Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Tomahawk, WI
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I'm in the market for a few new collars, but I was wondering what other people are using. I've had Klein Collars, Johnson, and Brehm. The Brehm Collars aways threw out the best signals, but Dave Brehm stopped making collars now so I was kind of looking for a new company to try. Any suggestions from the guys who hunt the mountains?

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Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Tomahawk, WI
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One other thing was that Dave Brehm always said that he put "something special" in his collars to make them reach a bit more. Anyone know what this might be?

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Johnson collars ...............are there any others )))))

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They have been great to me.
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Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Tomahawk, WI
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Alright so has anyone tried making their own collars!? One of my hounds was hit by a vehicle and his collar got thrashed so I started looking through it. It doesn't look all that complicated. Any ideas if it's possible to source all the parts or where to find them?

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Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Arkansas
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yes you can make them yourself ... but to answer your question ... Johnson collars and a trx 1000 wildlife materials box... you cant go wrong and i prefer the 16000 hour sealed battery collars.. they are like the energizer bunny .. they keep going and going and going and going ...etc....... happy hunting

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Marshall collars... they are the best I have found!

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I own several Johnson collars, but I bought my 1st Marshall a few months ago. I have been very impressed. There have been several times when I know my dogs where all together and the Marshall was the only collar I could get a beep on. I also like the other features like the swipe the magnet to turn it on and off. I will be buying another one soon.

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Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Tomahawk, WI
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Well I decided to just go and order 1 johnson and one marshall tonight and compare. I'll have to see which one works better. Where I hunt there are alot of hills with iron and it seems to do some crazy stuff to the signals. for the price they get for the marshalls I sure hope it works good, lol.

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Registered: Aug 2005
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Johnson collars are some of the toughest, but don't aways give off the better signal. Some work better than others, thats why you get good, and bad opinions of them. The best range hands down, would be Marshal. I didn't believe it either till I bought one. As far as range, a far second would be Quicktrack, or Wildlife changeable battery collars. Then Johnson. I like Johnson collars, they just don't all track the same. Better price though.

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Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Herriman, Utah
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Marshall collars are the only way to go, they a very user freindly and they put out the best signal. As far as recievers go , go with the Marshall Stealth they beat anything on the market. You will be very impressed with Marshall.
We don't have hills here, we have mountains and very rough terrain. I have had both side by side , Marshall and Johnson, do yourself a favor and just go with the Marshall, you will be saving yourself time and money

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Location: Southern Oregon
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How many hours are you getting out of your collars? They say on the website 500 hours or 7-14 days with using the light on the collar. Is that pretty acurate? I am leery of a collar with only that much life. Which 500 hours is still a lot, but not the 8000 and 10000 that I have now. I have never had a dog out more than about 24 hours..... but it worries me......

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Mel, 7-14 days are with the lights on, I have some going on a year and a half and have never changed the batts. And I hunt almost every day. What is nice is you have a light that comes on when the batts are getting low. I don't know how many times I put a Johnson on and worried how much batt was left, it got so bad I would put my older ones on the worst dogs or the pups, that is how much I worried about it, I have had 3 Johnsons go dead on me in the feild. Don't get me wrong Johnsons are good collars but Marshalls are so much better. When the low batt light comes on you have 3 to 4 days before they go copletely dead. And how many of us don't have AA batts laying all around our trucks? If you don't they have them when you fill up your truck. I use the liuthum batts they last longer.The difference in a Marshall and any other is like 4x4 verses 2x4 in a truck.
I was just like everyone else, Johnsons were the best and I probly would still be thinking the same but I won a collar in a raffle and sold every thing I had to have just Marshall equipment, And I have never regreted it. Those who say Johnson is the best have never tried Marshall.
I had a Marshall hit by a car going 75 mph and dragged the collar about 200 yards, you can see the drag marks on it but the collar still works great, I know with a plastic caseing that collar would be done.

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i use teh rats 8000 hour collars in 217 havent lost a dog yet

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Registered: May 2006
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Mr. P

Thanks for that info.. Year and a half ain't bad at all. I may have to buy one to try next time out.. Having the light on the would be cherries It kinda sucks having your normal collar, tracking collar, lighted collar and then a shock collar on some dogs.. They need longer necks..

We have always had Johnson or Wilidlife materials... but I think I will buy a Marshall next time out and see how it does

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Registered: Jul 2007
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So wheres the best place to get the marshall collars. I ordered one direct from marshall last night, but is there a place to get them cheaper in the future if I like it!?

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Registered: Aug 2005
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Try Valley Creek http://stores.ebay.com/Valley-Creek...0QQftidZ2QQtZkm

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I went to the Marshal website and I did not see a treeing switch as an option. Do they make a collar with a tree switch?
Kyle

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Location: Herriman, Utah
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All Marshall collars come with a tree switch and a dog down mode, which is very ,very nice.It lets you know when the dog has either layed up or is dead and no longer moving.

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Wildlife,West Coast Telemetry,and Quick Track.Wildlife TRX 1000 box.

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Mr paco how would you compare the wildlife 1000 to the Marshall stealth?

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I had a trx 16 and a 1000 and sold them both. The 1000 is too big and bulky to carry so I bought the 16 because it was easier to carry but it wasn't as strong as the 1000. The stealth replaced both of them , more compact than the 16 and more powerful than the 1000 and easier to use than both of them. It has a memory for each collar so you don't have to fine tune the collar everytime, triger switch. Runs off 2 -9 volt batts you can buy at any gas station. more accurate than the 1000. less interference from power lines. less bounce. Try one you will sell the 1000, That thing was a pain in my back side.

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Thanks for the info

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