System and method of locating prey

1. A method comprising:

receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device;

receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope;

determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data using the computing device;

generating a digital map depicting the physical location of the computing device and the location of the animal; and

updating the digital map in response to a change in the physical location of the computing device by drawing a line from a first indicator corresponding to the physical location of the computing device to a second indicator corresponding to new physical location of the computing device in response to movement of the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prey data includes range data corresponding to a range to the animal and directional data from the gun scope.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the prey data further includes incline data corresponding to an incline of the gun scope when the range data was captured.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the location of the animal comprises calculating a distance and direction of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the location data comprises:

retrieving global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinates corresponding to the physical location of at least one of the gun scope and the computing device; and

when GPS data are not available, retrieving location data from a wireless communications network.

6. A computing device comprising:

a display;

a processor coupled to the display; and

a memory accessible to the processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

determine location data corresponding to a physical location of at least one of a gun scope and the computing device;

receive prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal;

determine a physical location of the animal based on the location data and the prey data;

generate a map indicating the location data and the physical location of the animal;

provide the map to the display; and

selectively update the map to indicate new location data by drawing a line from a first indicator corresponding to the location data to a second indicator corresponding to new location data of the at least one of a gun scope and the computing device in response to movement.

7. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the prey data comprises range data and orientation data.

8. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the orientation data comprises a directional parameter, an incline parameter, and a cant parameter of a firearm coupled to the gun scope.

9. The computing device of claim 6 , further comprises a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with the gun scope through a wireless communication link.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the prey data is received from the gun scope through the wireless communication link.

11. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the location data is received from the gun scope through the wireless communication link.

12. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the computing device comprises at least one of a smart phone, a laptop, a tablet computer, and an electronic global positioning satellite (GPS) device.

13. A computer-readable storage device configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a processor to:

receive location data associated with a physical location of at least one of a computing device associated with the processor and a gun scope configured to communicate with the computing device;

receive prey data corresponding to a position of a selected target relative to the gun scope;

determine a location of the selected target based on the location data and the prey data;

generate a map including a first indicator corresponding to the location data and a destination indicator corresponding to the location of the selected target;

provide the map to a display; and

selectively update the map to draw a line from the first indicator to a second indicator corresponding to new location data in response to movement of the at least one of the computing device and the gun scope.

14. The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further include instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:

track the location data over time to determine changes in the location data; and

update the map to depict the changes.

15. The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to receive the location data by retrieving global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinates from a GPS circuit within the computing device.

16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the computing device comprises one of a smart phone, a laptop computer, and a tablet computer.

17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the prey data comprises at least one of:

range data corresponding to a distance between the gun scope and the animal,

cant data corresponding to a cant of a firearm coupled to the gun scope,

incline data corresponding to an incline of the firearm, and

directional data.