Tracking collars

[tnhillbilly]

Just radio, right now, still a little skeptical about the garmin . especially in these mtns. seems that everyone is going that route. been thinkin real hard about it, might get one with income tax was kinda waiting to see if someone came out with one that had longer range and battery life.

[Flatbroke]

We use a Blue Box, and a tracker system but would like to try the Garmin out too

[BULLMASTER]

Hillbilly I used a Garmin up in the panhandle and it was pretty much useless when the hogs would bay in some of those small canyons.Luckily the hogs up there arent dogged alot so they dont run very far.

[bob]

garmin

[pig snatcher]

I use my old radio stuff. It never lets me down

The Garmins are neat as can be but I just dont see buying one until they come out with something reliable enough I dont have to run my radio collars too.

[buddylee]

I run both on the dogs running loose, radio on catch dog. In flat areas the Garmin is great but in hilly areas it sucks. I hunt some old mines and I have trouble with the Quick Trac sometimes. I have one place where I loose service with Garmin around 450 yards because it is so thick. Have to go towards the last signal to pick them up again. Have heard discussion about the new Marshall but I am happy with the Garmin. Would be nice of they improved battery life and range.

[cwomack]

I run both DC 30's and Johnson's on the baydogs and just a Johnson on my bulldog. But it is rare I have to use the Magnum box and Johnson collars. I have the long range extendable antenna and the truck antenna for the Garmin and it is rare to lose them, usually over 2 miles. But I'm still not comfortable turning them out without both due to collar failure or leaving one out over night, I may not be able to go look for the dog till after work the next day. Pushing the battery life on my DC30's.

[Caughtandhobbled]

I use both..... Garmin is cool but the radio is long distance.

[catchem777]

just garmin love em

[airduster29]

i use the dc 30 and usually lose my dogs about 1 mile and i am in flat country not much brush
 

[catchrcall]

just got the garmin, so I'm using both.  had a dc 20 crap out on me last hunt but had a telemetry collar on the dog too so I didn't stress too much.

[setexasplott]

garmin all the way i have run 6 and 8 mile runs and i always get my dogs

[Circle C]

garmin all the way i have run 6 and 8 mile runs and i always get my dogs

SETXPLOTT,
    How are you keeping up with your dogs on the Garmin with 6 and 8 mile runs?  Are you keeping close(within range) to them by truck/atv/boat? Or do you just keep going to the last spot they had signal?


 

[T.Angel]

   Garmin,   also carry the extended antenna

[Bump]

Garmin only. If I didnt have midget dogs...I would run both.

do your midgets not go very deep?  ive heard some can be as long range as a hound or cur.

I have two long range and two probably medium range midgets.  All will stay on a hog and have for 5 + miles.

I do my best to stay within range of my dogs. I have the magnetic antenna hooked up to one garmin on my ranger and the regular antenna (with the long range extended antenna as back up) hooked up to another Garmin.

Also have a 40" whip antenna as back up. If I get to a higher elevation I can usually pick up 2-3 miles. It has never been a problem but my area and terrain allows me to navigate pretty well and I do my best to stay as close as needed to my dogs.

[Bcox]

So how does the radio compare in price to the Garmin?  and what exactly are some differences? I know how the Garmin work but not the radio.

[sfboarbuster]

Radio, lost the magnets to the collars and the batteries are still good after 6 months.

[ETHHunters]

Garmin only! Never had a problem out of them. Of course I see no reason to let a dog get much over a mile from me. When they start getting out that far we head to them. We run a hog this weekend for a little over 5 miles and with a long range antenna never lost the dogs for more than a few minutes. Ended up going back the truck and loading up and driving to a different location. The card also helps alot for situations like that.

[digemdown]

I learned my lesson this weekend on running a garmin collar. I have lost my best dog, Booger, in the woods this weekend. Something weird happened. He ran hogs for a little over two miles, stopped and ran his track back in, he got to a certain point and I went to him. The garmin showed me to be about 100 yards from him it showed him treed and in a sitting position and all of the sudden lost signal. Never picked up signal again and havent seen Booger since yesterday about 10:30 am. I have searched the woods following his tracks and nothing. The garmin in my eyes now is a pos! I charged the collar over night and it had a full charge on it. Its like he just disappeared.

[3-Bdogs]

we run garmin and havent had any trouble at all so we are stickin with that maybe its cause we keep up with our dogs the whole hunt so we can see the action and roll out fast on another one