Blog · October 14, 2026 · West Virginia
The Tyler County Hunting Map and private boundaries
Good scouting near Bert starts with knowing whose ground you're on.
Main page: Tyler County, WV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Friendly? The Tyler County hunting map is really two maps: state-managed land plus the county's parcel boundaries. In this county guide: where public hunting land is mapped, how to read private parcel lines, and getting landowner permission the right way around Sistersville.
Getting started with the Tyler County hunting map
With a lot near Akron, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources publishes the public-land maps, along with seasons and regulations.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Tyler County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each tax parcel from Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge to Bens Run. When a rural tract has no street number, follow the nearest road on the aerial and select the outline, and that holds around Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge too. For a tract near Bert, copy the parcel ID from that panel; every office in the county will want it.
Safety and courtesy
Respect livestock and crops around Adonis, and carry the owner's contact info; it keeps permission coming back.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Adonis, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Bens Run with its ID keeps working without signal.
Parcel lines for hunters
For private ground, the Tyler County ArcGIS parcel map is the free source, with owner names for tracts near Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Asking for permission
On ground around Friendly, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and respect a no.
Where the recorded documents are
Near Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, the map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county are kept by the County Clerk. For property near Bens Run, use the book and page listed on the parcel record and the lookup takes minutes.
Places you'll see on the map
Middlebourne holds the county offices, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Friendly, Paden City, Sistersville, and Adonis, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 7,919 people call Tyler County home (Census estimate, 2023) spread over some 256 square miles. The county dates to 1814, and some chains of title near Paden City are long. Places such as Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge help you orient on the aerial.
Aerial scouting
On the aerial around Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, travel corridors and edges stand out; then confirm whose land each feature is on.
Regulations to check
Seasons, licenses and trespass laws are set by the state, and know your state's trespass rules before hunting near Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Reading the legal description
Older tracts around Bens Run commonly use metes-and-bounds descriptions, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Platted lots around Akron usually use lot and block from a recorded plat instead, which is simpler to follow. Write down the legal description for the tract near Middlebourne for any title or survey request.
A word on accuracy
For a tract near Friendly, listed acreage is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners on the ground. For land near Middlebourne, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Offices that can help
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Bert are with the County Clerk, often with an online index. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Sistersville need the planning or permitting office, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Next door to this county, at least around Adonis.
Tyler County touches Monroe County, OH, Washington County, OH, Doddridge County, Pleasants County, and Ritchie County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Bert may be split in two county records, so open the neighboring map as well. For property near Bert, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map for West Virginia.
Frequently asked
Is there public land to hunt in Tyler County?
Public areas near Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge are listed by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources; read the regulations for each.
Is verbal permission enough around Bert?
If the land is near Bens Run, written permission is a good idea even where not required; respect a no.
Do hunting apps show parcel lines in Tyler County?
Around Alma, app data usually comes from county parcel layers.
How do I get a landowner's contact info for land near Middlebourne?
For a tract near Friendly, the parcel record lists the owner of record.
Is there a way to export the map around Friendly?
For a parcel near Bens Run, some viewers offer PDF export; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Tyler County, WV 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.