Written by Justin Park|
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Information is easier to find than ever, but--somehow--knowing what you can legally hunt in a given area on a given date isn't easy info to come by. The startup Hunterizer app aims to put that data at your fingertips and is rapidly expanding their coverage area, recently adding Idaho and Tennessee to their app.
We profiled the Hunterizer founders and the new app in January after meeting them at SHOT Show and in four months, they've added three states: Michigan, Idaho, and Tennessee. Data from New York, California, Georgia, Montana, Texas, and Kansas was already included.
If this pace doesn't seem particularly fast, keep in mind that the Hunterizer folks are entering and verifying information such as season dates, species, and locations manually so hunter can be confident in the information they're using to decide what, when, and where to hunt.
In addition to showing location- and date-specific hunts, the app details important rules and regulations such as weapon restrictions, bag limits, possession limits, shooting hours, and other requirements. The app also has an improved map interface with hunting zone overlays to help visualize state-level hunting areas in space.
The Hunterizer team plans to continue expanding with the goal of at least 50% of the nation's hunters covered in the app by year's end.
Hunterizer says they're focusing on "states with high regulatory complexity, where hunters must navigate overlapping zones, species rules, and seasonal constraints." It may seem head-scratching to non-hunters that it could be such a project to digitize hunting rules and regs, but for hunters who hunt in one of the many states with "high regulatory complexity", the demand for this project isn't a surprise.
Justin Park is a Colorado-based writer, editor, and avid hunter with a passion for the outdoors. He contributes to leading publications such as GearJunkie, Popular Mechanics, Powder, and Men's Journal, and serves as Editor of Wild Snow. Park is deeply involved in conservation and recreation advocacy, serving as Chapter Chair of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) in Summit County. He also represents RMEF on a state recreation committee focused on proactively addressing land use conflicts.