Introducing
Data Hunt Guide
The #1 way to find high-activity animal locations in your unit
Find your animal or 100% money back guaranteed
Our 2025 launch delivered in every state
Data Hunt Guide shows you high-probability hunting locations inside your specific unit using thousands of real deer, elk, and game sightings.
Instead of guessing where animals might be…
Start your hunt where they’ve actually been showing up.
This year we’re getting ready to launch Data Hunt Guide 2.0
- 3X more accurate
- Login and access an interactive map of your unit
- Now with public land boundaries, water sources, elevation and weather filters
- Upload to your favorite hunting apps
- Guarantee you see your animal
Guides go on sale in May
- sign up here for early access
We limit the number of sales per unit so once they’re gone, they’re gone.
How It Works
We analyze thousands of real, public wildlife sightings to understand where animals are actually showing up.
We pull from sources like wildlife reports, public photos, and other real-world sightings across your unit. Then we break down the patterns:
- Elevation
- Cover
- Food sources
- Time of year
- Distance from roads and pressure
From that, we highlight the areas with the highest likelihood of consistent animal activity - so you can focus your time where it counts.
What're you gonna hunt?
Once you draw your tag, just head over to Data Hunt Guide and select the hunt you're planning.
1
Choose Your Animal
Select the species you’re hunting: elk, deer, or turkey.
2
Choose Your State & Unit
Pick the state and hunting unit where you drew your tag.
3
Purchase Your Guide
Download the Data Hunt Guide for that unit and start exploring the interactive map, heat zones, and coordinates.
1
Choose Your Animal
Select the species you’re hunting: elk, deer, or turkey.
2
Choose Your State & Unit
Pick the state and hunting unit where you drew your tag.
3
Purchase Your Guide
Download the Data Hunt Guide for that unit and start exploring the interactive map, heat zones, and coordinates.
The Story
It all started on my son’s first hunt
A few years ago I took my son on his first big hunt. Like most hunters, I tried to do everything right ahead of time. I spent weeks studying maps, looking at satellite imagery, and reading through forums trying to figure out the best areas inside the unit.
When the hunt finally came, we worked hard. We hiked miles, glassed ridges, and looked for fresh sign. We gave it five full days.
We didn’t see a single animal.
On the last evening we ran into another hunting party. They had already tagged out. All six of them.
That was a tough moment. Seeing the disappointment on my son’s face made me realize something pretty clearly: the way I had always scouted simply wasn’t working as well as I thought it did.
The Idea
My background is in data science. My career has been focused on finding patterns in large data sets and using those patterns to make predictions.
After that hunt, I started wondering if the same approach could apply to hunting.
We rely heavily on maps and terrain features when we scout, but those things only tell you what the land looks like. They don’t necessarily tell you where animals are actually spending their time.
So I started building a small database using publicly available wildlife sightings and location data. The goal was simple: see if consistent patterns started to appear when enough observations were collected together.
The First Test
The First Real Test Was My Son’s Next Hunt
In 2020 I ran the system for my son’s next deer hunt near Prescott, Arizona. The data pointed us toward a specific area inside the unit that I probably wouldn’t have chosen on my own.
Before the season started, I drove out to check the area. Within a short time I started finding sign — deer tracks, scat, and even a shed. That was the first indication the data might actually be pointing us in the right direction.
On opening morning my son was set up before sunrise. About twenty minutes after daylight a buck stepped out of the brush about 165 yards away. He made a clean shot.
Packing that deer out together was one of the best hikes we’ve had. But more importantly, it showed me the data was identifying real patterns in where animals spend their time.
Early Feedback
Even Experienced Hunters Were Curious
As the system improved, I started showing it to a few other hunters. One of them was a rancher in northern Arizona who has spent most of his life riding horseback through elk country.
He knows his unit extremely well and was understandably skeptical when I showed him the map.
After looking it over for a minute he pointed to one of the highlighted areas and said, “That’s one of my favorite spots to hunt. How did you figure that out?”
That was a pretty good confirmation that the data was identifying the same patterns experienced hunters see after years in the field.
Why 500+ Users Love Us
Nik R.
This is my first season hunting and Data Hunt Guide has been extremely helpful! The locations and heat map are game changing and take out all the guess work. I’ve bought several hunt guides from other companies and DHG blows them out of the water! The detail they provide for the western slope in Colorado is like no other I’ve seen. Easy to read and simple navigation give me the confidence I need for a successful hunt! Thanks so much DHG for everything and I’ll have another post soon for a nice sized bull!
★★★★★
Joe G.
I went hunting with my dad and two friends. We've been hunting for most of our lives, but we went to a unit we've never hunted before. Data hunt guide put us in the right spots. We found elk in the areas where they said we'd find them.
Three of us harvested elk.
★★★★★
Billy F.
I'm a guide in Southern AZ, and met the DHG guys a while back. They gave me their deer data in a unit I wanted to expand into. The data helped me cut down on the time I needed to spend scouting for my clients.
★★★★★
Matthew P.
We went to a brand-new unit we've never hunted before and used Data Hunt Guide to help us find an area with deer. Got there early, set up camp and 15 min into a hike we saw deer. LEGIT!!!!
★★★★★
George D.
Great product helped me out with narrowing down my hunting area!
★★★★★
Billy B.
I used DHG to look for turkeys in southeast Arizona. Worked like a charm.
★★★★★
What’s New
Data Hunt Guide 2.0
Last season we released the first version of Data Hunt Guide to a small group of hunters. The feedback was strong, but it also showed us where we could improve the system.
Over the past year we rebuilt the platform and added a lot more information to each unit.
Instead of just receiving coordinates, hunters now get access to a fully interactive map, similar to what you might be used to using in tools like onX.
Inside the map you’ll be able to see:
- Predicted high-probability hunting areas
- Public land boundaries
- Water sources and tanks
- Elevation data across the unit
- Weather information to help plan your hunt
All of this information is layered together so you can explore your unit and quickly identify the areas animals are most likely to use.
It’s a much clearer way to plan where you’ll start your hunt before ever stepping into the field.
Limited Access
Why We Limit Each Unit
One thing we decided early on was that we didn’t want to release unlimited guides for every unit.
If thousands of hunters were all given the exact same locations, the information wouldn’t be very useful and it could put unnecessary pressure on those areas.
Instead, each season we release a limited number of Data Hunt Guide packs per unit. Once those are gone, we close access for that area until the following season.
Join the
Early Access List
If you’d like to see whether Data Hunt Guide will be available for your state or unit this season, you can join the early access list below.
We’ll send an update when guides are released and when reservations open for each unit.
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