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Do any of you prefer orienteering maps over topo maps for you backcountry trips?
I have never seen an orienteering map up close, but they are more detailed?
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I've done orienteering courses in the army. We used topo maps (1:24k and 1:50k). Me thinks the maps you are referring to are 1:15,000 and are privately produced for specific courses. Unless you are hunting on an actual tract of land used as a course, I can't imagine there would be such a map for x game unit in Colorado for example.
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Gotcha, thanks. I wondered why I had never seen one.
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Here's a good site for free PDF Maps. A little tricky, but auger in, read and follow the directions, and do a download. They are excellent, free, geo-referenced, and come with an aerial photo image beneath the map. Free map link
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When I was in the army, we used standard USGS 1:24k maps.
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1minute, thanks for the link to the USGS maps. Hadn't been there in forever. It was simple and easy to use. Nice!
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338Win:
To get to the geo-referencing feature one has to go through Edit, Analysis, and the Geospatial Location Tool. The coordinates will show for wherever one places the mouse. Pretty high quality and handy maps.
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The orienteering maps that I've used (admittedly many years ago) were just copied and enlarged USGS 15 min maps with magnetic grid lines drawn in. No more detail than USGS sheets, just printed larger.
There was a time when you could get 7.5 minute USGS maps for some areas, but haven't seen one in quite awhile.
My favorite now is the National Geographic TOPO! mapping software. Its still based on the USGS sheets, but lets you customize the maps and print out whatever you want.
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I order custom 1:25k MGRS maps from mytopo.com for each hunt I do. Easiest solution available that gives me everything I want in a map.
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I've competed in orienteering events but never knew (or thought) that there were any for general use. However, to answer your question, I would still simply use 1:24 USGS topo maps even if their orienteering counterparts were available. They have plenty of detail for my purposes.
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