http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/26/track-your-hunting-dog-with-the-garmin-gps-dog-collar/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:34:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/26/track-your-hunting-dog-with-the-garmin-gps-dog-collar/#comment-750023 Shorthair Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:22:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=28880#comment-750023 This hunter reads CrunchGear. Yeah, Paul G. is correct. It is goofy looking and not a hot item. Do dogs get "out of range" when hunting? Yes. Most long ranging dogs used for hunting coon, coyote, bear, mountain lion, etc. are out of sight as soon as they make scent and once they are on a track that is their focus, not returning to their handler. They are generally tracked with a radio transmitter and handheld receiver, if at all. Bird dogs that get out of gun range are usually still within whistle or electronic collar control even though they may not be in sight, but a dog on point that cannot be seen, or whose whereabouts are unknown, will not break point or return to the whistle until the bird is flushed. I use beeper collars that know when the dog is motionless and beep when they are on point. I then walk to the beep. The GPS collar is, meh, intriguing, but hardly necessary for most folks This hunter reads CrunchGear. Yeah, Paul G. is correct. It is goofy looking and not a hot item. Do dogs get “out of range” when hunting? Yes. Most long ranging dogs used for hunting coon, coyote, bear, mountain lion, etc. are out of sight as soon as they make scent and once they are on a track that is their focus, not returning to their handler. They are generally tracked with a radio transmitter and handheld receiver, if at all. Bird dogs that get out of gun range are usually still within whistle or electronic collar control even though they may not be in sight, but a dog on point that cannot be seen, or whose whereabouts are unknown, will not break point or return to the whistle until the bird is flushed. I use beeper collars that know when the dog is motionless and beep when they are on point. I then walk to the beep. The GPS collar is, meh, intriguing, but hardly necessary for most folks

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/26/track-your-hunting-dog-with-the-garmin-gps-dog-collar/#comment-749930 Paul G Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:13:06 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=28880#comment-749930 This device may actually lead to more dogs running away from their owners - especially the self conscious ones. Is losing your dog common while hunting - I don't know never tried. This device may actually lead to more dogs running away from their owners - especially the self conscious ones. Is losing your dog common while hunting - I don’t know never tried.

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