Thx buddy. Pulling the chip worked. It did it once again and pulling the chip worked again. Thanks for the advice.

My alpha wont turn on. When I hit the power button, it shows Garmin, says it is loading maps and then fades to almost black where I can barely read Garmin. Then it eventually goes completely Blank. I need help. My bear hunt is in two days. Any advice from anyone?

I went out yesterday with my dogs just to see if we could rig a bear. I had a dog open hard from the box and we found a track. My question is, how old of a scent trail can the dogs rig from the box on? The dog that rigged has opened on a 23hr old lion track in the past. (Pic of lion in trailcam.)

I went out yesterday with my dogs just to see if we could rig a bear. I had a dog open hard from the box and we found a track. My question is, how old of a scent trail can the dogs rig from the box on? The dog that rigged has opened on a 23hr old lion track in the past. (Pic of lion in trailcam.)

I was going to make mine taller, and I knew it would be better for the dogs that way, but I didnt like the way it looked sticking above the top of the cab. If I have any problems, I can always add extra height, But we will see this summer and fall. Thanks for the info.

Finished the Rigging rails and took the dogs out to see how they liked it. They did pretty good.

Got it figured out.

a houndsman in Casa Grande Az. named Nick? I have access to some pups from a couple of his dogs and was wondering if they are good lion or bear dogs.

Side note I hear they lost another transplanted big horn sheep in the Catalina Mountains ... that's 5 in a months time. At that rate they are not going to last the year, they only put 31 in. Must be a lot of lions in there. I know its a rugged mtn but I can't help thinking it would be a good place ...

So, I decided to go out with the hounds two days ago. Keep in mind I am still training the hounds and they are training me. I parked the truck and took off acroos the desert with a caged animal (They didnt see it). I found a good wash and set the cage in it near the base of a tree. Then took a scent...

Snow walker, that sounds like a good idea. I never thought of that. I might have to take him out alone and see what happens.

Where does eveyone keep their dogs when at home? Kennels? Chained? I am looking for ideas.Right now 3 of mine are chained and the rest are in a fenced yard. I am thinking of putting them all in 2 dog kennels 5-6 feet wide and 10-12 feet long. with concrete floors. Post some pics of yours.

Thanks for the info guys. that helps alot. I appreciate it. Which brand should I go with? I am looking at Marshall.

So, I am looking at telemetry collars now. I have the Garmin alpha 100 and tt10 collars, but thinking of adding the Marshall powermax with LED's and a Marshall 800 reciever. My question is, should i order all my telemetry collars with the same frequency or different frequencies? Or do I even have an...

An idea I had was to weld conduit or just more square steel on the inside with open ends so I can run wiring to the lights and the dogs can't get to it. Probably just put Napa flood lights on each corner since they are cheap.