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Career in Dog Training:::Career Dog Training::::Garmin Astro GPS Dog Tracking System
Garmin Astro GPS Dog Tracking System
Garmin Astro GPS Dog Tracking System
Hunters are always seeking efficient ways to keep track
of their bird dogs. Whether you are hunting head high
CRP chasing roosters or in dog hair aspen looking for
ruffed grouse knowing where your dog is and what it is
doing is key to a successful day of bird hunting.
The new beeper collars with their ability to keep you
informed as to where your dog is but also when it is on
point. There biggest drawback is the sound of the
beeper. Some hunters especially those with hearing
problems from a lifetime of shooting simply cannot hear
the beeper well enough to locate their dogs. In addition
some dog owners have become concerned about the
possibility of damaging the dogs hearing from the loud
sound of the beeper. These concerns have become mute
if you use the new Garmin GPS dog tracking collar.
The Garmin GPS dog tracking system comes in two
parts. The collar unit is called a DC 20 VHF transmitter, it
is slightly larger than an electronic training collar, but it
can be attached to regular collar or it can be mounted on
the dogs back using a harness. The unit has a small
antenna that must remain relatively upright to assure
good communication with the handheld GPS unit. Once
the unit picks up the VHF and GPS signals it begins to
tell you where your dog is on the compass page. This
page displays a compass rose that show the direction
and distance to your dog. Just like a beeper collar it tells
you if your dog is hunting, on point or sitting but unlike
the beeper collar there is no sound to irritate you and the
dog. However, a good technique used by grouse hunters
is to us a beeper collar set to only sound off when the
dog is on point. This has two benefits first of which the
sound of a hawk scream will freeze the bird and second
when the GPS unit sounds the on point alarm it allows
the hunter to holster his GPS unit and move in for the
shot with both hands on his or her shotgun while know
exactly where the dog is.
The Garmin Astro 220 unit is really a modified standard
Garmin model 60CSx. This allows the unit to act as an
ordinary GPS mapping unit. This will allow you to
basically focus on hunting your dog not worry where
you are going. In addition if you are hunting a large piece
of habitat the unit will tell you what part of the habitat you
and your dog have and have not covered. The unit also
allows you to set way points for your favorite bird
covers, flushes or dog hazards. The unit also supports
the Garmin topographical maps to help you plan your
hunts. Included is an electronic compass and
barometer/altimeter feature. It also supports standard SD
data cards for loading additional mapping options. This
new GPS dog tracking system has it all.
If you are a career dog training professional that
specializes in bird dogs or trailing dogs you really
should consider purchasing an advanced dog tracking
system similar to the Garmin Astro 220 GPS dog tracking
system.
The only real drawback of the new Garmin Astro 220 GPS
dog tracking system is its cost. At $600 dollars retail
these new dog tracking units are beyond the budget of
most bird hunters. If you hunt more than one dog and
want an additional DC 20 collar unit it will cost you an
additional $199.99. When you consider that a good
quality beeper collar will cost less than $100.00 you can
see why most bird hunters will continue to use it to keep
track of their dogs. Hopefully the price of these units will
come down over time. Let face it the new Garmin GPS
dog tracking system is everything a bird hunter could
want for keep track of his dog in heavy cover.
Garmin Astro GPS Dog Tracking System
of their bird dogs. Whether you are hunting head high
CRP chasing roosters or in dog hair aspen looking for
ruffed grouse knowing where your dog is and what it is
doing is key to a successful day of bird hunting.
The new beeper collars with their ability to keep you
informed as to where your dog is but also when it is on
point. There biggest drawback is the sound of the
beeper. Some hunters especially those with hearing
problems from a lifetime of shooting simply cannot hear
the beeper well enough to locate their dogs. In addition
some dog owners have become concerned about the
possibility of damaging the dogs hearing from the loud
sound of the beeper. These concerns have become mute
if you use the new Garmin GPS dog tracking collar.
The Garmin GPS dog tracking system comes in two
parts. The collar unit is called a DC 20 VHF transmitter, it
is slightly larger than an electronic training collar, but it
can be attached to regular collar or it can be mounted on
the dogs back using a harness. The unit has a small
antenna that must remain relatively upright to assure
good communication with the handheld GPS unit. Once
the unit picks up the VHF and GPS signals it begins to
tell you where your dog is on the compass page. This
page displays a compass rose that show the direction
and distance to your dog. Just like a beeper collar it tells
you if your dog is hunting, on point or sitting but unlike
the beeper collar there is no sound to irritate you and the
dog. However, a good technique used by grouse hunters
is to us a beeper collar set to only sound off when the
dog is on point. This has two benefits first of which the
sound of a hawk scream will freeze the bird and second
when the GPS unit sounds the on point alarm it allows
the hunter to holster his GPS unit and move in for the
shot with both hands on his or her shotgun while know
exactly where the dog is.
The Garmin Astro 220 unit is really a modified standard
Garmin model 60CSx. This allows the unit to act as an
ordinary GPS mapping unit. This will allow you to
basically focus on hunting your dog not worry where
you are going. In addition if you are hunting a large piece
of habitat the unit will tell you what part of the habitat you
and your dog have and have not covered. The unit also
allows you to set way points for your favorite bird
covers, flushes or dog hazards. The unit also supports
the Garmin topographical maps to help you plan your
hunts. Included is an electronic compass and
barometer/altimeter feature. It also supports standard SD
data cards for loading additional mapping options. This
new GPS dog tracking system has it all.
If you are a career dog training professional that
specializes in bird dogs or trailing dogs you really
should consider purchasing an advanced dog tracking
system similar to the Garmin Astro 220 GPS dog tracking
system.
The only real drawback of the new Garmin Astro 220 GPS
dog tracking system is its cost. At $600 dollars retail
these new dog tracking units are beyond the budget of
most bird hunters. If you hunt more than one dog and
want an additional DC 20 collar unit it will cost you an
additional $199.99. When you consider that a good
quality beeper collar will cost less than $100.00 you can
see why most bird hunters will continue to use it to keep
track of their dogs. Hopefully the price of these units will
come down over time. Let face it the new Garmin GPS
dog tracking system is everything a bird hunter could
want for keep track of his dog in heavy cover.
Garmin Astro GPS Dog Tracking System
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