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Been almost 10 years since the Garmin Astro with DC 20 was introduced to the dog world. This has to be the most important change to dog hunting in the past fifty years. I know it had to be big when we went from carbide lights and lanterns to flashlights. But small in comparison to what the Garmin has done to change dog hunting around the world. Maybe the most important thing, is it took poor hearing and egos out of the equation. When trying to figure what your dog is doing. It tells on a dog that works a track back and forth. It shows you exactly where the deer runner is headed and exactly where it crossed the road. Just in case you cant believe it and want to check tracks. It will tell you if your dog is trailing behind a dog that is covering ground hunting. You can mark trees and go and check whats up trees your dog is leaving. Use to be only the bird hunters had control over their dogs with the stimulation and tone. Now good ole boys can round up a pack of hounds in minutes, which is a big improvement over half the night it use to take. Funny thing is with the knowledge this equipment brings us, we still think a dog should take three years to train. We have been the gift of knowledge and some won't accept it. Just think about this. Many of us have read John Wicks books. What if John was a young man training dogs today. Using todays tools and not having the baggage of old methods. He would be the same wise Man but he would be preaching a modern tune. I would love to be able to read it. In the past ten years, Garmin has changed the results we will get with our hounds forever.
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Bruce I agree with all of that but where I have changed is going to the little 3 dog local hunts or getting a ntch win hunting by yourself drawing the same guys every hunt don't trip my trigger no more if I had a puppy tomorrow it would probly be 3 yrs before you seen me at a hunt with that I am going to put it in every bad situation I can to the point that I am confident that dog can handle the pressure of competing in the bigger hunts not many young dogs can just my way of doing things don't mean it's right garmin sure does make it easyer tho.

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The fact that knowledge is available and plentiful has no bearing on many in today's world. The same people with good hunting practices of old are in my opinion no different than today. If we base our decisions on the end result the outcome should be the same. If you strap a dc40 to Nailer he would be the same dog. If you strap that exact collar to a poodle it is the same dog. The only difference is the hard decisions that information causes us to face. In my opinion hunter's expectations of their dogs and the USE of information,ie. hunting distance and style, leaving trees, running trash is all that matters. If you know the bad and dont correct the habits or change your breeding program then you are no better off than the hunters of old. Most hunters are unfortunately not committed to improvement enough to make the hard choices. JMO

And yea go ahead and nail me on using Nailer I just picked one that people would recognize. I should have used another dog or another breed bla bla bla! lol

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Good post Bruce. I wonder if Wick even uses a Garmin? I'll have to ask Zepp, I'm sure he'd know.

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Bruce I agree with all of that but where I have changed is going to the little 3 dog local hunts or getting a ntch win hunting by yourself drawing the same guys every hunt don't trip my trigger no more if I had a puppy tomorrow it would probly be 3 yrs before you seen me at a hunt with that I am going to put it in every bad situation I can to the point that I am confident that dog can handle the pressure of competing in the bigger hunts not many young dogs can just my way of doing things don't mean it's right garmin sure does make it easyer tho.

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Didn't change how I train them. Just made it easier and caused me to be real disappointed a lot of nights.

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It has made me more aware of what is actually going on and allowed more specific training in certain areas. Also allowed me to make quicker decisions on dog into the deer dog pack and allowed me to spend time on coonhounds with natural ability.

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Most people still won't face the truth even when it's staring them in the face,I guess it's those alternative facts! Lol They had rather lie or maybe just fool themselves or it is still possible they just don't know what a dog is doing!

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If I was a dog, I'd be doing my best to get them outlawed. Can't get away wifh nothin since they came out with those things.

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I feel the other way around than you. I don't like a dog titled out in the bigger hunts. to often it is so the handler of the hound or the hound itself can act like jerk because the people he is hunting against are no account to his actions during the hunt cause chances are they won't ever draw out together again.
after all titles only mean something if you see how there won and or know the people and dog there won buy real well.

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Been almost 10 years since the Garmin Astro with DC 20 was introduced to the dog world.

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I feel the other way around than you. I don't like a dog titled out in the bigger hunts. to often it is so the handler of the hound or the hound itself can act like jerk because the people he is hunting against are no account to his actions during the hunt cause chances are they won't ever draw out together again.
after all titles only mean something if you see how there won and or know the people and dog there won buy real well.

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Most people still won't face the truth even when it's staring them in the face,I guess it's those alternative facts! Lol They had rather lie or maybe just fool themselves or it is still possible they just don't know what a dog is doing!

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Msinc, Gadget hunters, they like the light, the squaller the Garmin etc... The dog is just a gadget also, don't like this one or I am tired of this one need to get another(never train one, cause it's really not about the hound. They are everywhere!

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Msinc, Gadget hunters, they like the light, the squaller the Garmin etc... The dog is just a gadget also, don't like this one or I am tired of this one need to get another(never train one, cause it's really not about the hound. They are everywhere!

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Yes sir. Gadget hunters is a good description...a lot of big game hunters could be called that too. I had a guy the other night whose dog ran gray foxes twice and ended up slick treed both times. His owner was actually bragging on the dog for "getting off to himself".....I mean, the dog never showed us a coon the entire night, but the owner was just as proud as if the dog got a first place win. When people are that far gone I don't even try to tell them different.

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