Hunt x for gps vs iPhone

[Waycott15]

I agree floating. It's too hard to go back to the small slow
Screen. Good luck with the maps

[Jpmiller]

I have never owned a gps. I have used compass and topo map and occasionally Google maps in my phone. It sounds like Google maps is similar to this app? What are the differences? I am not the most technologically inclined generally only use it for the occasional location confirmation.

[jackelope]

I've never messed around with google maps aside from navigating with my phone in the car.
Layers:
Washington state specific




Federal specific

[jackelope]

Here's the gov't parcels, private parcels and GMU boundary layers turned on.

[Westside88]

So far I think the ownership info is a very good scouting tool. I'll probably not use my iphone while hunting, but it's great for pre scouting

[jackelope]

So far I think the ownership info is a very good scouting tool. I'll probably not use my iphone while hunting, but it's great for pre scouting

I think it's a great scouting tool and if you're hunting in areas of lots of public and private intermixed or if you're hunting private land...it's great knowing where you're at. I'm sure there are better navigation tools, but I'm not sure you'll find better coupled with the private land stuff and all the other layers available. A guy has to decide what features are most valuable to him and go that route.

 

[Shawn Ryan]

Anyone use Backcountry Navigator? Paid $10 for the app, download maps for the area you want, aerial or topo. Uses the phones gps, so very powerful engine. I use it in the wilderness without issue. Airplane mode and only turn the phone on when I need it.

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[andrew_in_idaho]

Isn't backcountry navigator only for android? Sounds like it has the same features as onx without land ownership data


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[Shawn Ryan]

Don't know whether it's available through Apple. Correct, no landowner data.

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[jackelope]

Pretty sure Backcountry Navigator is available for iOs.

If you haven't looked and want a good GPS app for your phone, look at Gaia GPS.

[andrew_in_idaho]

Question for those of you using other gps apps besides onx, do any of the other guys have all of the markers that onx maps have or the ability to mark and tag locations such as hidden water sources or wallows or bedding areas? The reason I ask is my free 1 year sub to onx will expire in August or September sometime and if I'm going to make the switch I'd rather do it before renewing at $30/yr. This would be a much easier decision if onx charged a one time price as opposed to yearly subscription


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[Waycott15]

So you pay the 30 bucks and you have that edition of the map for as long as you want you just won't get any new updated content unless you buy the map the next year for 30 bucks.

[pd]

So you pay the 30 bucks and you have that edition of the map for as long as you want you just won't get any new updated content unless you buy the map the next year for 30 bucks.

Waycott, I don't think that is correct.  After the 1 year subscription expires, your Hunt OnX screen goes blank---you don't get to use anything.  Somebody correct me if I am wrong.

[Waycott15]

I may be wrong that was my understanding I will do more research as well. Thanks for the heads up.

[Eric M]

I am not sure what to think about Onx now. For the first couple months I loved it. driving arond NE Wa. it was great. Around the areas I hunt near home it was great. This week I took it on a 2 day scouting trip and it was terrible. Several times while trying to check my position, it would say "Unfortunately, Onx Maps has stopped" or something like that and then ask me if I wanted to send an anonymous report. It took 6 tries the one time. I'm not sure if it was the cloud cover or what but I never remember cloud cover being that big a deal with a Garmin. When checking my position in one case it showed I passed my turn by quite a ways even though I hadn't reached it.
I like many of the features of this product. I'm not sure I'll trust it when I'm 10 miles from a road ever again.