WildMap vs Bushwise

WildMap is the dedicated hunting map for Australian hunters. See which land you can legally access, what species you're permitted to take, and exactly where you are. IMPORTANT - WildMap IS NOT A GOVERNMENT APP WildMap is an independent app by Northset Advisory Pty Ltd (ABN 40 386 582 970). We're not part of any government, not endorsed by one, and we don't run government services. The map data comes from official government sources - all listed at the bottom of this page. Always check tenure and hunting rules with the relevant authority before you hunt. KEY FEATURES - Cadastral land tenure - colour coded boundaries across VIC, NSW, TAS and QLD, with owner and tenure type lookup in Victoria - Victoria GMA zones - hunting area overlays with species tables (sambar, hog deer, fallow deer, duck, pest species) - NSW State Forests - R-Licence forests with booking categories, species, seasons, bag limits and direct DPIRD booking links - Tasmania - Game Reserve boundaries with seasons, bag limits and permitted methods, plus tenure overlays - Public land at a glance - Crown land, State Forest and reserves colour coded against freehold - Fire history, road closures, waterways, 4WD tracks, Victorian alpine huts and Australia wide camping grounds - Thermal Flow (Premium) - watch thermals rise and sink across the terrain, hour by hour - Scent cone - project your scent downwind from any point - Line of sight - see what is actually visible from a glassing spot before you climb to it - Terrain analysis - 3D terrain, contours, slope angle, aspect and elevation bands - Distance measure and area draw - range a stalk or size up a block - Plan a route, navigate it, then retrace your steps back out - Offline maps - download your area before you go, the map works without reception - GPS tracking, waypoints and a harvest log - Field notes with photos, plus weather forecast, wind compass and pressure trend - Print a paper map of your area as a backup - Sign in to sync waypoints, tracks, notes and harvests across your devices - Dedicated desktop mode - spot the patterns season on season. Sort by moon phase, weather, wind or species OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Every government dataset in WildMap comes from an official public source. Each map layer also shows its source and a link to it inside the app. Victoria - Vicmap Property (land tenure, cadastre), State of Victoria: https://www.data.vic.gov.au - Game Management Authority Victoria (hunting zones, seasons): https://www.gma.vic.gov.au/hunting - MapShareVic (hunting areas, road closures): https://mapshare.vic.gov.au - Dept of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (fire history): https://discover.data.vic.gov.au - Parks Victoria (closures, alerts): https://www.parks.vic.gov.au - Emergency Management Victoria (fire incidents): https://www.emergency.vic.gov.au New South Wales - State of NSW, Spatial Services (land tenure): https://data.nsw.gov.au - NSW Primary Industries and Regional Development (hunting, R-Licence): https://www.dpird.nsw.gov.au/hunting - Forestry Corporation of NSW (state forests, exclusions): https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au - NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (fire history): https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au Tasmania - the LIST, State of Tasmania (tenure, cadastre, Game Reserves): https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au - Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (game management): https://nre.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/management-of-wildlife/ Queensland - State of Queensland (cadastre, land parcels, QPWS fire history): https://www.data.qld.gov.au WildMap is a mapping and planning tool. Hunters are solely responsible for verifying land tenure and compliance with State hunting laws before entering any property. Privacy policy: https://wildmap.com.au/privacy Terms: https://wildmap.com.au/terms Support: https://wildmap.com.au/support

Bushwise is a free, offline hunting map for licensed NSW hunters. Import the official DPIRD forest maps you already use, and see exactly where you are on them — with no phone signal and no data. Everything happens on your device. Find your way, off the grid • Import official DPIRD maps (GeoPDF & KMZ) straight from the Files app • Live GPS position, heading and coordinates, fully offline • A compass and scale bar built for glancing at in the field Mark the ground you know • Drop, name and photograph markers — camps, stands, glassing spots, water, sign, kills and more • Distinct silhouettes for deer, fox, goat and pig, or plain coloured pins • Share, export and import markers as GPX or KML Never lose the way back • Record your track with one tap and follow the trace-back bearing home • Export any track as GPX A quiet safety co-pilot • Advisory alerts as you approach no-hunting zones on the map — it informs, you decide • Legal light times and gentle field reminders • Map-expiry warnings so you're never on an out-of-date map Free, and genuinely private Everything in Bushwise is free — the whole kit, nothing held back, no subscription and no unlock. And nothing leaves your phone: no account, no analytics, no servers. Your maps, markers, tracks and photos stay on your device. If the app earns a place in your pack, there's an optional tip jar — but it unlocks nothing, ever. Made by one hunter in NSW. Bushwise is a navigation aid, not the law. Official DPIRD maps and GPS both have limits — always verify against the official map and current NSW hunting rules. You remain responsible for hunting legally and safely.