Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 12:35 AM
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elkantlers
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I have used Onx for many years. They were originally HuntingGPSmaps. I have found them invaluable for hunting, Particularly out of state areas. We have killed lots of antelope in Wyoming because we can access areas that have mixed Public / Private land ownership and can tell exactly where we are. I use the GPS chip and it works really well. I had it on my phone for a while and din't like it at all.
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
[Re: trapr]
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10/16/18 06:59 AM
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OnX 30 dollars a year. I find it to be extremely accurate. They encourage you to download maps on phone for when you have poor cell reception. I think it's worth it.
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
[Re: trapr]
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10/16/18 08:46 AM
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I bought it a couple of months ago to support a DIY antelope hunt in Wy. It worked exactly as advertised. In hindsight I really didn't need it because the public areas I hunted were small, fenced, and well marked at the road, however that will not always be the case. You can sign up with them for a free trial period and see how it works for you.
I bought the entire US and a "chip" (actually a mini SD card) for the state of Wyoming to go in my GPS. You can use the program on a PC and in the field you can use it on a GPS (with state specific chip) or on a smart phone after downloading a free app. The smart phone will access GPS coordinates without cell tower service (or while on airplane mode to save battery power).
Some of the landowner data may be outdated. I moved here 3 years ago but the Onx map still shows the previous landowner. With large tracts of land in the west that should be less of an issue.
Last edited by EdP; 10/16/18 08:47 AM.
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
[Re: trapr]
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10/16/18 08:48 AM
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My son subscribed this spring during our midwest turkey trip. Worked very well to ID parcels and property lines.
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
[Re: trapr]
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10/16/18 10:31 AM
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I use it for hunting and trapping here in nv for the last 3 years, it really helped on my antelope hunt, I also store data points in it when hiking like were I see chucker, or lots of coyotes. I ran it this year with my blm maps to see how good they were, onx maps had more roads and trails then the map did, all the property lines were the same. We had an early snow and rain storm come in with low clouds, so it was nice to have the GPS to tell you were where. You could not see any land marks.
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 10:41 AM
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A friend has a mapping ap on his phone that is supposed to show property lines. I don't know the name of it. My neighbor and I were looking at it and found that it had our property lines off by nearly a hundred feet or so in many places based upon surveys we have both had done. My property was surveyed in 2004, his 8-10 years ago. My property is 86 1/2 acres and his in 188.
If a logging crew used the ap for timber cuts they could find themselves in big trouble. That can come down to the phone itself. Or whether one made sure they had good satellites like any gps
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 10:46 AM
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 11:04 AM
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Thanks I just got it....works great, funny thing is I was just going to the township where I wanted to pick up a plat map for an area I was bowhunting and trapping and I found this post...got this instead....although it’s a little inaccurate as far as the landowners around my house, it accurate enough for the area I’m hunting...thanks
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 11:07 AM
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Starvalleytrappe
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Thanks I just got it....works great, funny thing is I was just going to the township where I wanted to pick up a plat map for an area I was bowhunting and trapping and I found this post...got this instead....although it’s a little inaccurate as far as the landowners around my house, it accurate enough for the area I’m hunting...thanks Did you get the app or the chip? If chip then maybe it needs the most recent update? Also, many properties don’t have the name you think on their ownership. Notsaying that’s the case for you. Just bringing up because some people don’t realize. Overall I’m guessing you’ll be happy
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
[Re: trapr]
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10/16/18 11:17 AM
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^^^^^^^ I just paid for a year subscription for my state...I’m just using it on my phone... 3 of my neighbors are incorrect.. not sure why?
All the farms I hunt and trap are correct plus I found more land that it didn’t even know the state or energy company owned along the river...that’s a great find. ...so I’m happy with this mapping system...
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 02:41 PM
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Starvalleytrappe
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^^^^^^^ I just paid for a year subscription for my state...I’m just using it on my phone... 3 of my neighbors are incorrect.. not sure why?
All the farms I hunt and trap are correct plus I found more land that it didn’t even know the state or energy company owned along the river...that’s a great find. ...so I’m happy with this mapping system... Gotcha Thanks for answering my question
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
[Re: trapr]
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10/16/18 04:44 PM
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For those that find errors this is a link to report them and get them fixed. onx They say they update their system about once a year, but sometimes get tax info that is between 1-3years old and in a rare occorunce up to 10 years old. I would only expect it to become more accurate. I have watched my county and the counties surrounding it go from plot books every year or to, to a county internet site, interactive tax map with up to date info
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 05:51 PM
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I have had it for two years and have only done the $29.99 for a single state and love it!! Well worth the money and when the wife gives the all clear I'm going to get all 50 states. I have found it to be very accurate within 20-30 feet and have used it to peacefully resolve a property dispute with a neighbor. I also use it the most during trapping season I do a lot of beaver trapping for farmers and normally the directions are "hang a left on that one road and it's the third field on the right" so it helps so much with making sure I'm were I need to be and is more reliably then my old plat book. The nice thing they offer a free trial so I would do that and see what you think.
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 06:26 PM
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Glowing reports, howzabout a link so we can check it out?????
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 11:10 PM
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Pretty awesome resource. My brother in law is part owner in the company so it's been interesting seeing them grow from the Hunting GPS Maps days. A lot of the landowner data is limited by the county and town records, but that being said, the app is a great tool even without landowner data. For instance, Maine has very poor landowner data - most is maintained in small town offices and tax maps are often a decade or two old and scribbled in pencil. So I figured the OnX Hunt app wouldn't be much use for me up here. I downloaded the $30 app for my phone and find i use it almost every day, whether I'm scouting, fishing, hunting, trapping or searching for parcels of land for farming or forestry reasons.
One of my goals this trapping season is to use my phone and the OnX Hunt app to essentially take the place of my GPS on the trapline. Still learning, but I think it is very feasible. The huge benefit here is that all your data (tracks, waypoints, etc) are backed up to the OnX web app when you get into cell service, so you never need to download waypoints or tracks, and don't have to worry about losing data. You also have the info at your fingertips anytime without having to dig out your GPS.
I'll be working some with OnX in the future to help promote the product to trappers, and hopefully promote trapping to the hundreds of thousands of hunters who use the product. In November they will be releasing the first of three articles I'm writing to help introduce trapping to hunters who might be interested in taking it up. Should be fun!
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/16/18 11:25 PM
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I use it a lot, love it.... not so much for trapping or hunting, but to see who own property... I’m always looking for real a state to buy. My friend turned me on to it... he markes timber for a living
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/17/18 07:09 AM
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Great app to have for trapping been using it since it first come out, but sometime the the last few months they got rid of the layer that showed the BLM road and trail numbers as well as any restrictions on them so a guy would know if he is on a legal road or trail. That is a pretty big deal for me around here since the last couple years the BLM has implemented there new travel management plan and closed a lot of roads and trails that have been there for years. I found a different app called BaseMap that has most of the same features and does include BLM and forest service road and trail information.
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/17/18 08:07 AM
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I’m on the 7 day free trial. It pretty dang good.for a state forest,onX might have it colored blue or green compared to the regular satellite view. Is there anyway to turn the colored overlay off? I’m 1000 miles from home in Wisconsin and onX is the deal. I’ll be buying it for Wisconsin and NC!
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/17/18 10:33 AM
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I’m on the 7 day free trial. It pretty dang good.for a state forest,onX might have it colored blue or green compared to the regular satellite view. Is there anyway to turn the colored overlay off? I’m 1000 miles from home in Wisconsin and onX is the deal. I’ll be buying it for Wisconsin and NC! You can turn it of...hit the map layers icon, this will bring up all the layers, look for public hunting layer, it will state that it’s on, push it and it will show off...I use the layer on when I’m looking for new areas, once I find the public land I turn it off to get a better view of the land....
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: Onx maps, anyone use it?
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10/17/18 12:14 PM
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I have trouble finding boundary’s on private lands open to public use. I have not found a map yet that shows them all. I’m hunting a private land open to public now that butts to a waterfowl reproduction area but can’t find a map showing it. It’s clearly marked on three sides and dnr pointed out the other for me. Would this app help with that. Does anyone know how current the maps are? Think I’ll check it out later. Thanks....Shane
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