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GPS for hunting

ketch22 said:
One more point to add, I’ve never done it, but I’ve read you can buy an OnX chip for the Garmin’s and run OnX on the Garmin
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You can and I have. But the chip is for one state. And as has been mentioned the phone onX is more user friendly than gps, just because of the controls.


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Crcusmonky said:
You can and I have. But the chip is for one state. And as has been mentioned the phone onX is more user friendly than gps, just because of the controls.


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Gotcha, the phone is more user friendly for sure. Is there a logging where you can download all the same waypoints with the chip?
 
I use the Garmin Rhino 650 with the AZ OnX chip and I love it. They work as radios too. I found many useful info and step by step guide hot woth become a pro hunter here recently. Useful info for beginners. I've already bought all gear for hunting and can't wait to start hunting season this year.
 
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I've got an older Garmin Rhino, with an OnX chip (for MN). I love it. I've had Garmins (tho not this one) in the Mule, Dragoon, and Huachuca mountains in AZ, and the BWCA in MN, and all sorts of places in between. Any GPS will struggle with especially thick canopy or canyon walls which impede its view of the sky.

In a previous position I used ArcMap and played around with moving waypoints and related data between Garmin, Google Earth, and ArcMap, synthesizing data from different sources. I found it easy enough but I was pretty used to the software.

I hate using my phone as a GPS. Once that battery drains, it's done until I'm back at my truck. My Garmin takes AA batteries and I can keep it going all week with what's in my pack.
 
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