Old school from the 80’s & 90’s

[Lungpopper]

This is how I used to find my hunting spots around the Rec area 30 plus years ago. Times have changed. Looking at ONX. South side hasn’t changed much. North side has changed a lot.
If you look hard you can see some of my old tree stand locations.
Trees have probably died by now.

 

[stikbrandon]

that’s rad.

 

[ilovesprig]

Darryl,

Too cool...I've got the whole series of those maps from back then...Things have come a long way.

 

[HortoTheSlayer]

Super cool. Did you pencil in all the property boundaries yourself??

 

[WaterDog]

Very cool. I’m still old school and mostly depend on maps and old fashioned scouting and walking the woods. Actually I just mostly hunt the same places I’ve hunted for decades.

 

[Aeon]

seems like just yesterday i used to go over to the map store in orange to get my topo maps. They had a amazing amount of lil secrets with water and other features. We are one solar storm away from needed them back stay frosty my friends

 

[Muledeerhunter]

I have mine for the San Bernardino forest, which I still use. It's not in great shape, but I think it offers more detail than modern maps.

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[Kellendv]

I like to use paper maps at home but I typically don’t carry them anymore. It’s nice to see everything without having to pan around or zoom. Mapping apps are a huge benefit for field work though.

 

[HATCHET1]

Ill tell ya one thing....gas is a hell of alot more now...took me out of the game...thats for sure...dont ever see it coming back to days of the 80's...

 

[Lungpopper]

Super cool. Did you pencil in all the property boundaries yourself??

Yes.

 

[Lungpopper]

I like to use paper maps at home but I typically don’t carry them anymore. It’s nice to see everything without having to pan around or zoom. Mapping apps are a huge benefit for field work though.

Kellen,
What years did you work at A16?
I was buying these there around 87-88.

 

[Lungpopper]

Ill tell ya one thing....gas is a hell of alot more now...took me out of the game...thats for sure...dont ever see it coming back to days of the 80's...

.75 per gallon is long gone.

 

[Dawnandusk]

I use OnX a lot, but I still have my paper maps. I didn’t mark the private property boundaries thought. I still use tools on the onx map to mark areas.

 

[Kellendv]

Kellen,
What years did you work at A16?
I was buying these there around 87-88.

Haha 2009. I was probably toddling around with my dad while he was shopping back in that era though. Was that back at the old original El Cajon location or the final location off of mission gorge road?

 

[Lungpopper]

Haha 2009. I was probably toddling around with my dad while he was shopping back in that era though. Was that back at the old original El Cajon location or the final location off of mission gorge road?

Mission Gorge

 

[sportyg]

I still use paper maps, may go with OnX this year depending on where I hunt.

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

Mission Gorge

Bummer to see that store go, got some great service there. Loved talking archery with one of the guys that worked there.

 

[Kellendv]

Bummer to see that store go, got some great service there. Loved talking archery with one of the guys that worked there.

That would be Rick. Great guy. I worked with him years ago and he was there until the end. Chatted with him a bunch at the store closing parties.

 

[SteveHazard]

Aside from the property ownership and zone overlays I don't think onx is all that great. The sat imagery on google is better imo.

 

[Cut ‘Em]

Aside from the property ownership and zone overlays I don't think onx is all that great. The sat imagery on google is better imo.

Concur. OnX is terrible for imagery. If HuntStand ever adds property boundaries, OnX may cease to exist.