Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
McIntosh County Hunting Map: scouting with parcel and public-land maps
Parcel lines and public-land maps work together near Wishek.
Main page: McIntosh County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Venturia? A useful McIntosh County hunting map combines two sources: state-managed land plus the county's parcel boundaries. Covered here for the county: state sources for public ground, how to read private parcel lines, and how to ask for permission, especially near Zeeland.
The McIntosh County hunting map: start here
If the land is near Lehr, public hunting areas are mapped by North Dakota Game and Fish Department, along with seasons and regulations.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Property in and around Ashley are published on the McIntosh County ArcGIS parcel map, which opens without registering. In and around Ashley, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. For a parcel near Zeeland, copy the parcel ID from that panel; each office in the county will want it.
Being a good guest
Leave gates as you found them on land near Venturia, and carry the owner's contact info; it keeps permission coming back.
Reading boundaries on the county map
Private boundaries come from the McIntosh County ArcGIS parcel map, and each tract near Wishek lists an owner.
Reading terrain
Switch to aerial imagery near Zeeland, look for field edges, creek bottoms and timber lines; then confirm whose land each feature is on.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Ashley, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Lehr and its lines is a good backup.
A quick look at the area
Ashley is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Lehr, Venturia, Wishek, and Zeeland, each with its own cluster of lots. About 2,488 people call McIntosh County home (Census estimate, 2023) across about 975 square miles. The county was organized in 1883, and some chains of title near Ashley are long.
A word on accuracy
Tax maps are drawn for assessment, not surveyed, so a tree line near Wishek often sits some distance off the line on screen. Near Venturia, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Next door to McIntosh County
McIntosh County meets Dickey County, Emmons County, LaMoure County, Logan County, and Campbell County, SD, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Venturia can be split in two county records, so open the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. If you're looking near Lehr, the Platbookmapper state page links every neighboring county map for North Dakota.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for land near Venturia sit with the County Recorder. Long-held tracts around Ashley may go back through many deeds, and a title company is worth hiring before a purchase.
Asking for permission
Use the owner name and mailing address on the record for a tract near Zeeland; reach out well before the season.
Staying legal
Seasons, licenses and trespass laws are set by the state, and know your state's trespass rules wherever you hunt near Venturia.
Offices that can help
Anything recorded against property around Wishek are with the County Recorder, often with an online index. Questions about what you can build around Lehr need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Reading the legal description
North Dakota is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Venturia is described by section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Venturia vary in size. Write down the legal description for the tract near Wishek before you request a deed or survey.
Quick answers
Is there public land to hunt around Venturia?
Near Zeeland, North Dakota Game and Fish Department publishes maps of public hunting areas.
How do I get a landowner's contact info near Lehr?
For most people, click the tract near Zeeland on the county ArcGIS parcel map for the owner and mailing address; be specific in your request.
When is hunting season in North Dakota near Lehr?
With a lot near Lehr, licenses are sold through North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
How close to the line can I hunt in McIntosh County?
For a home near Ashley, the map isn't a survey.
How do I save a parcel from the viewer around Venturia?
For land near Ashley, use the print button or a screenshot; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official McIntosh County, ND 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.