Aerial Photography
click on begin search
click until you find your area.
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Old 09-07-2005 | 12:53 PM
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world wind looks cool. i'm going to try it tonight when i get home. google earth isn't very good resolution. pretty darn cool, but not too usefull for hunting.
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