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Posted by josh on 08-24-2011 11:17 PM:

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Originally posted by josh
Its pretty obvious some either dont hunt much or have no clue.

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Originally posted by wibeagle8813
5-7 nights a week is not alot? I simply find it hard to believe that a gps tracker works as good as what people say they do. Think about it your cell phone loses reception how many times a day? More than you think. I know there different towers but still same concept. When garmin came out with the 20's i wanted to wait and hear all the bad about them and when they came out with the 30's they improved but still not to a point if your dog hunts deep quite a bit. Now they came out with the 40's but i heard there no good in water where a dog swims, well i like to hunt knee to waist deep water so im hesitant on that. I know a garmin will save me time but still am not sold on the products out there yet

I guess now we know which catagory your in.....

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Posted by jeffbarber on 08-25-2011 12:02 AM:

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Originally posted by wibeagle8813
5-7 nights a week is not alot? I simply find it hard to believe that a gps tracker works as good as what people say they do. Think about it your cell phone loses reception how many times a day? More than you think. I know there different towers but still same concept. When garmin came out with the 20's i wanted to wait and hear all the bad about them and when they came out with the 30's they improved but still not to a point if your dog hunts deep quite a bit. Now they came out with the 40's but i heard there no good in water where a dog swims, well i like to hunt knee to waist deep water so im hesitant on that. I know a garmin will save me time but still am not sold on the products out there yet

ok for one cell phones work off a tower for 2 gps runs off of a satilite hard to lose signal when there about 7 of them that the gps uses and the dc 40s r great from wat i hear pple that i hear use them havent had ne probs with them so plz when u post something know ur facts first

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Posted by Diggerman on 08-25-2011 03:09 AM:

Garmin

Most people will save enough in gas money in one year to pay for the Garmin alone

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Posted by Mike Hill on 08-25-2011 04:49 AM:

They are worth every penny

Had mine for 3 years still works great almost like takin someone huntin with u

Posted by Okie Dawg on 08-25-2011 06:57 PM:

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Originally posted by wibeagle8813
5-7 nights a week is not alot? I simply find it hard to believe that a gps tracker works as good as what people say they do. Think about it your cell phone loses reception how many times a day? More than you think. I know there different towers but still same concept. When garmin came out with the 20's i wanted to wait and hear all the bad about them and when they came out with the 30's they improved but still not to a point if your dog hunts deep quite a bit. Now they came out with the 40's but i heard there no good in water where a dog swims, well i like to hunt knee to waist deep water so im hesitant on that. I know a garmin will save me time but still am not sold on the products out there yet

Think about it a cell phone works with a very small antenia. The GPS has one about 13 in. long. It will loose signal but not often and all you have to do is move a little to a higher place.
Now when you add the birds eye view to the gps it has got even better. Seeing the roads, water and tree lines are great.

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Posted by Tim MACHA on 08-25-2011 07:21 PM:

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I guess now we know which catagory your in.....

I will take my chances on an occasional signal loss over the old beep, beep, is it in front of me or behind me? any day. I have my old Tracker loaned out to a young boy that is keeping my old dog and hunting it. He called me a short time after he got him and said that he had lost the dog the night before and I went with him to find it. I forgot how much driving around trying to get triangulation on the dog to narrow down the area he was in. I had my GPS along and looking at it, trying to figure out in lining up the signal trying to pin point. Brought back flash backs that I thought were long gone, lol I kept thinking to myself, if he only had a Garmin.

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Posted by Mike Hill on 08-25-2011 10:36 PM:

If you wantto know where the coons are at just mark evry den tree you tree

will be a coon there sooner or latter lol

Posted by Okie Dawg on 08-29-2011 06:48 PM:

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Originally posted by Tim MACHA
I will take my chances on an occasional signal loss over the old beep, beep, is it in front of me or behind me? any day. I have my old Tracker loaned out to a young boy that is keeping my old dog and hunting it. He called me a short time after he got him and said that he had lost the dog the night before and I went with him to find it. I forgot how much driving around trying to get triangulation on the dog to narrow down the area he was in. I had my GPS along and looking at it, trying to figure out in lining up the signal trying to pin point. Brought back flash backs that I thought were long gone, lol I kept thinking to myself, if he only had a Garmin.

YEP

Posted by wibeagle8813 on 12-17-2011 09:12 PM:

Just a followup i did get a garmin 320 with 2 40 collars. Are they nice yes, do i trust it absolutely not. I got them at autumn oaks and they work alright but some of the things i found out in my area that i am in the reception seems week majority of the time. some nights they work great but most seem to loose connection and wont pick up for a very long time. I hunt in flooded swamps and last night i really noticed that my dog went through the ice collar got wet and froze. I didnt pick her up for 20 minutes although i could see her. I put it in my truck and thawed it out and seemed to work after that but i can see that being a problem for some people. They really are nice though to see where your dog exactly is and what there doing-saves time but when you cant pick them up like im having im kinda wishing i stayed with the beep beep system just for a backup. one of the collars seem to be stronger than the other, got them both at the same time from the same guy with after market antennas. Im not completely sold on the 320 and 40 collar setup although it is a pleasure to have with you

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Posted by riproarinkennel on 12-20-2011 01:24 PM:

DO I TRUST MY GARMIN ???

NOT 'TILL I FIND A WAY TO GET MORE RANGE. I LOVE IT, BUT MY OLD ATS BEEP-BEEP WILL PICK UP A SIGNAL ANYTIME THE GARMIN LOSSES IT'S.

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Posted by old ben on 12-20-2011 01:57 PM:

been in some tough terrain never failed me yet..i remember old days coming out mile or two from truck or someone`s yard i had quick trac sold it would never buy beep beep again.jmo i dont need to trac my dogs 14 miles lol

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Posted by Majestic Tree H on 12-20-2011 03:24 PM:

NO WAY !!

Thats why the Super Power Micro Transmitter in on the Garmin !!

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Posted by JiM on 12-29-2011 02:42 AM:

Well, back to the original question, it looks like 80% of Garmin users trust their Garmin enough that they never run any other collar along with it. 80%!!! That's alot of trust.
http://forums.ukcdogs.com/showthrea...threadid=470848

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