EAGAN, MINNESOTA/RED LODGE, MT – AOHunt, LLC, which owns MapCard, and Beartooth Mapping, Inc., owner of myTopo.com, are pleased to announce that they have merged operations. The merger will allow both MapCard and myTopo.com to enhance their current offerings, giving consumers affordable access to the nation’s most advanced online mapping system and extensive choice of customized printed maps.

"It made great sense for us to join forces,” said Andy Ogren, president and founder of AOHunt, LLC. "With our strengths combined, we have the potential to be the best map source for all outdoor enthusiasts, from hunters to hikers."

Both companies leverage the power of the Web to provide convenient access to mapping tools. MapCard provides Internet users access to a comprehensive and advanced mapping system that allows them to view, annotate, save and print unlimited maps, including topos, aerial photos, and road overlays for the entire United States, and lake contours for the Midwest Region. Public land overlays, hundreds of additional lakes and coastal areas will be added by fall.

"MapCard offers a convenient alternative to traditional CD-ROM products for a fraction of their cost," added Ogren. One year subscriptions to the MapCard system can be purchased at www.MapCard.com. Retail outlets, (such as Cabella's, Scheel's and Gander Mountain) are currently, or will soon be, making a credit-card sized 'MapCard' with the subscription details on it, available to customers.Regionalized MapCards for the South, Midwest, West, and Northeast will sell for as little as $9.95, with nationwide coverage MapCards selling for $29.95.

MyTopo.com is widely considered the best source for large-format, waterproof topographic maps that consumers design and order via the Web. It has been positively reviewed in American Hunter, Outdoor Photographer, Camping Life, Canoe and Kayak and many more of the leading publications for the outdoor industry. myTopo.com will continue to offer its popular, print-on-demand service for waterproof topo maps and will soon add additional choices for its customers, including the ability to design and order customized aerial photos.

The goal of the merger is to offer a variety of product choices, from the powerful MapCard system to myTopo’s quality printed maps. Eventually both systems will work together allowing the user to center their topo, aerial photo or lake contour map anywhere in the US, overlay data, annotate it with text and symbols, then order a large-format, even waterproof, copy that will be printed and shipped within 24 hours.

"With our resources and strengths combined, it’s going to be much easier and less expensive for folks to get their hands on the maps they need," added Tom Kohley, co-founder of myTopo.com.

Under the merger agreement, AO Hunt, LLC will become the parent company, with MapCard and myTopo.com remaining independent product lines. MyTopo.com and related printing operations for AOHunt will remain in Red Lodge, Montana. AO Hunt, LLC is a privately held company based in Eagan, Minnesota. For more information, please contact Paige Darden, director of public relations, AOHunt, LLC, at 866-587-9015 or paige@mytopo.com.

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