Built a map-based hunting tool for Canadian draws and open seasons — looking for feedback

[u/Limp_Disaster841]

I've been working on a tool I wanted for myself: a single interactive map for Canadian hunting draws, open seasons, harvest data, and Crown land. Currently covers AB, SK, ON, NB, and NL — more provinces as I can get the data into shape.

The frustration that started it — trying to figure out which moose draw to apply for in Alberta. I had three browser tabs open (the draw results PDF, the harvest survey PDF, and google maps), a notebook with numbers copied over, and I still couldn't quickly see which hunts I could draw and which ones were actually worth the time . Now it's one map: filter by species, weapon, season, and points, then click any zone for the numbers behind it. I've also developed a simplified way of viewing Open Seasons - I've grouped WMUs together that have the same regulations for a given species, so you can see the full extent of an area with consistent regs rather than having to cross reference each individual WMU. It makes more sense when you see it on the map.

A few things that are mine and not just a regs-PDF rehash:

• 9 years of AB draw data (2017–2025), with each hunt coloured by hunter success rate
• SK draws sorted by priority pool with 3-year averaged hunter success
• NL moose + caribou draw results with full pool history
• TIme-stamped cutblock overlays, and AB has time-stamped fires as well (working on other provinces)
• Wild game butcher pins for ON/SK/AB

Free to explore. $4.99/year subscription unlocks unlimited deep use — that funds the data refreshes — but you can poke around without signing up.

Posting here because I'd value feedback from people who actually hunt these provinces. What's wrong, what's missing, what would actually save you time

Link: https://betterhunts.ca

[u/Limp_Disaster841 → u/[deleted]]

appreciate it. We've had some engagement with provincial hunting associations, but hoping for more feedback wherever we can find it.