Bucksnbows Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 I’ve only ever had HuntStand, so I can’t compare. But just like with most technology today, they have WAY more stuff than I would ever want or need. Maybe I’m just old school. I pay for the upgrade, but I also use it for work to follow property boundaries while in the field. And I can figure out who the property owners are. Robhuntandfish 1 "A sinking fly is closer to Hell" - Anonymous https://www.troutscapes.com https://nativefishcoalition.org/national-board
Swamp_bucks Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 I’ve used huntstand for years. All depends on what you want. My friends all have huntstand so we can share info. The Back 40 and Bucksnbows 2
Robhuntandfish Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 Ditto above. I have huntstand and it does all I need and more. Havent tried onx since I have all my data already on huntstand. But I use it a lot for wind direction to plan where to hunt. The property owner info is always helpful. "it's pointless for humans to paint scenes of nature when they can go outside and stand in it"- Ron Swanson
Splitear Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) I tried both and stuck with HuntStand. It seems simpler to use and does everything I need. I primarily use it to set pins and look up property boundaries and owners. Edited August 31, 2023 by Splitear Bucksnbows 1
Rob-c Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) Same as all above Huntstand , i like it. Edited August 31, 2023 by Rob-c
sbuff Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 Other then looking up land owners what advantage does it have over a hand held GPS ( what I currently use )
Larry Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 I use onx is have been using it for about three years seem to work for me. I put all my stands,trail cams and scrapes rub lines and anything else I find of interest. I was told it's two bits of and fifty cents of the other.
mowin Posted August 31, 2023 Author Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Splitear said: I tried both and stuck with HuntStand. It seems simpler to use and does everything I need. I primarily use it to set pins and look up property boundaries and owners. I'm surprised you say it's simpler. I find it much more complicated. Huntstand has more options than one could ever want or use. I've had ONX for several years and decided to try huntstand this yr. I noticed a lot of properties that have multiple parcels, I will give you the info for the main parcel with the house on it, but the other parcels it will say no owner or records on file or something like that, where onx would have that info.
G-man Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 Gave up on both when they started charging for property info and owners that can be found free from the county online using gis services ( free) same place both charge you to find. It also gives tax map line same as both free. ( by the way none show exact property lines. ) using free gps on my phone can find where i am about anywhere.
Robhuntandfish Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, sbuff said: Other then looking up land owners what advantage does it have over a hand held GPS ( what I currently use ) its just that it is tailored to hunters. I can take the property map of the area I hunt and put in stand icons and add a harvest pin to open pics of deer that were taken in each location and can add info on date, weapon etc, shows a wind scent cone and you can have multiple locations separated out but just bring them up by toggling that name. Can lookup who owns neighboring properties all on the same app without exiting to a tax map. Can map out blood trails. etc. Just convience and dialed in to what a hunter would be looking for all in one spot. And can share maps with others which is handy if you have other guys hunting the same property. Edited August 31, 2023 by Robhuntandfish boo711 1 "it's pointless for humans to paint scenes of nature when they can go outside and stand in it"- Ron Swanson
ShootEm Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 Throwing a wildcard in here, I use HuntWise and have been pretty happy with it. Like many others, I don't use it to the full potential, but in terms of basic use, it does the job well. I'm not really tied to it but will use it again this year since the yearly subscription already renewed itself. I will say that I've seen the Oak Tree layer that OnX has out and it seems like a cool feature, although a lot of people say it's pretty inaccurate. I think you need the Elite subscription to get it which is $100 a year I believe vs the $60 I pay for HuntWise Pro now.
Belo Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 I've used onx for a few years, never tried huntstand. I think their price is fair for everything they offer and I've never once had a bug or issue. Has helped me plan stands, track wounded deer and even help point family members to my location all very easily. I also believe some of your money goes towards some of the conservation organizations out there. Take the "Buy and plant stuff and then hunt private land" Challenge!
2BuckBizCT Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 I buy the ONX for all 50 states, works great for looking up properties, etc. I don't use it to pin stands or anything like that since I know where they are all. But since I hunt almost exclusively public land I like to see boundary estimates, etc. Huntstand I use the the free version just for those wind cones thing sometimes.
broomeguy Posted August 31, 2023 Posted August 31, 2023 I've only used ONX. It serves its purpose, a map with property boundaries. Tree layers aren't that great, need to cross reference with other sources such as Google Earth.
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