Blog · October 14, 2026 · Idaho
Bannock County Hunting Map, Idaho: a scouting guide
Good scouting near Inkom starts with knowing whose ground you're on.
Main page: Bannock County, ID GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Swanlake? Think of the Bannock County hunting map as two layers: where public access exists, and who owns everything else. Covered here for this county: state sources for public ground, how to read private parcel lines, and how to ask for permission, at least around Downey.
The Bannock County hunting map: start here
If the land is near Tyhee, public hunting areas are mapped by Idaho Department of Fish and Game, along with seasons and regulations.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Bannock County ArcGIS parcel map; it maps every tax parcel around Portneuf River and Tyhee. When a rural tract has no street number, pan along the nearest road until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want, and that holds around Caribou National Forest too. If you're looking near Fort Hall, write down the parcel ID from that panel; every records desk in the county asks for it first.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Bannock County touches Bingham County, Caribou County, Franklin County, Oneida County, and Power County, all with their own assessor records. Acreage along the edge near Fort Hall can be split across two assessors' files, so check the neighboring map as well. If the land is near Fort Hall, our state page links every neighboring county map for Idaho.
Scouting from the aerial
On the aerial around Swanlake, look for field edges, creek bottoms and timber lines; match each spot to its parcel.
Reading the legal description
Idaho uses the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Inkom cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near Portneuf River odd-sized. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Portneuf River when you talk to a surveyor.
Parcel lines for hunters
For private ground, the Bannock County ArcGIS parcel map is the free source, so you can see who owns the land near Downey.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Chubbuck, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Tyhee helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Contacting owners
With a lot near Caribou National Forest, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and put any agreement in writing if the owner prefers.
Being a good guest
Respect livestock and crops around Chubbuck, and tell someone where you'll be; owners remember good guests.
Recorded documents worth pulling
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around Fort Hall sit with the County Recorder (the county clerk serves as recorder). Out toward Swanlake, use the instrument number shown in the record panel and the lookup takes minutes.
Getting your bearings
Pocatello serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Arimo, Chubbuck, Downey, and Inkom. Roughly 90,400 people call Bannock County home (Census estimate, 2023) on roughly 1,112 square miles. Bannock County was organized in 1893, so old deeds can run back a long way. Features like Portneuf River, Snake River, and Caribou National Forest are easy to spot when you zoom out.
Rules and responsibility
Check Idaho Department of Fish and Game for seasons and licensing, and know your state's trespass rules before hunting near Caribou National Forest.
Getting answers from the right desk
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Chubbuck are with the County Recorder (the county clerk serves as recorder), usually searchable by name or document number. Questions about what you can build around Pocatello need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
What the map can't tell you
For acreage around Virginia, acreage on the record is a tax-roll number; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners on the ground. For land near Caribou National Forest, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Quick answers
Are app boundaries accurate for land near Arimo?
For a home near Swanlake, many apps and GPS units show parcel data.
Is verbal permission enough in Bannock County?
Out toward McCammon, written permission is a good idea even where not required; respect a no.
Is there public land to hunt near Caribou National Forest?
Near Fort Hall, Idaho Department of Fish and Game publishes maps of public hunting areas; read the regulations for each.
When is hunting season in Idaho around Lava Hot Springs?
With a lot near Pocatello, Idaho Department of Fish and Game sets seasons, licenses and regulations; rules change yearly.
What is a parcel ID near Snake River?
Every office uses it to pull the same file for land near Arimo, and it's on the record panel and tax bills.
Open the official Bannock County, ID parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.