GOHUNT: Research & Maps

GoHunt has been very easy to learn to use. It has some amazing features and I will continue to use this platform. If the GoHunt team were ever to ask me, I would suggest adding a couple features. 1. I used another platform before (IHunter) and loved it because I could click on any location and it would give me information on the unit. The information I have found that GoHunt does not include is the season and season dates. This was always such a nice feature to just be able to click on and double check. Hunting for elk and you see a grouse, oh yep it is in season. Great! 2. I would adjust the offline mapping feature. I prefer the cache feature on other platforms for off line maps. Instead of having to previously download sections of the map to take into the back country, you are able to cache what you have looked at when online (need to make sure the picture you want to see offline is what you have looked at online). I have found more Beni fit in the cache option, as you may want a large area cached to make sure your roads to access is available to you and then zoom in to get closer details on areas you are interested in hunting. A lot of download space is wasted when you have to download a whole section and it may not be everything needed. I had a great example happen to me recently; our access road was one way in/ out and a fire was nearing the entrance/ exit. We were forced out of the areas our plan A-E were in. Now we didn’t have mapping downloaded to go to the next location we went to.

The function of the app is great just a couple things that could be addressed is when using the distance measuring tool to see how long a hike you’ll have there is no undo button especially when using a touch screen it’s very easy to accidentally make a mark way off and then have to restart at the beginning to fix the mistake also I purchased an iPad mostly for escouting and it won’t let me use the whole screen just a strip down the middle which is about a third of the available screen it’s not a big issue still bigger view then my iPhone but was hoping to be able to utilize the whole screen over all it’s really good and I still really enjoy it especially the the three D is really awesome and being able filter the different elevations is great