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Date Posted: Thu, Oct 11, 03:01:52pm CST
Author: Ed Baldwin
Author Host/IP: adsl-76-247-128-126.dsl.lgtpmi.sbcglobal.net / 76.247.128.126
Subject: Re: GPS tracking collar
In reply to: Dan McD. 's message, "Re: GPS tracking collar" on Thu, Oct 04, 01:51:34pm CST

>>>>>>>>> Just got my Fur, Fish, and Game and see their
>>>>>>>article
>>>>>>>>>on Garmin's new tracking collar.GPS. Gives
>>>>>location,
>>>>>>>>>distance, speed, running , treeing, or other.
>>>>>Anyone
>>>>>>>>>seen this? I new my old wildlife was out dated,
>>>>>>>but;;.
>>>>>>>>>Hey. if they put a camcorder on the collar and
>>>the
>>>>>>>>>trusty Tri tronics, a man could go huntin' and
>>>>>train
>>>>>>>>>his dog sittin' in the easy chair! Oh! wait a
>>>>>minute
>>>>>>>!
>>>>>>>>>I also want my cell phone on Lep so can tell
>him
>>>>>>when
>>>>>>>>>I'm gettin tired,ready to call it a nite, send
>>my
>>>>>>>>>buddies instant photos of the big'un he
>caught.
>>>>>Rex
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Pretty neat! There is a couple of companies in
>>>>>>Europe
>>>>>>>>that have this already. I don't know if theirs
>>>has
>>>>>>>>more range but I heard that the Garmin model has
>>>>>>about
>>>>>>>>the same range as a 5 watt radio. Not enough
>for
>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>mountains for sure. Most of the time it would
>be
>>>>>>>>alright but those tracking collars still have
>>>>better
>>>>>>>>range. I do think that I would be fine with the
>>>>>>>>Garmin's range but I wonder what the battery
>life
>>>>is
>>>>>>>>on them? ANy way, when they get this thing
>>>figured
>>>>>>>>out for long life and long range tracking...I'm
>>>>in.
>>>>>>>>Nothing sucks like loosing a really good cat
>>dog.
>>>>>>>>Definately a great thing for guides also. That
>>>>>would
>>>>>>>>make it pretty easy for a guide to captain a
>>>hunt.
>>>>>>>>Dan McD.
>>>>>>>Boy, I just don't know how my Great Grandpa ever
>>>>>>>managed to tree a coon with out all these new
>>>>fangled
>>>>>>>necessaties? If he saw all these new lites,
>>hunting
>>>>>>>cloths, fancy guns and scopes, lighted collars,
>>>>>>>tracking collars, training collars,dog boxes and
>>>>>such,
>>>>>>>I bet he would sure get a laugh from it.
>>>>>>Thats funny Rex but hey, sign me up too. Mike
>>>>> You guys should get a copy of Fur, Fish and Game
>>and
>>>>>read the article. They try the system out, bear
>>>>>hunting, in the Berkshire mountains. Astro is the
>>>>>name, it has a five mile range, to many features to
>>>>>mention here, but one that really impressed me was
>>>how
>>>>>you could use the topographical map, getting into
>>the
>>>>>dogs, avoid those unexpected rockfaces,etc. beleive
>>>it
>>>>>has 18 hrs of time. The PRICE was not mentioned,
>but
>>>>>if it saved loosing one good dog, money well spent.
>>>>>Wonder if these type trackers will be like other
>>>>>gadgets, get cheaper and better ? Rex
>>>>>
>>>>>Hey Rex pretty soon I'll have a tracker on myself
>>for
>>>>work that is.The Federal Gov. is making it a law
>that
>>>>we'll have to wear one underground.It will be
>>>>furnished by the Coal company.Kind of anxious to see
>>>>what it looks like and how it will work.Jason
>>> I remember when the coal miners were ahead of the
>>>game, with their wheat lights. Maybe this will be the
>>>same. At least, Roy can find you if you get lost!
>>>Kidding aside, this is long overdue for miners.
>>>Something one hopes is never needed in the mine, but
>a
>>>real lifesaver. Have a friend that reads meters for
>>>Duke Power co, he now has one in his truck. Now he
>>>can't take those long breaks, talking dog, etc. Guess
>>>there are many uses for them? Rex
>>
>>I've wondered for years why they don't use gps
>>technology for tracking collars. Seems like a great
>>system. Googled it and it looks like a reciever and
>>one collar will cost 600-700 dollars. 200 for extra
>>collars. Not bad at all I don't think.
>>
>>dk
>
>I was checking out the monthly column that the guy
>from C.B. was writing titled, "World Class Breeder"
>and he has a review of that tracking system along with
>a lot of photos of the different maps that it
>displays. If your interested in this contraption,
>it's is definately worth checking out. Dan McD.

A friend of mine put his Garmin Astro on my dog over the weekend. I thought it was very useful. Not without flaws though. For more than an hour the collar did not record anything. Also when he tried to get the collar and reciever working together they wouldn't read. It was a clear night in a bean field. When it did work it was fun. Roxy had gone in a corn field and it told un exactly how far away she was, exactly wich direction fron us and how fast she was moving. She ended up treeing on the other side of the cornfield 190 yards out and we were able to shine the coon at 170 yards. She travled a little more than 5 miles. It fun information, but I don't really think it would be relevent in my hunting area to retrieve a dog. The radio tracker works just fine for that.

Ed

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