A field guide for 10–100 acres

Plan your acres
like a working landscape.

Wildstead is a digital planning studio for owners and buyers of recreational land. Tiered workbooks, trail maps, food-plot layouts, cabin-site guides, and hunting-property budgets — bundled with vetted gear shortlists so the plan turns into a property.

Get the free habitat checklistSee the workbooksBrowse the $19 workbook →
  • Letter / A4 printable
  • Tablet + stylus ready
  • One-time PDF

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Field journal · plate 01

Outdoor property
SEC 14 · T34N · R12E45°26'N · 89°54'WNORTH ↑SCALE 1:6000
40 ac · mixed conifertrail loops · feeder creek

Every plate in Wildstead ships as a hand-built page — not a grid of stock photos. Print it, fold it, draw on it.

The workbooks

Three tiers. One framework.

Every Wildstead workbook feeds the next, so a $29 starter grows into a $249 full-property package without re-doing the survey work. Affiliates are clearly marked and never sit above the design.

  • Starter Workbook
    $29
    A guided framework for your first 10 acres.
    Deer habitat worksheets, ATV/UTV trail starter maps, a food-plot layout grid, and a year-one improvement checklist. Built for owners who want a plan, not a blank page.

    Included

    • Habitat + browse survey sheets
    • Starter UTV/ATV trail map templates
    • Food-plot layout & species guide
    • Year-one property improvement checklist
    Start with the free checklist

    We'll mail the free 1-page checklist, then walk you into starter workbook.

  • Most popular
    Regional Bundle
    $89
    The whole recreational kit — hunting, riding, building.
    Everything in the Starter, plus cabin-site selection guides, a multi-use trail network planner, a hunting-property budget, and a vetted gear shortlist for your region.

    Included

    • Cabin-site selection & access planning
    • Multi-use trail network planner
    • Hunting-property 5-year budget
    • Region-tailored gear shortlist
    Start with the free checklist

    We'll mail the free 1-page checklist, then walk you into regional bundle.

  • Anchor tier
    Full Property Package
    $249
    A full design pass — habitat, trails, cabins, ROI.
    The premium tier. A complete habitat design, full trail network with elevation, cabin + outbuilding placements, and the financial calculators that turn a property into a working landscape.

    Included

    • Full habitat + browse design
    • Tiered trail network with elevation
    • Cabin, barn & outbuilding siting
    • ROI + carrying-cost calculators
    Start with the free checklist

    We'll mail the free 1-page checklist, then walk you into full property package.

  1. 01

    Survey your acres

    Start with a guided property survey — soils, slope, water, browse, access, sight lines. Worksheets turn a walk-the-fence into a baseline.

  2. 02

    Lay the trails

    Sketch the loop. Our trail network planner maps fire ring, food plots, cabin access, and hunting lanes without crossing runways or bedding cover.

  3. 03

    Plan the build

    Cabin-site selection, outbuildings, solar and water, septic headroom. Every workbook feeds the next so the plan compounds.

  4. 04

    Run the numbers

    Carrying cost, ROI, improvement payback. Built-in calculators keep the dream on the budget — the workbook becomes a working landscape.

For your acres

Built for buyers who already know the difference between a plan and a track.

Whitetail hunters
Habitat design and stand placement grounded in browse, bedding, and travel corridors — not vibes.
ATV / UTV owners
Trail networks that respect drainage, sight lines, runways, and the property line.
Hobby ranchers
Cabin, barn, and outbuilding siting that keeps the running costs inside the budget.
Second-generation buyers
Heirs and inheritors who want a framework for a property that already has history.

If you came in on the back of an inheritance, a closing, or a long walk through a property you finally own — Wildstead is the workbook that turns the next Saturday into a design decision.

Tools & references

A quick reference for the cabin-bound and the truck-bound.

Workshop sheets that print on letter, check off in pen, and survive a glove box. The same pack works on a tablet with a stylus — pick the medium that matches the property.

  • Habitat survey sheets
  • Trail network templates
  • Food-plot placement grid
  • Cabin-site comparator
  • 5-year budget model
  • ROI payback calculator
  • Improvement checklists
  • Gear shortlist by region

Get the lookbook

Mail us your acres and we'll mail back the first plan.

Tell us your property size, your region, and what you want the place to do for you — and we'll send back a free lookbook plus the workbook tier we'd start you in.

Get the free habitat checklistEmail wildstead-2@polsia.app

Affiliate disclosure

Wildstead recommends trail cameras, UTV accessories, solar kits, chainsaws, camping gear, outdoor lighting, and land-management software through vetted affiliate links. We earn a small commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. We never rank a paid product above a better one — see the gear shortlist inside each workbook for the rubric.