Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wyoming
Sheridan County Hunting Map: scouting with parcel and public-land maps
Good scouting near Parkman starts with knowing whose ground you're on.
Main page: Sheridan County, WY GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Dayton? The Sheridan County hunting map is really two maps: public areas from Wyoming Game and Fish Department and private lines from the county. In this Sheridan County guide: state sources for public ground, how to read private parcel lines, and getting landowner permission the right way.
The Sheridan County hunting map: start here
On ground around Dayton, start with Wyoming Game and Fish Department for public areas, including wildlife management areas and other access programs where they exist.
The free map to start with
Go first to the Sheridan County parcel viewer; it includes each assessed parcel from Bighorn National Forest to Parkman. When a rural tract has no street number, follow the nearest road on the aerial until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want, for land near Bighorn National Forest included. Out toward Big Horn, save the parcel ID from that panel; every records desk in the county asks for it first.
Getting your bearings
Sheridan holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Clearmont, Dayton, Ranchester, and Arvada, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 32,519 people call Sheridan County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across some 2,523 square miles. Sheridan County dates to 1888, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Places such as Bighorn National Forest are easy to spot when you zoom out from Powder Horn.
Private land and parcel lines
The Sheridan County parcel viewer shows private parcel lines, so you can see who owns the land near Powder Horn.
Getting a yes
For acreage around Clearmont, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and respect a no.
Legal descriptions in Wyoming
Wyoming is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Ranchester cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though sections near Clearmont can be irregular. Keep the legal description for land near Story for any title or survey request.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Story, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Story with its ID is a good backup.
Land on the county line
The county touches Big Horn County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Big Horn County, Campbell County, and Johnson County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Powder Horn that runs to the line may show up across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map too. For property near Big Horn, the Platbookmapper state page lists every bordering county map across Wyoming.
Which office to call
Recorded documents for a parcel near Powder Horn sit in the index kept by the County Clerk, usually searchable by name or document number. Questions about what you can build around Parkman are for the local planning and health departments, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
What the map can't tell you
With a lot near Ranchester, acreage on the record is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on the ground. On ground around Ranchester, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Regulations to check
Seasons, licenses and trespass laws are set by the state, and trespass rules differ by state before hunting near Bighorn National Forest.
Aerial scouting
On the aerial around Story, travel corridors and edges stand out; then confirm whose land each feature is on.
Backing up the map with records
When the details count, pull the recorded deed from the County Clerk; the viewer just points to it, and that holds around Arvada too. Long-held tracts near Arvada can trace back through a long string of deeds, so a title company earns its fee on a real sale.
Safety and courtesy
Leave gates as you found them on land near Dayton, and carry the owner's contact info; it keeps permission coming back.
Quick answers
Do hunting apps show parcel lines around Bighorn National Forest?
For a tract near Arvada, app data usually comes from county parcel layers.
How do I get a landowner's contact info near Ranchester?
Closer to Parkman, the parcel record lists the owner of record; be specific in your request.
How do I find public hunting areas near Big Horn?
With a lot near Story, Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes maps of public hunting areas.
How close to the line can I hunt in Sheridan County?
Short answer: treat parcel lines near Clearmont as a guide; watch for posted signs.
What's the tax parcel number used for for land near Big Horn?
The parcel ID identifies one tax parcel near Story; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Sheridan County, WY 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.