Welcome! I transplanted from WA a couple years ago and am very happy with the decision. The draw system is frustrating. Shoot, I can't even get drawn for Javelina!!! Plus side is the super long OTC archery deer season.
Not sure about all the features of onXmaps app, I just use their chips in my GPS (and love them). But, I have found www.caltopo.com to be an extremely helpful E-scouting tool. First of all, it is a very detailed topo map. Second, you can chose between fire history and current fires. Then the...
I never had an issue with the gag reflex, but when I first started using diaphragms I drooled so much that I could hardly use it. I got over that just by keeping one in my truck and putting it in my mouth during my commute to work. Over time I got used to it and the excessive drooling stopped...
I have a 3y/o little girl and she brings up hunting almost daily. Sometimes its wanting to go for a drive in the "hunting rig", sometimes its wanting to go hunting in the back yard, or she just wants to play with my spotting scope, aka eye scope. I think the biggest factor is just exposure...
I've found www.caltopo.com and www.hillmap.com to be very useful. I am yet to do it, but supposedly you can print maps from caltopo. Hillmap is nice mainly for the split screen format. Nice to not have to flip back and forth between sat. images and terrain on google maps.