GOHUNT / Hunt Research & Maps

Review by eFreeware

GOHUNT is a hunting research and mapping app from goHUNT LLC, published on Google Play under Maps & Navigation. It has been on the store since the middle of 2021 and sits at a 3.3 average from 1,327 ratings, with more than 100,000 installs. The pitch is that research and navigation live in one place rather than being split between a state draw booklet, a spreadsheet and a separate mapping app.

That combination is the reason to consider it. You can narrow down the units you might draw, then look at the same ground on a map with land ownership, terrain and species layers already in place. For anyone building a season around western tags, that is a meaningful amount of work moved into one app.

The app is free to install, carries no ads, and offers in-app purchases. The app is part of a wider service rather than a standalone tool.

Draw odds and unit research as the starting point

The centerpiece is the research side. You pick a state and a species, then filter units by draw odds, how much public land a unit contains, historical harvest success and other criteria. The result is a shortlist of units you can realistically draw rather than a pile of regulations to read through.

Unit profiles cover the western states, and draw odds are provided for the west as well. Application strategies and deadlines are included, along with a Point Tracker for western states, which is the part that matters if you are sitting on points and deciding when to cash them in.

The developer describes this as an industry-leading research platform, and the app is endorsed by well-known hunters including Randy Newberg, Remi Warren and Ryan Lampers. Those names carry weight with the audience the app is built for, though the value you get still depends on how many states and species you actually apply in.

There are also hunting tips and tactics in the app, and monthly gear giveaways are listed among the research features. Those are extras rather than reasons to install, but they round out what is otherwise a planning tool.

Mapping built around land ownership

The mapping side covers all 50 states. Public and private land boundaries and ownership are the foundation, with hunt units and zones drawn on top. Roads and trails, elevation bands, water, wildfire history and species distribution are available as separate layers, so you can build a picture of a piece of ground before you commit to it.

Basemaps include satellite, hybrid and topographical options, and there is interactive 3D terrain for reading ridges, basins and access routes. GPS tracking is included, and maps can be downloaded for offline use, which is the feature that matters most once you are past the trailhead.

Waypoints, tracks and hunts can be shared with other GOHUNT users. Importing data and waypoints from other mapping apps is supported, but the developer notes that this works on the web only, so a desktop session is part of the workflow if you are bringing over existing pins.

What the app asks of you

The app installs free and shows no ads. In-app purchases are available. The research tools are built around western draw systems and unit profiles for western states, while the mapping platform covers the country as a whole.

That split is worth understanding before you install. If your hunting is entirely in the east, the draw odds and unit profile machinery has less to offer you, even though the maps still work. If you apply across several western states, the research side is the strongest part of the app.

Two features sit on the desktop rather than in the app: terrain analysis tools and the historical imagery library. Anyone who wants those will need to log in through a browser. Importing waypoints from other mapping apps is also web-only.

Getting useful answers out of it

The sensible approach is to start with the filters rather than the map. Set your state and species, then work through draw odds, public land percentage and harvest success to see which units survive. Once you have two or three candidates, open them in the mapping platform and check access, terrain and land ownership before you decide.

Offline maps are worth downloading well before a trip, since the point of them is to work where a signal does not. The same goes for waypoints and tracks: build them at home, share them with the people you hunt with, and keep the downloaded map area tight enough to be practical.

If you already keep pins in another mapping app, do the import on the web first so your existing data is in place before you start adding to it. And if you are tracking points across several states, the Point Tracker is the natural place to check in each application cycle rather than something to set up once and forget.

The app was last updated on September 4, 2026, with bug fixes and performance improvements.

A planning tool for western tag hunters

GOHUNT makes the most sense for hunters who apply for tags in the western states and want their research and their maps in one place. The draw odds, unit profiles, deadlines and Point Tracker are the core of it, and the mapping layer covering all 50 states means the same app handles scouting and navigation once a tag is in hand.

The trade-offs are the western focus of the research tools and the two features that only work on the desktop. The app is free to install, with in-app purchases, so there is no cost to seeing whether the research side fits how you plan a season.

If you plan western hunts seriously, this is a reasonable app to try. If your hunting stays close to home in a state without a draw system, the mapping tools will do the work but the research platform will sit largely unused.

What's new in version 13.0.0

Bug fixes and performance enhancements