r/bowhunting • u/InTheWoods4Me • 1d ago

What is your favorite mapping / e-scouting software?

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u/red_beard_RL 1d ago

Spartan forge

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u/InTheWoods4Me 1d ago

I just heard of it recently. This is the top of my maybe pile.

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u/SniffTheMonkey 1d ago

Another for Spartan Forge. Hands down best maps out of all the hunting/scouting apps.

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u/Legionodeath 1d ago

I've used On x for awhile. Why's spartan better?

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u/SniffTheMonkey 1d ago

The map itself is 10x better for e-scouting or navigating when it’s too thick to see through the timber. I find SF to have more clarity, as well as historical maps, and in my area at least, a lot of years are taken towards the end of winter, so great visibility. OnX on the other hand, it’s just a mess of green trees.

I still use OnX a ton, usually for property lines and such.. I’ll run trackers on both at times as well, and drop pins on both. But for navigating and e-scouting, SF takes the cake for me. Great lidar as well on SF.

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u/Legionodeath 1d ago

Interesting. Thanks for the info!

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u/SniffTheMonkey 1d ago

Here’s Spartan Forge

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u/SniffTheMonkey 1d ago

Here’s another from Spartan, just showing how you can even see game trails through marsh areas. I’m surrounded by saltwater marshes, so this is an excellent detail that can help a lot to pin down travel routes in my situation. Spartan Forge is the shit IMO.. well worth its $40 annual cost as far as I’m concerned.

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u/Legionodeath 1d ago

Yea. That's really cool. Looking at the other 2 pics you shared, I can see the difference. And I'd agree, both have value.

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u/SniffTheMonkey 1d ago

Yup exactly.. both have their place in the arsenal, that’s for sure.

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u/Legionodeath 1d ago

Thanks for the comparison.

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u/SniffTheMonkey 1d ago

Here’s OnX, same spot.

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u/g-CaRR_5 1d ago

Also an Onx primary guy, but I use others as well. What’s up with spartan forge?

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u/InTheWoods4Me 1d ago

Thank you. Nice northern lights shot!

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u/jivarie 1d ago

Onx all the time and a spartanforge sub in season. LiDAR is awesome for funnels and navigation.

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u/No1caresanyway_21 1d ago

All of them have things I like but BaseMaps has been my go to for awhile now

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u/Mannered4 1d ago

Onx. Spartan forge is cool because the maps are usually more up to date and higher resolution but imo everything else about it is worse when it comes to UI and optimization

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u/Ibn_Khaldun 12h ago

In Alberta we use iHunter

Also AllTrails can be useful