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Onx maps anyone used it?
« on: February 25, 2016, 02:28:45 PM »
Just as the title says. Anyone have experience with the onx maps software and if so what did you think? Love it, hate it?

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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2016, 02:32:06 PM »
Yes, for phone or for GPS?  It is great for scouting and great for determining if you are on public or private. I really like it. There are better options if you're looking for a GPS option for your phone.
There are a ton of threads on here on this topic from users and from the guys at onXmaps if you use the search function too.
It's a good tool.
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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2016, 02:34:01 PM »
Don't leave home without it.
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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2016, 02:35:00 PM »
Excellent for property boundaries and unit boundaries

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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2016, 03:22:56 PM »
Kinda stupid on my part I didn't think to use the search function. Lol
I was thinking of using it on my phone and gps.

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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2016, 03:26:55 PM »
Don't leave home without it.
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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2016, 03:44:35 PM »
I going to spend the $30 and see how well I like it. I'm planning a 2017 hunt in eastern Montana and there have been some shady ranchers moving fences some serious distance into public land. Several years ago a friend got a trespassing ticket on a piece of land that turned out to be public despite what the ranch owner and the officer who issued the ticket claimed. He spent 2 years getting a stupid $100 ticket dismissed just to get the fences moved back to the proper location.

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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2016, 03:47:35 PM »
I going to spend the $30 and see how well I like it. I'm planning a 2017 hunt in eastern Montana and there have been some shady ranchers moving fences some serious distance into public land. Several years ago a friend got a trespassing ticket on a piece of land that turned out to be public despite what the ranch owner and the officer who issued the ticket claimed. He spent 2 years getting a stupid $100 ticket dismissed just to get the fences moved back to the proper location.
That's unfortunate but at least you would have a defensible case. In Wyoming the officers use the onX software, and it is indicates you are on public land you wouldn't be cited for trespass, even if it were wrong.
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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2016, 03:51:46 PM »
I have an I phone, how's the battery life last when your using the map?
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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2016, 04:16:25 PM »
I have an I phone, how's the battery life last when your using the map?

If you have cell service it's not too bad. If you're out of service, it does go through the batteries.
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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2016, 04:18:09 PM »
I have an I phone, how's the battery life last when your using the map?

If you have cell service it's not too bad. If you're out of service, it does go through the batteries.
thanks Josh, no service 99% of the time where we hunt.
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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2016, 04:32:26 PM »
I run their chips on my rhinos. Wouldnt want to hunt montana without it with all the checkerboard ownership.

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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2016, 04:49:16 PM »
I have an I phone, how's the battery life last when your using the map?

If you have cell service it's not too bad. If you're out of service, it does go through the batteries.

I use my iphone and OnXMaps on every hunt... I find it invaluable. Regarding saving the battery. I hunt in an area where service is unavailable so you can download the area(s) you will be hunting and save them in the "cache." I keep my phone in airplane mode 90% of the time. Then, when you need to know where you are and either mark a way point, overlook etc you just turn the airplane mode off and then use the gps feature on the phone in conjunction with the cached maps. Saves the battery in a big way! You could run it constantly but let's be honest, you'll only need to look at it periodically.

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Re: Onx maps anyone used it?
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2016, 08:55:19 PM »
I would rather forget my binos than the maps on my phone. If you hunt anywhere near a boundary you are crazy not to have it.

 


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