Registered: Nov 2009
Location: East TN
Posts: 256

I'm already in the market for some new tracking collars, mine are getting weak. And like all the functions/ warranty that marshall has to offer. Especially the down dog feature. I would like to use lights on my dogs, and the tracker flash add ons look good.

So if you were already needing new trackers would you go ahead and buy the marshall and forget about the tracker flashes? Or buy a cheaper collar and add the tracker lights to the collars. Anybody used both and give good and bad for both options?

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Registered: Aug 2010
Location: Coldwater MS
Posts: 1328

I USE BOTH AND I HAVE HAD PEOPLE DO U TURNS AND SLING GRAVEL BECAUSE THEY SAW THE BLUE LIGHTS. I EVEN HAD TWO PUNKS DRIVE UP ON ME ONE NIGHT IN GRAND MAWS CAR AND TRIED TO GET AWAY AND BOTTOMED THE CAR OUT AND WAS STUCK.

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Registered: Feb 2010
Location: off the res.
Posts: 3416

I have a Marshall with the lights. I also have a couple of tracker flashers. I use the tracker flashers even on my marsall. The marshall when the lights are turned on the batteries lasted at the most about 8 to 10 hrs. they also turned themselves off at times. With the flashers and the marshall collar and I leave the lights off on the collar, use the collar for tracking and put a flasher on it. I have gotten over a month on the collar without the lights and even longer on the flashers. I really like the Marshall collar for tracking it has a longer range then my other collars and is a lot smaller. I would buy a cheaper collar and use flashers. JMO.

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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: tioga co.pa
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Use lithium batteries....last longer

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Registered: Feb 2009
Location: Mt. Washington Kentucky
Posts: 425

Use tracker flash religously never leave home without it

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Troy Iowa
Posts: 2159

The Marshal's light is visible from the front better than the Flash, but the Flash is more visible from the rear.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: michigan
Posts: 2573

I've got 2 lighted Marshalls and 2 tracker flash lights. Same colors of blue and green. When hunting 1 or 2 dogs I slip the trackers on the Marshall collars matching the colors together and the trackers flashing. Lots of light this way. If I get out with up to 4 dogs I put the trackers on the other collars so they all got lights. I can still tell who it is when I see them by the colors and the trackers are flashing and the Marshall are steady.
For the price I don't think you can do much better than the Tracker Flash Lights.

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Registered: May 2007
Location: southern WI
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The more lights the better!!! I wouldn't worry about $25 if it gives someone a better chance at seeing AND AVOIDING your dog on the road. Use both.....You wont need a walking light to get out of the woods either. The Tracker lights and Marshall lights have more than paid for themselves around here. I have the RED ones my hunt'n buddy has the GREEN ones. I think the green is the brightest so far. I just don't think green means STOP!(JMO) We didn't like the blue ones, might try orange next.............Jon

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