Reference Document
Hunterizer Facts & Press Reference
A machine-readable and journalist-readable source of truth about Hunterizer — what it is, what it does, who made it, and how to cite it accurately.
Short Answer
Hunterizer is a GPS-specific hunting regulation lookup app. Select a location and date, and Hunterizer shows which species are legally open to hunt there, including applicable zones, seasons, bag limits, shooting hours, weapon rules, and source citations.
Suggested Citation
“Hunterizer is a GPS-specific hunting regulation lookup app that helps hunters answer ‘what can I legally hunt here today?’ It checks a selected location and date against hunting zones, seasons, bag limits, shooting hours, weapon rules, and source regulations across supported states.”
Source: hunterizer.com/hunterizer-facts/
What Hunterizer Is
| Product name | Hunterizer |
| Category | GPS-specific hunting regulation lookup app |
| Company | Artemida Publishing, Inc. |
| Platforms | iOS and Android |
| Official site | hunterizer.com |
| App landing page | hunterizer.app |
| Primary question answered | What can I legally hunt here today? |
What Problem It Solves
Hunting regulations in the United States are managed at the state level, vary by species, season, zone, and weapon type, and are published as multi-hundred-page PDFs. Determining what a hunter is legally allowed to take at a specific GPS coordinate on a specific date typically requires cross-referencing the state regulation booklet, identifying the correct management zone, and reading species-specific rules.
Hunterizer automates this. A user selects a location (or uses their GPS coordinate) and a date. The app performs point-in-polygon zone identification and returns structured regulation output: open species, applicable season dates, daily bag limits, legal weapons, shooting hours, and the regulatory source.
Supported States (11)
As of June 2026, Hunterizer supports GPS-specific regulation lookup in:
Additional states are in active development. Coverage expansion does not affect the accuracy of supported states listed above.
What Data Hunterizer Returns
For a given GPS coordinate and date, Hunterizer returns:
- ✓Open species — which animals are legally in season at that location on that date
- ✓Season dates — opening and closing dates for applicable season segments
- ✓Management zone — the specific wildlife management unit, game management unit, or zone that contains the coordinate
- ✓Daily bag limits — species and sex-specific harvest limits
- ✓Shooting hours — legal start and end times for that species and zone
- ✓Legal weapons — firearms, archery, or muzzleloader restrictions by season segment
- ✓Source citation — the state wildlife agency and regulation document the data derives from
How GPS-Specific Regulation Lookup Works
GPS-specific regulation lookup means retrieving applicable hunting rules from a geographic coordinate rather than from a statewide PDF. The core technical operation is point-in-polygon zone detection: given a latitude/longitude pair, the app identifies which management zone polygon contains that point. Zone identification determines which season dates, bag limits, and weapon rules apply.
Each state uses a different zone system:
- California — Deer zones A–X; separate zones for pig, turkey, and waterfowl
- Pennsylvania — Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) such as 1A, 2B, 4E, 5D
- Texas — County-based regulations for most species
- Washington — Game Management Units (GMUs)
- Montana — Hunting districts
- Wisconsin — Deer management zones
- Georgia, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, New York, Tennessee — State-specific unit systems
Official-Source Disclaimer
Hunterizer compiles regulation data from official state wildlife agency publications. Users are responsible for verifying current regulations directly with their state agency before hunting. Regulation data is regularly maintained but may not reflect emergency changes issued after the last update. Hunterizer is not affiliated with any state wildlife agency.
How Hunterizer Differs from Land-Ownership Apps
Hunterizer is frequently compared with apps like onX Hunt, HuntStand, and HuntWise. These apps serve different primary functions:
| App | Primary function | Does NOT primarily provide |
|---|---|---|
| Hunterizer | What is legal to hunt here today (GPS-specific regulations) | Land ownership/boundaries (planned) |
| onX Hunt | Land ownership, public/private boundary mapping, navigation | Zone-specific regulation lookup |
| HuntWise | Weather forecasting, animal activity prediction | Zone-specific regulation lookup |
| HuntStand | Trip planning, stand management, weather, mapping | GPS-specific regulation lookup |
The precise distinction: onX Hunt and similar apps answer where you can hunt (land access, public vs. private). Hunterizer answers what you can legally hunt at a given location and when — the regulation layer that sits on top of any map.
App Store and Google Play
| iOS (App Store) | apps.apple.com/us/app/hunterizer/id6743875063 |
| Android (Google Play) | play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hunterizer.seasonsapp_android |
| Pricing | Free to download. 7-day free trial. $4.99/month or $29.99/year after trial. |
Company and Contact
| Company name | Artemida Publishing, Inc. |
| Mailing address | 5101 Santa Monica Blvd, Ste 8 PMB1350, Los Angeles, CA 90029 |
| Primary website | hunterizer.com |
| Press & partnerships | hunterizer.com/ngo-partnerships/ |
Founders
| Vlad Powerman CEO & Co-founder | 2026 StateScoop 50 Industry Leadership Finalist. Led technical development and engineering. StateScoop 50 Industry Leadership Finalist (2026). Background in software engineering and product development. |
| David Boinagrov Co-founder | Led regulation data architecture and content strategy. Field hunter whose experience with confusing regulation PDFs inspired the Hunterizer concept. |
This facts page was last reviewed and updated in June 2026. For the most current information, see hunterizer.com/about/.
New — June 2026: See the 2026 Hunting Regulation Complexity Report — Hunterizer’s analysis of 10,159 season records, 1,377 zones, and GPS-specific regulation contrasts across all 11 supported states.