Tim MACHA
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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Troy Iowa
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Definately worth it.
Fortunely, I didn't have to pay for mine, as it was given to me as part of the field testing. But if I had to pay for it, it is worth every penny. I went hunting last night with a guy and his 10 yr old boy on their land. We were puttering around on their river bottom. He was asking me where my dogs were. I looked and asked him, "Do you know where in the next field there is a place where the field goes almost to the river between the 2 patches of timber?" He said he knew exactly where that was. He couldn't believe that I could pin point my dogs that close. Earlier, the dogs got across the river, which is only running shin deep and got treed. I drove right up directly across from them and told him it looks like they are about 50 yd in. With the Birdseye, it is much more accurate than the streams on the topo. The blue lines on the topo can be off from 50 yd or more. The BirdsEye is right on. I have until next August to download whatever I want. After that, as long as I don't need more downloads, I am free to keep what I have.
After one sees BirdsEye, going back is like watching tv in black and white. I would compare the difference like going from a beep beep to a 220. I am serious, it is that much better. I would not recommend anyone upgrading to a 320 without it. The only drawback is if someone is hunting in a huge forest with no roads or view of the ground, all you will see is tree tops.
At this time, our field testing association with Garmin is basically over. If we see a problem that an update causes or whatever, we can make contact with the engineers. We got no pay, just the fun of helping develop the unit to where it is today. Our compensation was keeping the finished product and the satisfaction of bringing this product to production. So, I am not a paid spokes person for Garmin.
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