Arizona Hunting Club & Outdoor Adventure Group

Scouting Game Trail Hubs
on Topographic Hunting Maps

When numerous game trails extend like spokes on a wheel throughout a heavily traveled area, the area is commonly called a converging hub. It is a looser choke point than a true funnel and is perfect for a hunter armed with a rifle.

In the hills, several ridges coming together typically form a converging hub. On flat land, several small streams converging in one location will form a great hub of big game activity. Hubs are excellent places to see deer movement throughout the entire year.

Many times converging hubs are located beneath groves of favored oak trees and apple orchards. These areas make prime locations for three stands due to the heavy traffic of elk and deer and can be dynamite places to hunt.

In this topo map, you can see multiple saddles that funnel six different trails in the same central area. Add to that, there is an abundance of water in this area and plenty of grass to eat in the river bottoms. A great place to sit and wait for animals to come prancing down one or more trails at the same time.

1. Stock Tanks
2. Ridges
3. Ridge End Points
4. Game Trail Hubs
5. Saddles and Dips in the Ridge
6. Hillside Benches
7. Forest/Pastures/Burn Breaklines
8. Field Saddles/Creek Beds
9. Hilltop Field Funnels
10. Forest Inside and Double Inside Corners
11. Natural Funnels/Chokepoints