The Wild Food Map

What you can hunt and catch in every state — a working national map of game animals and sport fish, built for people who want to put wild food on the table.

51 jurisdictions37 species profilesHunting & fishing onlyFree tool

Pick a state and see which covered species are present there, filter by hunting or fishing, search by name, and open a profile for identification notes, habitat, what you eat, preparation, and safety. The season filter describes when the activity typically peaks in the field — biological patterns, not legal season dates.

This map covers hunting and fishing only. It does not cover foraging, wild plants, or mushrooms, and it does not publish regulations — every jurisdiction manages harvest differently, and the rules change constantly. The official wildlife agency for each state is one click away, and it is the only authority for what is legal where you hunt or fish.

Before you go: nothing on this map is legal advice. Season dates, bag limits, license requirements, and access rules vary by state, by management zone, and from year to year. Verify every rule with the official agency before hunting or fishing, and follow state carcass-transport and consumption guidance where it applies.

Pick a state

Click or tap any state on the map — or use the dropdown — to see which of our covered species are present there.

Alabama — view speciesAlaska — view speciesArizona — view speciesColorado — view speciesFlorida — view speciesGeorgia — view speciesIndiana — view speciesKansas — no species data yetMaine — view speciesMassachusetts — view speciesMinnesota — no species data yetNew Jersey — no species data yetNorth Carolina — view speciesNorth Dakota — no species data yetOklahoma — no species data yetPennsylvania — view speciesSouth Dakota — no species data yetTexas — no species data yetWyoming — no species data yetConnecticut — no species data yetMissouri — view speciesWest Virginia — no species data yetIllinois — view speciesNew Mexico — no species data yetArkansas — view speciesCalifornia — view speciesDelaware — no species data yetDistrict of Columbia — no species data yetHawaii — view speciesIowa — view speciesKentucky — no species data yetMaryland — no species data yetMichigan — no species data yetMississippi — no species data yetMontana — no species data yetNew Hampshire — no species data yetNew York — no species data yetOhio — view speciesOregon — view speciesTennessee — no species data yetUtah — no species data yetVirginia — view speciesWashington — view speciesWisconsin — no species data yetNebraska — no species data yetSouth Carolina — no species data yetIdaho — view speciesNevada — no species data yetVermont — no species data yetLouisiana — view speciesRhode Island — no species data yet
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Season information is still being verified, so the season filter is temporarily unavailable.

37 species

How this map handles data quality

Species profiles describe general biology, habitat, and preparation — the kind of stable knowledge a field library holds. Per-state presence is treated more strictly: a species appears for a state only after that specific species-and-state claim has been individually checked against a credible source (122 verified records today). Additional records are under editorial review and are not shown until verified — a state with few or no listings here is not a state without game or fish.

We deliberately publish no season dates, bag limits, or license rules: those change constantly and vary by management zone. Every state's official agency is one click away above — treat it as the only authority for what is legal where you hunt or fish.

Sources

Source-verified presence rows and some season notes cite these federal species profiles. Each URL was checked on the date shown.