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Posted by Nightmare10 on 12-16-2008 03:35 PM:

Tracker classic

How good are they ???
Likes and dislikes ?????
Are they good in the mountains ???

Posted by ohiothunder on 12-16-2008 03:40 PM:

I usedone before the garmin came out and it never let me down. Until I fell in the river with it on my belt. but make sure you trade them tracker collars off for a pair of marshalls.

Posted by Geminite on 12-16-2008 04:03 PM:

We have one and it has never failed us. Other than replacing the batteries we haven't had any problems. We hunt some pretty steep country sometimes and it usually does a pretty good job, we've always found our dogs if they got of the reservation lol...

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Posted by steint on 12-16-2008 04:37 PM:

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I have a tracker complete tracker classic and a marshal all with marshal collars I jus got a garmin about a week ago and I luv it so I reccomend a garmin don't get me wrong there all good but garmins are the ticket

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Posted by treerat chopper on 12-16-2008 08:26 PM:

i borrowed a buddies of mine with strike collars and ended up
buying a quick track instead.the dog got lost for 4 days could see dog and not get a reading.called factory and they said it was the dead dog function saving the battery.it was strike collars,i heard
the marshalls would do alot better.

brian

Posted by hopm on 12-17-2008 12:10 AM:

I have used one for awhile and have no negatives. It takes some practice but you can locate your dog in most any terrain. With the near mode it has excellent pin point capabilities.

As for the strike collars....No complaints. I had a dog shot early in the season. They took the strike collar off and throwed it in the creek. They put the dog in a trash bag and throwed him off the bridge in the same spot. The collar was submerged in 3 feet of water and the first signal I picked up was from 2 miles away. I was able to track to the spot and at least recover my collars.

I may not be in the majority, but I'm not sure I want to try to keep up with a dog that would go beyond that range.

2 have to's with the classic and strike collars....Tree switch is a must and replace the antenna with cable antenna.

Check this link if interested.

http://www.squirrelhaters.net/forum...p?topic=25704.0

Posted by Lowell Lynn on 12-17-2008 01:01 AM:

Nightmare on elm street, I used a Tracker Maxima 5000 with two Marshel collars and had very good luck. When the Garmin came out, I traded that unit to Redgy for the Garmin outfit. I was soon sorry that I did, so I turned around and bought a new tracker classic and two marshel collars back off of Redgy.(A Oaks). I have also discovered that the classic reciever is as good as the Maxima 5000 if not better.You cant put more then two collars on it but as far as operation and range, I think its a little better. Good luck.

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Posted by Nightmare10 on 12-17-2008 01:57 AM:

matt

I have heard they eat up batteries.????? I am going to get one because I hear good things about them.

Posted by longshot on 12-17-2008 02:03 AM:

Re: Tracker classic

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Originally posted by Nightmare10
How good are they ???
Likes and dislikes ?????
Are they good in the mountains ???

I'v seen guys stand in the road and cuss them many times , trying to use them. They can take some time to learn , but I have had a classic for 3 years and can track dogs as well or better than any tracker. I will say , I dont like the tracker strike collars.. Not enough power for me.. I like the intellos or the marshalls much better and you will need them in the mountains..I can tell you that if you give me 30 seconds I will tell you which way the dogs are AND also how far they are and I will be right everytime , but I do have ALOT of experiance using a tracker classic....

I will probably someday go with a GPS system , but at this time I will stay with the tracker..

I have oftin used it for a compass too. I wear the reciever on my belt and I put a collar on the truck bumper when I hunt unfamiliar territory , then I use the tracker to find the location of the truck. It has saved my butt many times from a long walk back.

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Posted by jeff salyer on 12-17-2008 02:13 AM:

matt

ihave one that does super but i got a garmin and thier is nothing like them i really like it you can find your dog twice quicker come over for a hunt some time see for your self

Posted by longshot on 12-17-2008 02:13 AM:

Re: matt

quote:
Originally posted by Nightmare10
I have heard they eat up batteries.????? I am going to get one because I hear good things about them.

The batteries in the collar last me about 6 months and I hunt about 3 nights a week average. I use the intello collars mostly and they do take 2 batteries , but have MUCH more power. The marshall uses regular batteries and are very good too.. I buy 3.6 volts and they have worked good for me. Here is a link to buy them for $ 4.50 each..
http://www.batteriesinaflash.com/in...roducts_id=1135

The reciever uses 2 regular 9 volt . You can get them anywhere and they last me about a year in the reciever..

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Posted by Nightmare10 on 12-17-2008 02:43 AM:

matt

What would be the cheapest way to get them marshall collars after i get my classic ?????

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