Back by Dark: Hunting Safety

CISCO SANCHEZ

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About this app

Back by Dark makes sure someone knows if you're not back from a hunt.

Say when you'll be back. Start a hunt and pick a back-by time — sunset, last light, or your own. Your location is shared only while you're out, and stops the moment you tap I'm back.

If you're late, the right people hear. Fifteen minutes past your time, we ask you first. Still nothing? The people you hunt with are told, and your emergency contact gets a notification or an email with where you were last. When you're back, everyone gets the all-clear.

Mark anything. Tap Mark to save a spot — a deer, your truck, a meet-up, a drop-off, a stand — where you stand or anywhere on the map. Shot one? Record the blood trail as you follow it, even with the phone in your pocket.

Maps that work with no signal. Topo maps, your marks, lines and areas. Save an area to your phone before you go; everything you do syncs when you get back to the truck.

Hunt with friends. Make a group, share an invite link, and see who's out and when they'll be back.

Run a hunting club. Book stands by the wind, check in by scanning the tag on the stand, and see who's on the property — position shared with your club only between check-in and check-out.

Free to use. Back by Dark Pro adds offline areas for groups and My Hunts.

What’s new

• Forgot password? now in the app — the reset link opens the app and signs you in.
• Joining a club shows three things to know first, and how big its map download is.
• Safer sign-up: the confirm-email link signs you in only on the phone you signed up on.
• Small fixes.