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Originally posted by jdgher
Do you use a latern or carbide light?

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90% of the Garmin problems are user related.

Of the other 10%....90% of them are due to an antenna connection that got broke either from over tightening or wear and tear. Most of that time it's the handheld antenna but sometimes it's the collar.

If you are only getting 400 yards then one of your antennas are broke cause they consistently get more range than that and losing signal at 2-400 yards is the hallmark of a broken antenna.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dirtdevil
Old pics of hunters and sportmen showed guys in shape and their eyes and expressions were stern and you knew they were tough ...
There is a few of those stern tough "looking" guys around still
today. I'd say I find myself "looking up to" more nice guys with a smile. They can be tough when necessary, usually have a tough hound too.

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It's not coincendence that when kids and young men knew what chores were , knew how to chop firewood , mowed the lawn growing up , had to pay for their own first cars , etc , etc ... there were alot more "nicer' and "respectable" people on this Earth.

Easy living and the age of the cell phone is a cut and dry correlation to the beginning of all this crazy stuff you see in the news that don't make sense.

Look at our President's ... the great ones that built America most all served in the military and were fighting men with experience in the world ... these draft dodgin , immigrants and car salesmen we've had lately don't stack up.

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Originally posted by JustinH23
Watch every young kid around that has a Garmin. They don't know how to listen because they are too busy staring at the dang screen. I know, I used to do the same thing, so I got rid of mine. Do the Garmins still have games on them? lol

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Anyone complain about the garmins, jus send em to me.. I wont complain =D

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amen to that dont get me wrong i like the beep beep units the ones iv seen perform and they always got you close to the dogs but i like the fact when i come home i can look at the dogs route and see how he worked the woods and look for improvement

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I dint like unfolding the antenna I hunt alot had one collar go bad it was 2 years old it has been worth every cent i paid for it amazing how long the collars stay charged

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The biggest problem with Garmin tracking system, it's all made in TAIWAN!! All they make there is throw- away junk. If you look at your wildlife system you can see the quality of made in USA, it will last forever, yes I have both systems!!!

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i use a wildlife,ive had it for about 20 years now and only put one battery in it.i aint saying its the best thing ever but i can find my dog with it.

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to me there is nothing else close!!!i will
NEVER let my dog go with out it.

plus google earth lets you know exactly where your dog is.saves alot un-needed walking and guessing from looking at arrow or listening to "beep"

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you all can hunt with your beep beeps and i can hunt with my garmin

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Originally posted by ghosthunter50
i wouldnt trust a collar that dies in 40 some hrs. although im not saying i will never try a garmin some day. i like my quick track as for the bouncing signals off mtns. if u know the land and area your hunting, u just have to know how they work. PS ive lost a dog before for 2 days, if wearing a garmin collar hed be long gone. and yes he was junking ;-)

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Originally posted by Morgan Richard
Anyone complain about the garmins, jus send em to me.. I wont complain =D

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Originally posted by BB&LKennels
Anyone with a mojo dont need a garmin all they do is babble all night long hard to loose a babbling dog hunted with quit a few MOJO dog's.

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DIDN'T BASH YOUR DOG.... DID I MENTION YOUR NAME OR YOUR DOG'S NAME ? NO JUST MADE A COMENT ABOUT MOJO DOG'S NOT YOU OR YOUR DOG....

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BB&L
That wasn't a comment, it was babbling

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I love the garmin set up and how easy it is to know what's around and where ur dog is at that precise moment.....with that said I still turn a hound loose with a beep collar also,forbid they do get to deep the trx1000 reaches out and finds them....and can weeks later if need be... I know one thing for sure I love my garmin and will keep using both collars in the dogs

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i had a 320 with 3 collars.i bear hunt in the mountains.i just didnt like the part of losing signal when dogd went just one mile.its all in what you want and where you hunt.i went back to using my beep beep collars and a 100 dollar gps to get back to the truck.works fine for me.the garmin is a good tool but seems if you hunt in rough terrain they dont do so well.jmo

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when it looses signal you can go to the map and it still shows the route your dogs on also the compass on mine shows where the dog is at all times even without signal

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when it looses signal you can go to the map and it still shows the route your dogs on also the compass on mine shows where the dog is at all times even without signal

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yea the compass points in the direction of the last signal as the map shows the last spot it had signal.my trouble was losing comm for 3 or 4 hours on the dogs riding around with my telemetry antenna out the window to find the dogs and when i get back within a mile gps picks back up but i could hear the dogs.then go a little over a mile and there lost again but i could beep them the whole time.just didmt see the point in running the gps collars if i had to use telemetry all the time.i guess if the bear only ran one mile it would be great and id use it.but until they come out with something that has alot more range ill stick with ol beep beep

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using long range antennas on the 320 handheld and collars?had hound over a mile alot of times,never lost signal.
{in mich. "flat land"}lol
have seen where guys posted on here they've gotten 3miles plus with long range antennas also.

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i did all that they just dont work well in the mountains

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got all the "updates" on collars and hand held too?there is some out for 320 and 30/40 collars.

my friends was losing his dog alot,until i did the update,problem is gone!!

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