Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Southern Minnesota
Posts: 2454

Who all has one and how do you like it? Hunted with a buddy who had one last night and i liked it a lot, i can see it saving you a lot of walking going wrong ways and such, plus its fun to see how there moving and if there getting somewhere they shouldnt be. Looking into buying one, so where has everyone gotten theres and whats the price range? Thanks, Brandon.

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Registered: Feb 2007
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Posts: 5863

DONT BUY ONE YET,THEY ARE COMING OUT WITH ALL NEW COLLARS FOR THIS SYSTEM IN A FEW WEEKS THAT WILL GET BETTER RANGE AND WILL HOLD UP TO ANY KIND OF HUNTIN,MY SON HAS HAD A GARMIN SYSTEM FROM WHEN THEY FIRST CAME ON THE MARKET HAD SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH THE COLLAR ,BUT ITS STILL THE BEST SYSTEM GOING IF YOU BUY IT NOW WITH THE OLD COLLARS ,YOU WILL WANT TO UP DATE TO THE NEW ONES AND IT WILL COST MORE FOR YOU BUT WE STILL THINK WITH THE PROBLEMS WE HAD THIS IS STILL THE BEST SYSTEM YOU CAN GET SEE YA ,RON

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I love mine when it works. In the three months I have owned one, it has been in use about two weeks. The rest of the time it is somewhere beteween here and Kansas. Last time I sent mine back was 6/12. Still don't have it back. It's great when it works. Garmin customer service needs some major rework.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: North GA
Posts: 14388

Mines worked pretty good.Other than having to get a new charger and extra ant for the collar. Atleast with these old dc 20 collars.It seems like playing the lottery whether you get a good one or not! Jim from what I've saw.If you can get ahold of anybody to talk to.Customer service is good..Its the getting them on the phone part that sucks.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Lyons, GA
Posts: 1014

I've not had any trouble with mine. What seems to be messing up?

I have noticed if you don't hold it level it will not point you in the right direction.

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I have never had any problem at all with the handheld. It is the best GPS I have ever used. The DC-20 collar unit is junk.

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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Louisville, MS
Posts: 503

Bruce C posts on here and he sells Garmin units. He has been most helpful whenever I have had questions

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Registered: Sep 2007
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 2713

Bruce Conkey also has the best prices I have found. I bought mine off of him and havent had any trouble with the exception of the rubber coming off of my DC20 collar antennal. Well I take that back I had trouble with the collar one night, it kept turning itself off and I would have to catch the dog and turn it back on. It only done it one night and I believe the problem was that I had washed it and soaked it in warm water that day to clean it. I left it outside to dry out the next day and it hasnt turned off since.

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Registered: Aug 2004
Location: northcarolina
Posts: 490

I returned, at a loss, a new 2-dog unit because of very poor performance. The DC20 collars had the long antenna that was aftermarket @ SETW but I doubt any thing will improve them. I do believe the hand unit is OK, & I hope the new DC30 collar works better.
4 dogs, 3 w/dc20 & 1 with marshall collar were turned due east, along a field w/woods on right, all dogs struck going east 1/4 mile then turned south about 300 yds then turned west coming 1/4 mile, making almost a perfect "U" coming back toward us & treed about 200 yds from us. We could hear the dogs great, but the Garmin only read to where the dogs turned south going into wooded cover, this was in early April when trees were just starting to get green. This was the 7th & last time Garmin was used by me. The buddy I was hunting with that was hooked on Garmin just sold his, he took a little longer to convince.
Although it was'nt needed, I checked the Marshall & pin-pointed the dogs.
I think the GPS will be instrumental for finding dogs, but the system now leaves a lot to to be desired.
I have owned just about all the telemetry being offered & until GPS (Garmin) works out the bugs I will continue to use Marshall exclusevly. I like the reception & love the LED lights.

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Registered: Jun 2007
Location: OKLAHOMA
Posts: 373

MINE IS ON A HOUND 5-6 HRS A NITE,5-6 NITES A WEEK AND I LOVE IT...HAD TROUBLE WITH MY FIRST COLLARS...MY NEXT TWO I SILICONED AROUND THE ANTENNA HOOK UP AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER...VERY PLEASED SO FAR..

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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
Posts: 1451

ive only had mine a short time but im spoiled now....i dont know how i hunted without one...i got mine from bruce also.

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Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Bayou Pigeon
Posts: 390

I'm not impressed. When I can leave the Wildlife unit at home I might think about buy one.

It dont work worth a hoot in hills.

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Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Western N.Y.
Posts: 3995

Garmin gets a thumbs up from me. pretty flat where i hunt but if you loose a dog with a garmin hes probably runnin something with longer legs than a coon.

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Registered: Sep 2007
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 2713

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Originally posted by Pigeon
I'm not impressed. When I can leave the Wildlife unit at home I might think about buy one.

It dont work worth a hoot in hills.

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Registered: Mar 2007
Location: indiana
Posts: 580

i have had nothing but trouble out of mine, some of it was me not knowing how to work it but now that is not it , i do have one collar that wont pick up 20 yards out in open ground. and one that works pretty good . when the bugs get work out they will be great but for now i still use the old beep beeps for back up.

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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: SC
Posts: 302

The new collars are out now. Go to Garmin's website. Available for preorder anyways.

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