Built by Hunters & Anglers
Meet Gus — The Guide You Never Knew You Needed.
A rut-crazed buck. Greenheads cupping over the decoys. A henned-up gobbler that won't commit. A summer bass pattern nobody else has figured out. Whatever you're chasing, you know the feeling — three tabs open at midnight, a forum post from 2016, a gut feeling you're about to blow a trip you saved all year for. Gus is the guide who actually knows what's happening right now — built to know your state, your species, and exactly where things stand, no matter what season it is when you show up.
No card required. Upgrade to Gus Elite anytime for the full experience — live conditions, your map, and unlimited Gus.
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Ask Gus Anything. Right Now.
Don't take our word for it — ask him yourself. Type one real question and get a real answer back, straight from the actual Gus, no signup required. This is the real thing, just a taste of it.
Built in the Field, Not the Boardroom.
Most of the world doesn't understand us — why we do what we do, why we love what we love. We wanted an AI that actually does. Anytime you want to research a species or a tactic, it takes forever — you go down a wormhole trying to figure it out. We just wished we had one friend to phone who knew it all. Twenty tabs deep at midnight, bouncing from a stale forum thread to a five-year-old YouTube video to a gear-blog article written to rank on Google instead of actually help, to a generic AI chatbot that needed five minutes of Hunting Terminology 101 before it could even take a swing at an answer. Just trying to find one straight answer from someone who'd actually been there. So we built the guide we wished we had: someone who's forgotten more about hunting and fishing than most people ever will, straight with you, quick to laugh, and not afraid to tell you something you don't want to hear if it's going to save your hunt. Ask him about a scrape line during the rut, a duck flyway forecast, tide movement before a saltwater trip, or a summer bass pattern nobody else has figured out — he doesn't just know the basics, he knows the specifics, and he doesn't need the culture explained to him first. Built by hunters and anglers, for hunters and anglers — not a company that's never set foot in a duck blind. He doesn't just answer your questions. He understands you.
- Reads live weather, wind, and rut timing to tell you when and where to actually hunt — not just a forecast, but what it means for deer movement right now.
- Remembers your state, species, and season, so you're never re-explaining your situation every time you open the app.
- Builds real reports on the spot — breakdowns, comparisons, plans you can actually take into the field, not just a chat reply.
- Identifies your catch from a photo — snap a picture and Gus tells you the species, no guessing and no waiting on a forum to answer.
- Knows the culture, not just the facts — henned-up gobblers, doe-heavy funnels, post-frontal bass — no explaining yourself to a generic chatbot first.
- Gets smarter every week — every question a member asks makes his answers sharper for the next person who asks it.
He actually knows what he's talking about.
Gus knows your state, your target species, and the season you're in — and he remembers it, so you're not re-explaining your situation every time you open the app.
Ask him anything, anytime.
No forums to dig through, no five-year-old YouTube videos, no menus. Type what's on your mind and get a straight answer back, the way you'd ask the most dialed-in guy you know.
He goes deeper than a search engine ever will.
Named units, real patterns, the stuff that's usually scattered across forums or not published anywhere at all — Gus already knows it, so you don't have to go dig for it.
See the App
The Whole Thing, Right in Your Pocket.
Gus, your dashboard, and the interactive map — with live wind and scent analysis — go wherever you do. Works right in your browser today, on any device.
Scout with Gus
Drop a pin anywhere on the map, tell Gus what you’re chasing, and he reads the country for you — elevation, slope, which way the ground faces, public vs. private, and how close the nearest water is — then marks the best spots to put your boots with an X. It’s like having him glass the terrain alongside you before you ever leave the truck, and once he’s marked a few, you can keep asking him about any of them right there on the map.
Try Gus Free
Straight from Gus: Free vs. Elite
What you get free
$0 · no card- Ask me 5 real questions a month — species, tactics, regs, gear. Straight answers, not a search rabbit hole.
- Snap a photo and I'll tell you what you've got — fish or critter, no waiting on a forum to chime in.
- Your Field Log, unlimited — every hunt and trip, your named spots, your notes. Yours to keep.
- The base map — public land, topo, and your own pins to mark up.
What Elite unlocks
Everything, unlimited- No cap on me. Ask all day — I quit counting.
- Scout new country with me right on the map — point me at a spot and I'll read the terrain, slope, and public land and drop X's on the spots worth your boots.
- Live weather, wind, and scent cones on your map — see exactly where your scent's blowing before you slip in.
- I read your hunting ground — your logged Field Reports, your spots, live conditions on top of them. Answers for the property you're hunting, not a general playbook.
- Weather radar, wildfire overlay, and maps that still work when you're off the grid.
- Share spots and Field Reports with your crew — they see what you want them to, nothing you don't.
- Western unit boundaries when you're chasing a draw — CO, AZ, NM, ID, WY, MT.
- Every deep-dive guide — rut calendars, flyway forecasts, the prep work most folks never actually do.
- Field to Table — once there's meat in the cooler, recipes and prep for every species I cover.
- I keep track of your draw and application deadlines so you never blow a tag date.
The Extras That Come With Gus Elite
Gus is the whole reason to join, and Gus Elite adds a few things worth mentioning on top of him. Four deep-dive PDF guides — real numbers, named units, the kind of prep work most people never actually do — included free with Gus Elite, or buy any one individually if you're not ready to join yet. And once there's meat in the cooler, Elite-only recipes and prep guides across every species Gus covers, from venison to redfish, because a complete hunting and fishing guide doesn't stop at the harvest.
2026 Whitetail Rut Calendar
$9
2026 Duck Season Flyway Forecast
$14
Out of State Archery Elk: The First-Timer's Guide
$24
Fall Bass Feeding Frenzy: The Pattern Guide
$9
Start Free. Go Elite when you’re ready.
Free gets you 5 questions a month with Gus, an unlimited Field Log, and the base map — no card required. Gus Elite takes the cap off and adds the rest: live weather and scent cones, the full map, every deep-dive guide, and a Gus who knows your own logged history, not just the general playbook. Elite starts with 7 days free.
Free
Ask Gus real questions (5/month), explore the map, build your Field Log. No card, no trial clock, just start.
Sign up freeNo credit card. Upgrade to Elite anytime.
Gus Elite
Save 45% vs. paying monthly
Everything, unlimited. Live weather and wind on your map, unlimited Gus with full tool access, your Field Log synced to real conditions, every deep-dive guide.
Try Gus Elite Free for 7 DaysThen $99/year, billed annually. Cancel anytime before your trial ends.
A portion of every membership goes to conservation.
What's Actually In Here
120+
Researched Knowledge Base Entries
Real depth, not a generic FAQ
Every Season, Every Species
Whitetail to saltwater, turkey to bass
Gets Smarter Every Week
Every question Gus answers makes him sharper for the next person who asks it
Remembers You Between Conversations
Home state, target species, what you've told him, so you're not starting over every time you open the app
300+
Species Identified by Photo
Just snap a picture and ask
See What Gus Knows.
Ask him about your hunt, your water, your season — built by people who live it and love it, just like you do.
No card required. Upgrade to Gus Elite anytime for the full experience.