With onX, you can zoom in on a field and display ranges to saved waypoints or tracks. Or back out to see property lines, management zones and more.
March 26, 2025
By Adam Heggenstaller
Turkey hunters place much emphasis on calling, but there is another aspect of turkey hunting that often plays a larger role in success. Knowing where birds will be at various times of the day, and how they move over terrain during their travels, is vital for consistently getting inside a gobbler’s zone.
The best way to know where birds want to be is to see—or hear—them there. Scouting allows us to recognize patterns that we can use to our advantage, and the onX Hunt app is a valuable tool in planning hunt strategies based on these patterns.
The app makes satellite, topographic and combined hybrid maps of all 50 states available to hunters on their iOS and Android devices. Maps of selected areas can be downloaded to a device, so even if there is no cellular service in the field, they are accessible and fully functional.
The app covers 852 million acres of public land, 147 million private properties and 9,568 hunting units.
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With onX Hunt, it’s easy to drop waypoints for roost trees, strut zones and feeding and loafing areas, measure distances to them and between them, and even mark a gobbler’s progress along a ridge or through a bottom.
A bird’s-eye view of the terrain—as well as property and hunt-unit boundaries—is helpful in determining the best approach to a bird. In addition, a 3D feature reveals subtle terrain features, like a narrow bench running around a point, that can make all the difference when planning a setup.
Related Other tools help build and track routes for precise navigation to a chosen spot. Customizable map layers provide additional info such as timber types and harvests, marked trails, slope angles, possible public access points and even turkey subspecies distribution based on National Wild Turkey Federation data.
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The app offers numerous other benefits, such as wind and weather forecasts, land ownership data, trail-camera integration and online masterclasses that dive deep into getting the most from onX Hunt features. It’s available for downloading to mobile devices at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, or to a desktop at onxmaps.com . Prices range from $34.99 per year for a single state to $99.99 per year for an Elite plan that includes all 50 states and Canada, plus additional features such as hunt-unit draw odds and application deadlines, recently updated aerial imagery and automated route building.
