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HuntScout vs HuntGrid
HuntScout and HuntGrid are both hunting maps for the US and Canada. HuntGrid is free with every layer, in English and Canadian French, and shows a season only once a person has checked it against the official rules. Here’s how the two compare, where HuntScout is ahead, and how to bring your waypoints over.
HuntScout and HuntGrid side by side
Facts from HuntScout’s own pages, and what HuntGrid Hunt does today.
| HuntScout | HuntGrid Hunt |
|---|---|
| Price | |
| Free to download; Pro and Elite plans are in-app purchases from $4.99 a month or $22.99 to $29.99 a year | Free, with every layer and no trial. The free plan is limited only by storage: 3 offline areas and 100 MB of photos and voice notes |
| Where you get it | |
| The App Store (iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Macs), Google Play and a web map | In the browser on any phone or computer, and it installs to your home screen from there. Not in the app stores yet |
| Languages | |
| English | English and Canadian French, the whole app |
| Countries | |
| The US and Canada, plus season pages for five Australian states and New Zealand | The US and Canada |
| Public land and walk-in | |
| Federal, state, walk-in and restricted areas in the US, and Crown land maps in Canada | Public land in all 50 states, walk-in and access-program land in 36 states, and Crown land across most of Canada, in one “Can I hunt here?” answer with its source |
| Private land | |
| Private parcels and property lines, with parcel ownership | Parcel lines and, signed in, the owner’s name on rural land in US states that publish it, so you know who to ask. Elsewhere, a link to the county assessor or the provincial land registry |
| Hunting units | |
| Every Game Management Unit boundary in the US, and WMU boundaries in Canada | GMUs, WMUs and zones in most states and provinces, and which unit you’re standing in, even offline |
| Seasons | |
| Open or closed status and season dates; their site asks you to confirm dates and rules with the wildlife agency | Season dates appear only after a person has checked them against the official regulations, with the source. Where nobody has yet, the app says so |
| Rules questions | |
| An AI assistant answers questions about the regulations | No AI assistant: the rules on the map each come with their official source |
| Pins, groups and log | |
| Waypoints with notes, hunting groups, a hunt log and spots shared with your crew | Pins, tracks, trail camera photos, sightings and harvests, and groups with shared maps and check-ins |
| Offline | |
| Download maps before you head out | 3 offline areas in the free plan, with every layer |
As of November 1, 2026, from huntscout.app, HuntScout on the App Store. Prices are in US dollars and change; check them on the app’s own site.
What HuntGrid gives you for free
Can I hunt here?
Public land in all 50 states, walk-in and access-program land in 36, and Crown land across most of Canada. When we can’t be sure, the answer is “unknown”, never green.
Seasons checked by a person
Season dates from the official regulations, each with its source, plus legal shooting light for any spot.
Wind, scent and weather
A scent cone from any stand hour by hour, thermals, live station wind, official forecasts, radar and alerts.
Who to ask
Signed in, the owner’s name on rural land in US states that publish it, only so you can ask permission. We never buy or scrape owner names.
Offline maps
Download up to three places you hunt with topo, land, your pins and the forecast, and use them with no signal.
One account, four apps
The same free account signs you in to HuntGrid Fishing, Offroad and Backcountry (beta), in English or French.
Where HuntScout is ahead
Better you hear it here than find out in the woods.
In both app stores
HuntScout installs from the App Store and Google Play. HuntGrid installs from the browser for now, on iPhone, Android and computers.
An AI assistant
HuntScout answers regulation questions with AI. HuntGrid has no assistant: it shows the rules a person has checked, with their source.
Parcel owners
HuntScout advertises parcel ownership. HuntGrid shows owner names only where a US state publishes them; elsewhere it points you to the assessor or land registry.
Australia and New Zealand
HuntScout has season pages for five Australian states and New Zealand. HuntGrid covers the US and Canada.
Units in most places, not all
HuntScout lists every US unit boundary. HuntGrid has units in most states and provinces and adds the rest one at a time.
Some seasons not verified yet
Season dates and access rules show only after a person has checked them, so some places still say “not verified yet”.
Switching
Move from HuntScout in four steps
Save your waypoints
If HuntScout lets you share or export your waypoints as a GPX or KML file, save that file. If it doesn’t, jot down your key spots so you can drop them again.
Import them into HuntGrid
Create a free account and import the file from My maps. GPX, KML/KMZ, GeoJSON and CSV all work. How importing works.
Download your areas
Pick up to three places you hunt and download them for offline use before you lose signal.
Put it on your phone
HuntGrid runs in the browser on iPhone, Android and computers, and installs to your home screen from there. How to install it.
HuntScout is a trademark of its owner. HuntGrid isn’t affiliated with it; the name is used only to describe switching and comparing. Check HuntScout’s own site for its current plans and features.
Questions
Still have a question? Read the help pages or email support@huntgrid.net.
Is there a free alternative to HuntScout?
Yes. HuntGrid’s free plan has every map layer: public and Crown land, walk-in land, hunting units, wind and scent, weather, seasons and offline maps for the US and Canada. The limits are on storage (3 offline areas, 100 MB of media), not on states or features.
Can I move my HuntScout waypoints to HuntGrid?
If HuntScout lets you share or export them as a GPX or KML file, yes: import the file in HuntGrid from My maps. Files from onX, HuntStand and Garmin work the same way.
Is HuntGrid in French?
Yes. The whole app, and this site, are in English and Canadian French. HuntScout’s App Store listing names English only.
Does HuntGrid show who owns private land?
Signed in, in US states that publish owner names: tap a rural parcel to see who to ask for permission. Elsewhere the card points you to the county assessor, and in Canada to the provincial land registry.
Is HuntGrid in the App Store or Google Play?
Not yet. HuntGrid runs in the browser on iPhone, Android and computers and installs to your home screen from there.
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