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My maps are calling to me to get outside

May 7, 2025 Ty Stockton Comments Off on My maps are calling to me to get outside

There I was, perched in front of my computer monitor, trying to come up with ideas for a week’s worth of radio shows, when a noise started picking at the edges of my consciousness. I […]

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Online maps are getting better all the time

January 17, 2025 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Online maps are getting better all the time

There are a number of apps available now for your smartphone that are extremely helpful for navigating in the backcountry while you’re hunting. I’m a fairly traditional guy in a lot of ways, though, and […]

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Some people wonder why I bother with maps

September 27, 2024 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Some people wonder why I bother with maps

I’m a map nerd. Always have been. Yes, I do have several GPS units, and yes, I have a subscription to OnX Hunt. And I tend to use those electronic navigation methods probably about 90 […]

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Please don’t roll up your paper maps!

September 26, 2024 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Please don’t roll up your paper maps!

I think all of my spare time between now and February is going to be spent on my latest project, which is cleaning up my store room. I’ve already reorganized most of my hunting, fishing […]

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MyTopo upgrades the traditional paper map

August 19, 2024 Ty Stockton Comments Off on MyTopo upgrades the traditional paper map

 I am a certified map junkie. I do use a GPS when I hunt, but I still prefer the good, old-fashioned map and compass method. For one thing, a GPS is no good for planning […]

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I finally joined the 21st Century with my maps

March 12, 2024 Ty Stockton Comments Off on I finally joined the 21st Century with my maps

I’ve been using my old Garmin eTrex Vista GPS receiver for years. It wasn’t the first GPS unit I ever owned, but it was the first one that was lightweight, compact, and easy to use. […]

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I am a certified map junkie

August 31, 2023 Ty Stockton Comments Off on I am a certified map junkie

My wife was making fun of me the other day, and she said I have so many maps, I need a map for my map collection. She got a good laugh out of it, but […]

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A good map will get you there — and back

October 2, 2021 Ty Stockton Comments Off on A good map will get you there — and back

JD from the radio station sent me a message the other day asking me where I get my maps. I used to just buy the USGS maps at the nearest sporting goods store. Over the […]

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I’m ready to get outside and explore

May 12, 2021 Ty Stockton Comments Off on I’m ready to get outside and explore

There I was, perched in front of my computer monitor, trying to come up with ideas for a week’s worth of radio shows, when a noise started picking at the edges of my consciousness. I […]

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Navigation is getting quite technological

November 16, 2020 Ty Stockton Comments Off on Navigation is getting quite technological

When I went hunting back in September with a group of friends, everyone had a different method for finding their way through the woods. Some of us were still using maps and compasses, though even […]

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