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

 

[MO Whitetails]

I killed a New Mexico bull in 2024, public draw tag, on private property without written permission, legally. Without ONX Hunt it would not have happened. We got out of the truck to hunt National Forest but heard 3 bulls across the road on private property as we exited the truck to hunt. The app showed that the landowner had opted for unit wide ranch authorizations for tags and in NM that land is then open to public hunting, without prior consent or written permission. As a courtesy we went to the ranch house and informed them of our decision to hunt there as we were hearing 3 bulls soft talking while bedded above a cattle waterer. The landowner thanked us for informing her of our intentions and said they would make sure they did not interfere with our hunt. ONX also showed the water source pinpointing where we set up and 2 hours later we had a different bull come in bugling. ONX distance numbers were precise compared to my rangefinder and gave elevation change for the shot also. With Apple Auto or Android Auto it can be displayed on a vehicle screen, for driving area roads near hunting spots. I will never hunt w/o it again, even though I always carry a Garmin GPS.

 

[dsotm]

Fitbit estimate is going to be way off, strides in the back country are way different than every day walking

 

[bz_711]

Would never trust an app for accurate traveled mileage.

I switched to BaseMap several years ago but haven't ever tried to use for tracking a route.

 

[TetonRecon]

The real question is, do you trust that some hippie from Bozeman isn't going to suddenly "find their way" into your honey hole this fall?