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how reliable are the garmins want to get one but it seems as though people on here have a lot of trouble with them is it user error or a faulty product

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Re: garmin

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Originally posted by gottabered
how reliable are the garmins want to get one but it seems as though people on here have a lot of trouble with them is it user error or a faulty product

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garmins

I bear hunt the in the mtns and love mine. It can spoil you though! The first week i had it, it saved me from walking in the long way and was able to go to where two different dogs were coming to the road before they got there. I prefer the 30 collars over the 40s but thats just me.

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I honestly cant remember the last time I lost signal with my dogs. Last night it was picking them up at .9 of a mile and the garmin was in my pocket.

If you are the kind of person that has a good knowledge of how to use electronics and computers you will love the Garmin. If not you may be better off with a beep beep because you will have trouble figuring it out and blame it on the Garmin.

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Good product.

I like my Garmin with dc 30 collars. If you read the manual real good and take the time to get familiar with the system, then you'll have a powerful coonhunting tool ( my experiance ).
Tips I have learned from other hunters.
Move the items that you use most to the main menu ( top ). Clear tracks often ( I clear my tracks and delete the dogs track after each hunt ). Calibrate the compass often ( each time I hunt ).
Map improvements: Set your track color and dog track color to a color not already used on the map. My track is green, dog track color is cyan.
Batteries: Duracell rechargable batteries work good. You can buy the duracell charger with 4 batteries included at Walmart $14.00. Be sure to set your battery setting to rechargeable or else you'll think that the batteries don't last long.
Connecting: Very important: Turn on the collar and the garmin unit out in the open and let them connect before you turn loose. I turn on the collar and lay it in the bed of the truck, turn on the garmin receiver and lay it on the dash of the truck, this lets them connect while driving to the hunting spot. Sometimes it takes a few minutes for them to connect.
Turning loose: Once arriving at the hunt spot, press menu button twice, select start new hunt, select enter twice to mark truck, get the dog out, put the collar on, check to be sure garmin and collar are communicating ( no ? mark beside dog ) and turn loose. While waiting on dog to get something going I'll calibrate the compass.
When done hunting: When I get home for the night I clear the tracks for the reciever and delete the tracks for the collar. Shut off garmin and collar.
Range up here in East Central Illinois: With the original antenna, hills and hollars 0-700 yds real good. 700 yds to 1.2 miles loose connection off and on. 1 mile or more you need to be driving around or get to high ground ( Some use the long range antenna and get 2 plus miles ). Personally I thought range might be a problem, but it hasn't been here. Since the garmin keeps track of where the dog was when you lost connection, you can move closer to that location, walk or drive around and get reconnected. This area offers hills and hollars south and praire north, with some mix in between ( very seldom loose signal ). I haven't hunted way south, like far Southern IL since I switched to garmin. I'd probably buy the long range antenna if hunting there very often.
Good hunting.
Darrin

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Go and hunt with someone that has one and knows how to use it. Do this in the erea you hunt in most of the time.

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I love mine. I haven't had any major problems. May show connection lost on a certain dog. We have hills and hollows, sloughs, briar thickets, pine thicket, and hardwood bottoms here in Northwest Louisiana. I guess this could be why it shows connection lost from time to time, but I love mine. I do not see why everybody wouldn't want one. I guess everyone has there on preference though.

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thanks guys for your responses

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paul

sorry

not trying to jack your thread theres alot of garmin threads and didnt feel the need to start another one. My question to other garmin owners is... Does your "DOG" screen say "hold level" alot? Ive tried everything i know to do but it says it majority of the time. I always calibrate the compass before every hunt and hold it as level as I can. Is there anything else I can do? thanks

and sorry once again gottabered

no problem LookinUpKennels anybody know where u can find refurbished garmins??

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Thanks Darrin thats some useful info.

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Hold level

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LookinUpKennels
[ My question to other garmin owners is... Does your "DOG" screen say "hold level" alot? Ive tried everything i know to do but it says it majority of the time. I always calibrate the compass before every hunt and hold it as level as I can. Is there anything else I can do? thanks

I figure it is mostly a reminder to hold the unit level, just like you have to hold a regular compass level for it to be accurate. It seems to me when you have it exactly level the message goes away, but it doesn't have to be that perfect to get you close. I know if you hold it straight up it will give you wrong information.
Also it has some inaccurate moments while in the truck. I usually get out and away from the truck if I want to be sure of the direction.
Also these units are not pin point accurate most of the time, or at least mine and any I've been around aren't. Close enough for coonhunting ( the blinking light on the collar helps here ). That could be partly cause most of us have our collars set to update every 10 seconds ( instead of every 5 seconds ) to extend battery life.

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NTCH. CH PR' SawBlade Red Reckon
NTCH. CH PR' Gher's Timber Mt. Brandy
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NTCH CH PR' BA'S Tree Top Rockin Griddle
NTCH PR' Lickcreek Backwoods Lil Red Annie

so the garmins do not work unless you hold them flat in the palm of your hand and level??

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Originally posted by gottabered
so the garmins do not work unless you hold them flat in the palm of your hand and level??

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