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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 9, 2009 14:05:26 GMT -5
i got my garmin astro today, i got it out and messed with it and i like it already. the collars are charging right now and im gonna put the hounds in the woods tonight and give it a try. the gps functions are very good and i turned one collar on just to mess with it and it works great.
ill let you know how it turns out in the woods. im gonna run a garmin collar and a regular tracking collar on each dog until i get comfortable with the astro.
brandon
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Post by killcoyotes on Feb 9, 2009 16:09:19 GMT -5
i could NEVER turn a hound loose without one again.
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Post by carolinadoghunter on Feb 9, 2009 21:43:21 GMT -5
if i got a garmin i would have to keep my quicktrack so i could catch other peoples dogs, but as of now i aint got that kind of money
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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 10, 2009 16:58:24 GMT -5
ya, im keeping the quicktrack also.... it lets me track the other dogs in the club. this garmin is more for coon hunting than deer hunting. i have used the gps part of it a little bit in the last 2 days and its great..... im gonna try to turn some dogs out this evening and see how i like the collars.... if i can beat the bad storm thats headed this way.
brandon
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Post by jcrosscatahoulas on Feb 10, 2009 17:22:32 GMT -5
I can't wait to hear your review! Good luck tonight, the storms are already rolling in here.
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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 10, 2009 21:22:58 GMT -5
me and maggie went to the game reserve before dark and "messed around" she dont really try to hunt when the sun is up... there is a bad storm rollin in and i just wanted to try the unit out. she only got out to about 75 yards from me and kinda followed me around... the unit is great and i think its gonna be something i cant live without once i get used to it. it take ALL the guess work out of it.
it started to get dark and the storm was coming so i hurried her to the truck before she struck a track and i had to go a mile and a half in the rain and lightning lol
brandon
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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 13, 2009 11:43:51 GMT -5
ive been hunting with the astro and it is the ONLY way to coon hunt. it saved me miles of walking. and showed me where all the trails are so i dont have to walk in the thicket. anyone that is not getting one because they heard someone say they didnt like it, forget about what they said.... they obviously dont know how to use it. its a great unit.
brandon
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Post by jcrosscatahoulas on Feb 13, 2009 12:35:10 GMT -5
ive been hunting with the astro and it is the ONLY way to coon hunt. it saved me miles of walking. and showed me where all the trails are so i dont have to walk in the thicket. anyone that is not getting one because they heard someone say they didnt like it, forget about what they said.... they obviously dont know how to use it. its a great unit. brandon Now then! Right now we're still using the QuickTrack system but hope to upgrade to the Garmin sometime this year. |
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Post by bulletproof on Feb 14, 2009 20:10:02 GMT -5
im gettin me one sometime this year too hopefully but i've deciced to keep my quiktrac also and stiill run trackin collars with my garmin collar
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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 15, 2009 21:07:18 GMT -5
im keepin my quicktrack unit... it gets a lot more range... but inside of 4 miles you cant beat the astro. i dont think the astro is the right thing for deer dogs, but it is really good for coon hunting. it will be used for deer hounds, but i will have a regular tracking collar behind it for the long range.
brandon
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Post by whitty on Feb 16, 2009 22:38:43 GMT -5
how much they run if ya don't mind me askin
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Post by bulletproof on Feb 17, 2009 7:41:42 GMT -5
i think you can get a garmin astro w/ 1 collar , map card and long range antenna for bout 600...additional collars are 190.00
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Post by jeffeberle on Feb 17, 2009 10:25:28 GMT -5
Hey Brandon, Are you useing the garmin long range antenna or just the little one?
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Post by BrandonHavis on Feb 17, 2009 19:39:39 GMT -5
ive just used the little rubber one that comes on it. i am gonna get me a long range antenna for those nights i cant get them back in range. but i havent had problems with it yet. even if they get out of range, it shows where they were when you lost them. if you go to the last point it had them, they will most likely pick back up easily.
deer hunting with dogs is where you would really need the long range antenna. coon dogs usually stay within a mile or two.
brandon
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Post by franco on Apr 30, 2009 12:56:40 GMT -5
Where is the best place to purchase one ?
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