Do you trust OnX?

[Szwampdonkey]

Inquiring minds want to know, what states east of the Continental Divide have enacted regulations to limit out of state participation in any method of take for big game hunting.

Iowa

 

[ZAK13]

Would trust OnX over any watch/step counter, more accurate. If you sit and move your arm around that carries the watch/fitbit it'll show you as taking steps, whereas OnX measures by actual distance.

 

[Athens]

ONX has been reliable for tracking distances during our backpack treks and long hikes.
During seven day, eighty mile trek through Thorofare, ONX track mileages were very close to what I had plotted on map and researched, expecially for distances between designated campsites.
Most importantly, ONX marked my location six miles, two thousand feet above the Missouri in the Gates Wilderness so that Two Bear Air could fly directly to me from Kalispell and snatch my sorry arse off the mountain when I broke my knee! So I am a real fan of Two Bear Air and ONX!

 

[WolfBearMoose]

The reason I ask this question is because of what I've found from our last years hunt. My son in law kept track of his steps/ millage on his FitBit watch on all our hunts. I kept track of our miles thru OnX tracks. We had 8 hunts. This is the the comparison between OnX and his FitBit and the difference.

day 1) OnX track 7.2 FitBit 9.8 2.6 diff

day 2) OnX track 4 FitBit 5.22 1.22 diff

day 3} OnX track 3.3 FitBit 4.38 1.08 diff

day 4} OnX track 7.7 Fit Bit 10.06 2.36 diff

day 5} OnX track 6.4 FitBit 10.04 3.64 diff

day 6 } OnX track 8.3 FitBit 13.53 5.23 diff

day 7} OnX track 8.1 FitBit 10.2 2.1 diff

Day 8} OnX track 8.1 FitBit 11.13 3.3 diff

I even laid a path over the OnX tracks and they were pretty close between the two. Going forward I'm thinking of adding about 20-30% to my planned hunt paths on OnX. Is there a more accurate way to figure hunt path miles?

Not sure about the miles but OnX is so useful in so many other ways you will be running it anyways. I think elevation and switchbacks are probably causing lower mileage. I just know a mile in the mountains is way longer than a mile in my neighborhood!

 

[Colby3]

Thanks all for the advice and opinions. This will help me in planning our hunt routes in the future. I will trust OnX when I plan our routes and add a mile or so to be safe, Thanks again