HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools

I’ve been using this product for several years now and have always liked it. I recently got to use a feature that became available this year. I shot a doe and she took off like a rabbit... I had a good idea of where she went, but when I got to the shot site there was minimal blood. I turned on the tracking feature and started making my way into he woods. I finally found more blood about 100 yards from the initial site, started the tracking feature over again so I would know exactly where I found the most recent blood and started 10 yard sweeps through the woods. Was able to keep referring back to my tracking and finally found the deer another 50 yards out deeper in the woods. It was dark and without the tracking I am not sure I would have found her and the meat would have been wasted. I also like being able to look back at my kills and sightings on my computer and see the weather info and trends as to when I am seeing the most movement and at which of my 5 properties will be my best opportunity to see/harvest animals given different weather situations. I have a cousin that I have given permissions to so he can also see where and when to hunt in different situations.

I’ve been using HuntStand for a couple of years now, I’m using the paid version for the extra features it offers. My entire hunting party uses it too because we can link to each other and we always know where each other is located. The only gripe that all of us have is that it really really needs a “Go To” function. What I’m referring to is the waypoints…it would be a perfect app if it had the ability to lead you to whatever waypoint you select. Here’s an example: find the waypoint you want to navigate to, click on it on the map, then click “Go To” and it will then show you where to go….by showing a pointer and compass heading to give you the direction and distance to the waypoint you select. This feature is available on all fishing gps units, but it would be an incredibly useful feature if HuntStand offered it on the app. Besides this one gripe, HuntStand is certainly in the top 5 hunting apps available. If we had a “Go To” feature on it, it would easily be the number one hunting app on the market. If you haven’t tried HuntStand yet, it’s certainly worth giving it a shot! Thanks for a nice hunting tool!

HuntStand is the only hunting app I use and I’ve been using it for several years! Had a guy come up to me and said I was hunting on their land. I brought up the boundary lines for the farm I was hunting on and then his. He didn’t (couldn’t) say anything but I was clearly 50 to 75 yards inside the farm boundary and facing away from his property. I told him thank you for ruining my evening hunt. I never put up a stand I know is going to be close to a boundary without using HuntStand. I want to be at least 50 yards off another person’s land, up high, with my back to the tree, and the tree between me and the boundary… you never know who’s over there hunting as well. HuntStand maps are by far the best and have good historical imagery. The ability to identify wind direction (Hunt Zone) at your stand is crucial and I find HuntStand is pretty much right on. Yes I know thermals up in the morning down in the evening but you can still see scent drift direction. You may be different or your area may be different but as for me… I’ll take HuntStand over any other app out there everyday of the week. It just works for me and I couldn’t be any happier with it!