You can change the opacity of those areas pretty easily if you want. Right-click the master folder "Elk migration corridors" for instance. Go to "get info" then "style, colors". From there you can select to have all the descendant folders take the same format, and you can make the layers more transparent.
Great video! Just finished getting it all set up on my computer and now to start playing with it. Heading up into GMU 80/81 this fall for rifle elk and this will be very helpful. Thx for Posting!
Quick tip on transparencies: If you click on a layer in My Places, then look at the bottom of the My Places box (just above the Layers box)....there are two buttons, a magnifying glass and a gradient box....click the gradient box, and the slider will adjust the transparency of the layers you selected. You can do individual layers, or folders of several layers all at the same time. And the transparency level saves when you click File-Save My Places.
Instead of turning layers on and off, just select one (or the parent folder), then press the transparency selector at the bottom of the places tab and adjust the slider so you can see through the layers.
You're welcome. I didn't give it away, this is public information provided by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Plenty of room out there for everyone. Best of luck in 2018 and thanks for watching!
Agreed. It's just that not everyone knows this. Colorado has been great with their information on all species like identifying migration areas, wintering grounds etc. I just wish some of the other states would do the same cause its starting to get more like gambling these days with more hunters out in the field. I've backpack and horse packed most of my hunts and now I'm seeing tons of people in areas I never thought they'd be. Anyhow, good job and I wish you luck this year in the draws. As for me I'm looking to go OTC if I don't draw in my home state AZ (home state) or in NM. I never liked playing the points game.
Yeah I hear ya. Gone are the days of leaving everyone behind. I think success is all about getting creative and hunting smart, instead of trying to "out-muscle" everyone. Good luck to you as well!
Have you ever used the path profile feature? It is awesome to use as you plan your path to see your vertical climb along your path. Just create your path and save it, then mouse over the path and right click on it and got down to "Show Elevation Profile" and it will bring up a profile of your path at the bottom of the screen. Really helpful tool. Thanks for doing this video, it was great.
I have used that - very helpful indeed! It is definitely nice to see how far you have to travel and the elevation you have to cover. Thanks for watching!
As a guy that sets behind his desk all day at work.... Google Earth has been one of the best digital scouting tools I have come across. I have downloaded a file that overlays a topo map over the entire globe and can turn on and shut off that layer anytime to get the contours and topo info like springs and trails and things when I need it. Such a cool tool.
Colorado native, will be going out hunting for the 1st time since my dad passed many years ago with my brother for elk (cow). Excited but overwhelming realizing how much work goes into it when you don't have an experienced elder as a guide doing most of the work. My brother and I were kids last time we went. Doing our due diligence and planning our hunt in depth and gathering everything we need. What is the easiest way to use this for planning in relation to land ownership in your unit?
Hi Taylor - Sounds like you are gearing up for a great hunt in the near future! The best tool hands down is onXmaps. Download the APP and you can use it as your GPS and marking locations, trails, etc. It also shows land ownership so you know where the public land boundaries are. It's $35 a year per state but well worth it in my opinion. You can usually find discount codes to purchase it by checking out Randy Newberg's website. Good luck this Fall!
@@transitionwild9595 Thanks so much! Super helpful. This is the missing piece between your video and public land. Your videos are great. Much appreciated.
I watched your video and tried to follow the steps to get the overlays ... but Google earth must have changed its layout in the past few years cuz nuthin worked. Do you have an updated tutorial using the most current version of Google earth?
Thanks for checking out the video and I'm glad you found it useful! I did a little digging and wasn't able to come up with any overlays but I did come across this elk distribution map for Montana: data-mtfwp.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/04297cd92395469eb76dac99c1175074_0 It's not as interactive or as detailed as CO but you could reference off of it and it might help put you in the right direction. Thanks again. - Adam
That folder is for Iowa. Unfortunately, there is not a good overlay for Colorado public land outlines, at least from what I've found. You can get the national forest areas overlay by going to the "More" Folder and then checking the "Parks/Recreation" Box. That will give you the national forest overlay but not BLM. I use OnXmaps to determine the public land areas and cross back and forth between Google Earth and OnXmaps. Thanks for watching, Gene!
I am downloading everything right now and going to give it a shot on my first ever elk hunt this season. I will be doing both archery and rifle. Can you recommend a good gmu for Colorado?
That is awesome! I wish you the best of luck on the upcoming season! I cannot recommend a certain unit but with Colorado, you pretty much can't go wrong. Colorado has more elk than any other state so if you do your homework, you should be able to find success. Thanks for watching!
Nice video. I'm new to elk hunting, and haven't had too much finding success in finding the elk here in Utah. I have found a lot of somewhat recent sign, but no elk. Do you know of maps or tools that can help me? Or what is the best way to find elk without these tools?
Hi Garrett - Thanks for watching! A helpful app to check out is OnXmaps. This shows you public and private land boundaries as well as trail and road access. It sounds like you are rifle hunting so you need to go where there is very little hunting pressure. If I were you, I would find areas on the map that are furthest away from these access points and roads. Look for aspen grove pockets that are secluded. These give the elk cover but allow enough light in to grow grass. They will hang in these remote, secluded aspen cuts and feed during the day. Best of luck, Garrett!
No problem, Garrett! Head on over to TransitionWild.com and subscribe. I have some good early season archery elk hunting articles coming down the pipe that will be published in 2018. You can also shoot me a note in the contact form if you have any questions. I'd be happy to help you out and share any advice I have. Thanks Garrett!
Garrett Hinton Get out there and find them and understand what it is they are doing during that time of year or time of day it takes allot of hard work to understand what is going to give you the best opportunity. This Google tool really will not tell you every thing,it might get you an idea from past data but when it comes down to it.... Reality wins. Take a weekend and go for a walk in the area that is know to be active with elk, if you don't seem to see anything that doesn't mean no elk, it could be the way your approaching the area, you bumped then out before you could see them. Good luck and keep pushing.
Try this link: cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/KMZ-Maps.aspx It should bring up all the species. Scroll down to elk and the click on "Click To Download" for the map overlays. If you are not able to download, it might have something to do with your computer settings.
You can change the opacity of those areas pretty easily if you want. Right-click the master folder "Elk migration corridors" for instance. Go to "get info" then "style, colors". From there you can select to have all the descendant folders take the same format, and you can make the layers more transparent.
Beautiful and great video good sir!
Great job! I've been using Google Earth for years along with these overlays. You are a great instructor!
Thank you David! It sure is a useful tool!
Great video! Just finished getting it all set up on my computer and now to start playing with it. Heading up into GMU 80/81 this fall for rifle elk and this will be very helpful. Thx for Posting!
Thank you! Glad you found it useful and good luck this fall in Colorado!
Fantastic! First helpful video on using Google Earth, and how to add overlays. Well done!
Thank you, David! Glad you found it useful and thanks for watching. Best of luck this upcoming season!
Quick tip on transparencies: If you click on a layer in My Places, then look at the bottom of the My Places box (just above the Layers box)....there are two buttons, a magnifying glass and a gradient box....click the gradient box, and the slider will adjust the transparency of the layers you selected.
You can do individual layers, or folders of several layers all at the same time. And the transparency level saves when you click File-Save My Places.
Great tip, Miles! That will be helpful going forward.
Being an old fart it take me a while to learn this but it will be so useful. Thank you.
Great tip. My wife and I will be using this! Heard about it on your podcast that I found on a Google search
Thanks man.
Instead of turning layers on and off, just select one (or the parent folder), then press the transparency selector at the bottom of the places tab and adjust the slider so you can see through the layers.
Thanks for the posting, but you gave away my secret weapon. This explains why I'm see so many new faces the further back I go.
You're welcome. I didn't give it away, this is public information provided by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Plenty of room out there for everyone. Best of luck in 2018 and thanks for watching!
Agreed. It's just that not everyone knows this. Colorado has been great with their information on all species like identifying migration areas, wintering grounds etc. I just wish some of the other states would do the same cause its starting to get more like gambling these days with more hunters out in the field. I've backpack and horse packed most of my hunts and now I'm seeing tons of people in areas I never thought they'd be. Anyhow, good job and I wish you luck this year in the draws. As for me I'm looking to go OTC if I don't draw in my home state AZ (home state) or in NM. I never liked playing the points game.
Yeah I hear ya. Gone are the days of leaving everyone behind. I think success is all about getting creative and hunting smart, instead of trying to "out-muscle" everyone. Good luck to you as well!
Have you ever used the path profile feature? It is awesome to use as you plan your path to see your vertical climb along your path. Just create your path and save it, then mouse over the path and right click on it and got down to "Show Elevation Profile" and it will bring up a profile of your path at the bottom of the screen. Really helpful tool.
Thanks for doing this video, it was great.
I have used that - very helpful indeed! It is definitely nice to see how far you have to travel and the elevation you have to cover. Thanks for watching!
As a guy that sets behind his desk all day at work.... Google Earth has been one of the best digital scouting tools I have come across. I have downloaded a file that overlays a topo map over the entire globe and can turn on and shut off that layer anytime to get the contours and topo info like springs and trails and things when I need it. Such a cool tool.
That topo overlay sounds badass. Where can I find that link to download?
Let me see if I can find it again.
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Well done sir!
Colorado native, will be going out hunting for the 1st time since my dad passed many years ago with my brother for elk (cow). Excited but overwhelming realizing how much work goes into it when you don't have an experienced elder as a guide doing most of the work. My brother and I were kids last time we went. Doing our due diligence and planning our hunt in depth and gathering everything we need. What is the easiest way to use this for planning in relation to land ownership in your unit?
Hi Taylor - Sounds like you are gearing up for a great hunt in the near future! The best tool hands down is onXmaps. Download the APP and you can use it as your GPS and marking locations, trails, etc. It also shows land ownership so you know where the public land boundaries are. It's $35 a year per state but well worth it in my opinion. You can usually find discount codes to purchase it by checking out Randy Newberg's website. Good luck this Fall!
@@transitionwild9595 Thanks so much! Super helpful. This is the missing piece between your video and public land. Your videos are great. Much appreciated.
I watched your video and tried to follow the steps to get the overlays ... but Google earth must have changed its layout in the past few years cuz nuthin worked. Do you have an updated tutorial using the most current version of Google earth?
Thanks for posting this. You cut right to the point with practical tips. Any chance you know where to find similar overlays for Montana?
Thanks for checking out the video and I'm glad you found it useful! I did a little digging and wasn't able to come up with any overlays but I did come across this elk distribution map for Montana: data-mtfwp.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/04297cd92395469eb76dac99c1175074_0
It's not as interactive or as detailed as CO but you could reference off of it and it might help put you in the right direction. Thanks again.
- Adam
Thanks for your reply, Adam. I subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work.
You're welcome. Thanks for your kind words and for subscribing to the channel. Have a great rest of your day!
I couldn't find the downloadable GMU file on the Huntin Fool website. Do you have to be a member to access that? Thanks
Looking for the overlay map for AZ.
Is there a way to do this on mobile?
are these map data sets available for other states like Wyoming or only CO?
How can i get habitat into for utah to put on Google earth
I see you have a folder marked public land any chance there is a layout to show public lands on the units?
That folder is for Iowa. Unfortunately, there is not a good overlay for Colorado public land outlines, at least from what I've found. You can get the national forest areas overlay by going to the "More" Folder and then checking the "Parks/Recreation" Box. That will give you the national forest overlay but not BLM. I use OnXmaps to determine the public land areas and cross back and forth between Google Earth and OnXmaps. Thanks for watching, Gene!
Check out onxmaps.com
I am downloading everything right now and going to give it a shot on my first ever elk hunt this season. I will be doing both archery and rifle. Can you recommend a good gmu for Colorado?
That is awesome! I wish you the best of luck on the upcoming season! I cannot recommend a certain unit but with Colorado, you pretty much can't go wrong. Colorado has more elk than any other state so if you do your homework, you should be able to find success. Thanks for watching!
Nice video. I'm new to elk hunting, and haven't had too much finding success in finding the elk here in Utah. I have found a lot of somewhat recent sign, but no elk. Do you know of maps or tools that can help me? Or what is the best way to find elk without these tools?
Hi Garrett - Thanks for watching! A helpful app to check out is OnXmaps. This shows you public and private land boundaries as well as trail and road access. It sounds like you are rifle hunting so you need to go where there is very little hunting pressure. If I were you, I would find areas on the map that are furthest away from these access points and roads. Look for aspen grove pockets that are secluded. These give the elk cover but allow enough light in to grow grass. They will hang in these remote, secluded aspen cuts and feed during the day. Best of luck, Garrett!
Transition Wild hey thanks man! I'm actually planning on hunting archery elk this next year. Thanks again. Let me know if you have tips for that hunt.
No problem, Garrett! Head on over to TransitionWild.com and subscribe. I have some good early season archery elk hunting articles coming down the pipe that will be published in 2018. You can also shoot me a note in the contact form if you have any questions. I'd be happy to help you out and share any advice I have. Thanks Garrett!
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Get out there and find them and understand what it is they are doing during that time of year or time of day it takes allot of hard work to understand what is going to give you the best opportunity. This Google tool really will not tell you every thing,it might get you an idea from past data but when it comes down to it.... Reality wins. Take a weekend and go for a walk in the area that is know to be active with elk, if you don't seem to see anything that doesn't mean no elk, it could be the way your approaching the area, you bumped then out before you could see them. Good luck and keep pushing.
Does Arizona have a species map?
At 4:24 you say to click on the folder and it should bring up a menu. My file is not doing this. Please help.
Try this link: cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/KMZ-Maps.aspx It should bring up all the species. Scroll down to elk and the click on "Click To Download" for the map overlays. If you are not able to download, it might have something to do with your computer settings.
Transition Wild I will try that when I get to my laptop. Thank you very much.
I need a new Mexico map
Yeah I wish all states would do this - very helpful!
There are no elk in Colorado!!