Places to Hunt

ALABAMA:  Wildlife management areas, maps, and hunting information:
 http://www.outdoorsalabama.com/hunting/land/

ALASKA:  Maps for state hunting areas by species, Game Management Unit, hunt type and hunt number:
 http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=huntingmaps.main

ARIZONA:  Public hunting lands ( including federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property and State Trust Lands (STL):
 http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting_units.shtml  

ARKANSAS:  County-by-county map of state and federal public hunting lands:
 http://www.agfc.com/hunting/Pages/HuntingWheretohunt.aspx

CALIFORNIA:   Reference the right-hand side of the page for information on hunting state, federal, military and private lands.
 http://www.dfg.ca.gov/about/hunting/

COLORADO:  State wildlife area maps:
http://wildlife.state.co.us/LandWater/StateWildlifeAreas/
 Private lands Walk-in Access Program:
http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/SmallGame/WalkInAccess/
 State Trust Lands Public Access Program:
http://wildlife.state.co.us/LandWater/StateTrustLands/

CONNECTICUT:  Public lands for hunting (by area with various species and maps):
 http://www.depdata.ct.gov/wildlife/hunting/hntareas.asp?depNav=|  

DELAWARE:  State public lands and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property (includes .pdf maps and hunting regulations for each tract): 
 http://www.fw.delaware.gov/Hunting/pages/HuntingMaps.aspx

FLORIDA: Links to brochures on each of the state’s Wildlife Management Areas:
 http://myfwc.com/hunting/wma-brochures/ 
WMAs that allow hunting without a quota permit:
 http://myfwc.com/docs/RecreationActivities/hunt_WMAsQuotaPermitNotNeeded.pdf 

GEORGIA:  Maps and information on hunting public Wildlife Management Areas, Natural Areas, and Heritage Preserves:
http://www.georgiawildlife.org/maps/hunting

HAWAII:  Hunting areas, maps, and game information listed by individual islands:
 http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dofaw/hunting

IDAHO: Quick links and resources for access to public and private lands, including maps and planning tools:
 http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/?getPage=250

ILLINOIS:  Public hunting areas, including hunting and trapping regulations :
 http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/hunter_fact_sheet/index.htm

INDIANA:  Interactive maps to public hunting areas:
 http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/5427.htm 

IOWA: Public wildlife management areas by county: 
 http://www.iowadnr.gov/wildlife/wmamaps/index.html  

KANSAS: Information on the state’s private lands Walk-in Hunting Access Program: 
 http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/Other-Services/Private-Landowner-Assistance/Wildlife/Walk-in-Hunting 

  Information on public wildlife areas and unit maps by species:
 http://kdwp.state.ks.us/news/Hunting/Where-to-Hunt-in-Kansas 

KENTUCKY:  State and federal public hunting areas, including maps, by geographic region:
http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/kfwis/wmaguide.asp?lid=600&NavPath=C151C154

LOUISIANA:  State Wildlife Management Areas by county:
 http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wma  

MAINE:  Wildlife management areas by region -- maps and information:
 http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/management/wma/index.htm

MARYLAND:  A guide to hunting the state’s public lands: 
 http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Publiclands/index.asp  

MASSACHUSETTS:  Hunting in state parks and forests by region:
 http://www.mass.gov/dcr/recreate/hunting.htm   

MICHIGAN:  State and federal public lands:
 http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10913---,00.html  

MINNESOTA:  State and federal public lands:
 http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/tips/locations.html

MISSISSIPPI:  Maps to state Wildlife Management Areas:
 http://home.mdwfp.com/WMA/WMADefault.aspx  

MISSOURI:  Find places to hunt via the "Public Hunting Areas" drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the page: 
 http://www.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping  

MONTANA:  Public land hunting opportunities, with information on both state and federal public lands:
 http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/hunterAccess/public.html 
Private land hunting opportunities:
 http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/hunterAccess/privateLand/  

NEBRASKA:  State and federal public lands: 
 http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/hunting/places/places.asp 

NEVADA: State and federal public lands, including maps: 
 http://www.ndow.org/hunt/maps/index.shtm 

NEW HAMPSHIRE:  State and federal public lands:
 http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Hunting/where_hunt_in_NH.htm  

NEW JERSEY:  State wildlife management areas:
 http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/wmaland.htm  

NEW MEXICO:  Wildlife management areas:
http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/wildlife_management_areas/index.htm
Other hunting information, including species information and hunting on private lands: 
 http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/recreation/hunting/index.htm  

NEW YORK:  Lists and information about state and federal public lands.  State lands include wildlife managment areas, forest preserves, re-forestation areas, and private lands open for hunting under the state's Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Areas (FWCA) program.   Federal lands include National Wildlife Refuges and National Forests. 
 http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7844.html 
More detailed information about specific state wildlife management areas listed by region is also available: 
 http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7768.html 

NORTH CAROLINA:  Information on hunting state game lands with detailed maps:
 http://www.ncwildlife.org/Hunting/H_Game_Land_Maps.htm   

NORTH DAKOTA:  State wildlife management areas listed by county.  Includes species in each area, size of management area, and location. 
 http://gf.nd.gov/hunting/wildlife.html  

OHIO:  Alphabetical and regional listing of state Wildlife Areas, with maps: 
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/wild_resourcessubhomepage/WildlifeAreaMapsLandingPage/tabid/19694/Default.aspx

OKLAHOMA
State wildlife management areas by region and alphabetically, with maps: 
 http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/whereto.htm

OREGON:  Interactive maps that will help you locate places to hunt on public lands such as National Wildlife Refuges and State Wildlife Areas. Information also included for locating private lands where ODFW has cooperative agreements to provide hunting access. 
 http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/map/index.asp
 List of wildlife management areas (called units in Oregon), including maps:
 http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/big_game/units/index.asp

PENNSYLVANIA:  Information on hunting private and public land, including State Game Lands, State Forest Lands, State Parks, the Allegheny National Forest, the Erie National Wildlife Refuge, Army Corps of Engineers properties and county and municipal parks and recreation areas: 
 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=617662&mode=2

RHODE ISLAND
:  State wildlife management area maps:
 http://www.dem.ri.gov/maps/wma.htm

SOUTH CAROLINA:  Wildlife management areas by region.  Includes regulations, hunting seasons, and maps: 
 http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/wma/index.html 

SOUTH DAKOTA:  Detailed information on public and private land hunting opportunities:
 http://gfp.sd.gov/hunting/areas/ 

TENNESSEE:  Public hunting opportunities on state and federal lands: 
 http://www.tn.gov/twra/publichunting.html  

TEXAS:  State public lands -- general information:
 http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/public/lands/ 
State public lands -- Table of Contents providing detailed information on use of public lands, and showing various regions, maps, and other data: 
 http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/public/lands/table_contents/ 

UTAH:  Guide to state wildlife management areas (large .pdf files). Files contain a detailed list all wildlife management areas by region and name, and provide detailed maps and hunting information for each area. 
  Preface: http://wildlife.utah.gov/publications/wildlife_lands/preface.pdf  
  Part 1: http://wildlife.utah.gov/publications/wildlife_lands/landsbook1.pdf  
  Part 2: http://wildlife.utah.gov/publications/wildlife_lands/landsbook2.pdf  

VERMONT:  State wildlife management area maps by district and name:
 http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/wma_maps.cfm 

VIRGINIA:  State wildlife management areas by region, alphabetical name, and game species:
 http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wmas/ 
Other public lands, including State Forests, State Parks, State Public Access Lands for Sportsmen (PALS),  Federal Refuges, National Forests, National Parks, and federal military reservations: 
 http://www.dgif.state.va.us/hunting/regulations/publiclands.asp 

WASHINGTON:  State wildlife management areas by region, including descriptions, maps, and access sites:
 http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/ 

WEST VIRGINIA:  State and federal wildlife management areas by map or district, including areas for physically disabled hunters.  Includes State Forests and National Refuges.  Maps and hunting regulations also provided.   
 http://www.wvdnr.gov/hunting/wma.shtm 

WISCONSIN:  State wildlife recreation (hunting) lands by region. Includes detailed information and maps. 
 http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/wildlife_areas/index.htm  

WYOMING: Hunter Management Areas (HMA) by geographic area: 
 http://gf.state.wy.us/plpwhmprogram/frmHunterManagementHome.aspx 
 Private Lands Public Access Walk-In Program, including rules and maps: 
 http://gf.state.wy.us/plpwhmprogram/frmWalkinHuntingHome.aspx