I used to jump when the phone rang, eagerly awaiting the news that my dad had harvested a deer. As I grew older, I could manage short texts on the flip phone my sister and I shared. It could receive pictures, but they were so tiny and hard to retrieve it wasn’t hardly worth sending or receiving any. Nowadays, communication is easy. Though many hunting areas have zero or very spotty service, most hunters are connected some, if not most of the time.
Some say using electronics in the woods ruins deer hunting. The reality is, electronics have become an integrated and accepted part of hunting. Cellphones are no longer just a communication tool. Apps like onX Hunt have revolutionized the way hunters use their devices in the woods. Hunters can record important data points on a map as well as view property lines with overlays showing not only terrain but foliage. They can also share these waypoints and other data with other onX users, making it easy to hunt together and stay safe. This is only one of many apps hunters may reference in the field.
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