Fundamentals
Where to Shoot a Deer–Best Deer Shot Placement From Every Angle
Peak whitetail season is nigh. To improve your odds of success, it’s critical to study optimal shot placement from every angle. Bonus: Free placement chart.
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Fundamentals
How To Sight in a Rifle
Learn how to sight in a rifle with expert guidance, practical tips, and video tutorials. Achieve pinpoint accuracy with our comprehensive rifle sighting guide.
Fundamentals
Deer Tracking Tips for a Successful Hunt
Deer tracking and finding deer scat can be what makes or breaks your hunting season. Learn tips from the pros on how to track deer for a successful hunt.
Fundamentals
Walk Through TerrainX With Josh Kirchner
Explore onX Terrain X with Josh Kirchner. See how to use elevation bands, slope angle shading, slope aspect, & viewshed to up your e-scouting.
Fundamentals
Effective Glassing 101 With Josh Kirchner
Josh Kirchner walks hunters through glassing basics and tactics to make the most of their hunting season. Learn his glassing techniques for your upcoming season
Fundamentals
Toprut Talks About a Draw Odds Point of View
Toprut explains how to understand draw odds and the importance of a thoughtful, considered approach to application season.
Fundamentals
10 Things To Keep in Your Truck This Hunting Season
Keeping a few key items in your truck this hunting season can make for a safer—and more comfortable—hunt.
Fundamentals
Can You Hunt in a National Forest?
Learn about hunting in national forests on forest service land, including how to find national forest maps with onX.
Fundamentals
What Makes a Good Hunting Partner
Hunting partners are not created equal. Today we go inside onX and ask our staff to list characteristics that make for good hunting partners. Learn more.
Fundamentals
Topic Tactics: Gear Care
Take care of your hunting gear, and it will take care of you. Expert tips for gear care and maintenance this hunting season.
Fundamentals
Turkey Shotgun Shells: Choose the Right Load
Choosing the right turkey shotgun shells means understanding what materials, densities, shot sizes, and velocities go into each shotshell. Find out all that here.
Fundamentals
How To Read a Topographic Map for Hunting: Contour Lines, Cliffs, & More
Reading a topo map for hunting may not be as easy as looking at aerial imagery. With this tutorial, you’ll understand your landscapes like never before.
Fundamentals
How To Store Your Hunting Clothes
Whether it’s the end of the season or in-between weekends in the field during the rut, how you store your hunting clothes could make or break a hunt. Here are expert-recommended end-of-season as well as in-season strategies on how to go about storing hunting clothes.
Fundamentals
How To Sight in a Bow
Sighting in a bow is a simple process but requires several steps. We break down how to sight in a bow so you’ll be ready to sling arrows accurately on opening day.
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Procrastinator’s Guide To Hunting
Whether you are a professional procrastinator, or time has just gotten away from you this season, here are a few tips to help with planning your backcountry hunt when you are short on time.
STAFF PICKS
Hunting Stories
The Siors: Three Generations of Hunting Ladies
Three generations of Montana hunters, including onX Software Engineer Emily Sior, reflect on lessons learned in the field.
Access & Stewardship
How To Ask Permission To Hunt Private Land
With the onX Hunt App, you can access the information you need to approach a landowner and ask permission to hunt their land.
Hunting Stories
A Day in the Life of a Game Warden
onX is trusted by over 5,000 game wardens. Have you ever wondered what game wardens do? We profile five men and women from four different states to better understand a day in the life of a game warden.