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OnX

That’s correct, I’ve had the premium b/c I hunted 3 states last couple years. But will just buy 1 state next year. Function is same....
 
I'm currently playing with OnX on the free 7-day trial. This is defintiely going to be worth the $ for me. I'm going with the one state $30 a yr plan (-THP discount code). All that info at my fingertips is going to come in handy. Those property lines, owner names and contact info could prove invaluable in the right situation. I recently stepped up out the stone age and acquired a Trac-Phone, just for the OnX...well that and my wife's sanity, since I hunt alone 90% of the time. My Garmin 64st is a battery eatin thang, so I am looking forward to using the phone and OnX in a lot of instances, instead.
 
patriotoutlaw said:
I'm currently playing with OnX on the free 7-day trial. This is defintiely going to be worth the $ for me. I'm going with the one state $30 a yr plan (-THP discount code). All that info at my fingertips is going to come in handy. Those property lines, owner names and contact info could prove invaluable in the right situation. I recently stepped up out the stone age and acquired a Trac-Phone, just for the OnX...well that and my wife's sanity, since I hunt alone 90% of the time. My Garmin 64st is a battery eatin thang, so I am looking forward to using the phone and OnX in a lot of instances, instead.
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Make sure you download your maps before you head out and use offline mode while in the woods. It will save a ton of battery and if you are in a poor cell reception area you may not be able to get the maps otherwise. The GPS works regardless of cell reception. The little portable battery power packs come in handy as well.
 
bowhuntr09 said:
Make sure you download your maps before you head out and use offline mode while in the woods. It will save a ton of battery and if you are in a poor cell reception area you may not be able to get the maps otherwise. The GPS works regardless of cell reception. The little portable battery power packs come in handy as well.
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Thanks for the heads up, Brother!
 
bowhuntr09 said:
Make sure you download your maps before you head out and use offline mode while in the woods. It will save a ton of battery and if you are in a poor cell reception area you may not be able to get the maps otherwise. The GPS works regardless of cell reception. The little portable battery power packs come in handy as well.
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This... and put it in airplane mode too for max batt life


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I’ve not used onx, hope this isn’t a dumb question, but how does it compare to hunt stand. I use hunt stand. It was free with in app purchases. I paid $10 for a year of property lines with owners name.
 
bowhuntr09 said:
I'm trying to like Gaia. I've been watching some YouTube videos to get the handle on using it. It is very powerful and just as capable as OnX and you get the entire country for $40.[/. I had both and I think Gaia his worlds ahead of Onyx.
bowhuntr09 said:
I'm trying to like Gaia. I've been watching some YouTube videos to get the handle on using it. It is very powerful and just as capable as OnX and you get the entire country for $40.
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I use Gaia exclusively. I had both and I think Gaia is way ahead of Onx.
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bowhuntr09 said:
I'm trying to like Gaia. I've been watching some YouTube videos to get the handle on using it. It is very powerful and just as capable as OnX and you get the entire country for $40.
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I really tried to like Gaia too because of the cost difference and it is definitely more powerful. I just couldn’t find a map I liked as much as onX. It seemed like I had to be zoomed in too far for it to switch to a higher resolution and that really bothered me. Other than that I could have dealt with it. There is something to be said for the simplicity of the onX interface.
 
I went out today to retrieve some cameras. First two I knew where they were so didn't use OnX. The third one was back in a swamp and i really needed OnX. I launched the app on my iPhone and it crashed, launched again and same thing. I did it three or four more times and it would show the logo and crash. I rebooted my phone, still no better. Luckily I was able to find the camera and find my way back out without it. I got back home and uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it started working fine again.

When I was in the woods and tried to launch the app it had the little dot beside it indicating it had been updated and not used yet. Just a word of warning, launch the app and make sure its working before you actually need it.
 
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Bro A Mo said:
I’ve not used onx, hope this isn’t a dumb question, but how does it compare to hunt stand. I use hunt stand. It was free with in app purchases. I paid $10 for a year of property lines with owners name.
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I've used hunt stand the past 2 seasons and just recently purchased OnX because of all the talk I hear about it. So far the only benefit I've seen is OnX shows public land better than hunt stand. Which doesn't help me much since I don't hunt public land. I have also noticed hunt stand is more current and accurate on property lines in my area.
 
Farm_hunter said:
I've used hunt stand the past 2 seasons and just recently purchased OnX because of all the talk I hear about it. So far the only benefit I've seen is OnX shows public land better than hunt stand. Which doesn't help me much since I don't hunt public land. I have also noticed hunt stand is more current and accurate on property lines in my area.
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Thanks, I’ll just save my money for other saddle stuff!! Lol
 
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