[oneounceload]

In areas where my phone works, I keep it on me.
In areas where I might be able to just get an emergency signal out, should the unthinkable happen... I keep it on me (in "airplane mode").

However, most of the areas I hunt require a drive to get to a signal. In those places, it stays in the truck (or in camp). If we're in the mountains for a longer hunt (5-9 days), we'll drive out far enough to get a signal every few days, to update the family. Most years, that's 6-8 miles on "jeep trails", and 45 minutes to 2 hours, each way (depending on road conditions).

I remember those types of areas in northern NV as well. Our local sportsman's club raised money so the NDOW wardens could get satellite phones for their trucks since they had to cover 10,000 square miles and most of it has no phone signal anywhere - even their radios had issues in certain parts. Today they have those devices - might be worth looking into for your remote hunts