Kenny Gates
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Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Highlands, Texas
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Just got back from my lease and it poured down rain. My lease is surrounded by 10,000 acres of rice fields, tree lines, patches of woods, crawfish farms, two 100 acres lakes, with many creeks, irrigation bayous and a water canal, basically the flattest and most open land around.
Turned Ann loose and she struck in pretty quick, but with the wind and rain I really couldn’t hear much so I drove to the furthest point away from her on my four wheeler. Stopped and turned on the Astro and as soon as the display came up the digital compass displayed Ann running NE 4.23 miles. The VHF signal came and went showing the last known location and distance with a question mark where status symbols normally would appear. Now the GPS stayed strong at 5 bars (most it can get).
I left unit on and drove towards her and when I reach 3 miles(away from her) the unit locked in and stayed locked in. The thing that I thought was neat is when you get close the display says “Ann Near” and when you reach the dog it’s says arrived at Ann (something like that)which could be valuable if she’s hurt and can’t move or bark.
Tomorrow night will be the true test. I’m going to the national forest where it’s hilly with large deep gullies, thick cover and etc. Where tracking systems like Johnson, WildLife, F&L, and Tracker couldn’t pick up a signal without moving to the highest point.
KG
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12-19-2007 02:53 AM
