Re: Dog tracking collar recommendations
[Re: Yotegiter]
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09/05/21 09:46 PM
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Garmin is no doubt the cadillac of GPS collars. But it was out of my price range. I got a Dogtra Pathfinder and couldn't be happier with it! The maps are nicer than the Garmin maps are too. You can download maps for where you hunt if you're in an area without cell service, otherwise you can load the maps as you go on your phone. The collar claims to work up to 8 miles. Maybe in flat land. Here in the hills, I get about 2 miles. You can add up to (I think) like 22 dogs, although you will of course need a collar for each. Battery life seems to be about 24 hours. Customer service is great too.
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Re: Dog tracking collar recommendations
[Re: Yotegiter]
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09/05/21 10:29 PM
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Re: Dog tracking collar recommendations
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09/06/21 12:12 PM
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Agreed on Garmin. The only issue I've had is at field trials where the receiver picks up other collars. Imagine it would be the same if hunting with more than one person with a garmin. Not supposed to pick up other collars unless actively pairing them. I have the just the tracker and another track and train for training. I went with the mini as it is the same weight as the just the tracker.
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Re: Dog tracking collar recommendations
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09/06/21 12:54 PM
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Dogtra is the one that uses your cell phone as a receiver. It works best in areas with GOOD cell reception though.
I have terrible cell reception. The only thing you need cell reception for is if you don't pre-download your maps. It's super easy to download your maps at home where you have wifi. I have all the ones downloaded for the areas I usually hunt. Once downloaded, you don't need cell service at all.
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Re: Dog tracking collar recommendations
[Re: Coyote Clayton]
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09/06/21 02:28 PM
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Agreed on Garmin. The only issue I've had is at field trials where the receiver picks up other collars. Imagine it would be the same if hunting with more than one person with a garmin. Not supposed to pick up other collars unless actively pairing them. I have the just the tracker and another track and train for training. I went with the mini as it is the same weight as the just the tracker. I’ve never had mine actually start tracking another collar if that’s what you’re saying…occasionally you will get an error message if there is a conflicting collar within range. It will give an option to change the tracking code or keep tracking. This happens when two collars are set to the same ‘dash’ number. For example, 1-19 will conflict with 3-19 and all other *-19 numbers within range. It’s a simple matter of reassigning a new number to your collar.
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