Hey travis have you tried using a garmin???
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I had the same issue last saturday travis, i couldnt figure it out either....smoke was out over 1/2 a mile a cpl times and never had a single issue with his collar.... then he came in to under 700yds and it completely lost him for over 15minutes.....now the old man doesnt get so far out in his old age much any more but he will still leave real quick on a fresh track......never did figure out what the issue was and it eventually picked him back up and didn't screw up again. I agree with you 100% tho, garmin still hasnt worked out all of their problems.....it seems to happen to me with one collar or another dang near every hunt......