In a world that’s overblown with digital devices and services, paper maps are still an invaluable tool for hunters.
Paper maps offer some big advantages over their digital counterparts. First, and most important, they don’t lose charge in the field. Second, paper maps portray a much wider field of view when trying to see detail of a big hunting area. There’s power in spreading a big paper map on your kitchen table and getting the “big picture” of a hunting spot. Digital maps can feel too zoomed in.
Paper maps were once available at local government offices, and you might still see advice on hunting forums to check there for good paper hunting maps. But, those maps have mostly been trashed as government agencies transition to online mapping software. If you need a paper map fix, your best bets in Oregon today are the following: