New to the site, looking for a tracking system

[komatsuvarna]

Just got back in to hog and bear hunting and im looking at the garmin gps units with the dc 40 collars. Is there a better system out, or on the way? Or do I need to stick to the old wildlife and the 219s? Looking for some feedback. Thanks!!

[komatsuvarna]

HELLO....... Is any body home??????

[Unreal_tk]

I can't complain about Garmin yet. Go to the Garmin products link on this forum. Buddy has great deals if you call him first. Double U Graphics is the name of his company. Wildlife is a good system though too if you don't mind telemetry but GPS shows you excatly where they are at. DC40's aren't out yet that I know of though.

[lucus4440]

Gps is the only way to go. have had bolth and would never go back.

[inchtowntracking]

GPS is the only way to go, you can learn a ton of info watching them on the astro hand held. Marshal is supposed to come out with something but who knows when.

[jcalder]

dont bother with the dc 40s The 30s work just the same and are cheaper, I wrap my collars with electrical tape and they have held up for two and a half years now.there isnt enough change in the dc 40s to make them worth any more. JMO

[George Streepy]

I agree with jcalder. Some guys like to say the GPS doesn't work far enough. I haven't used a telemetry collar at all in a couple years. I would go with the Garmin and the DC-30 work just fine.

[inchtowntracking]

With the gps you should be able to stay close enough not to lose signal. Since ours got fixed, i dont know how i lived without it.

[Cal Bryant]

Komatsuvarna,

if you have the wildlife already I would say stick with it. I have used telemetry side by side with the Garmins and so far not impressed. They are neat when you have a signal but getting a signal is the problem here in this country. they work off radio signal not Satelites. I get a better signal from my collars(Telemetry) than the other guys get with the garmins. JMO!

[komatsuvarna]

Well thanks for all the replies!! Ive been using the beep beep for about 3 years. It could be me, but ive never been able to pin point to good. Its all mountain terrain and alot of the times you can get a beep anywere you point it. Kinda like it just bounces around everwere. Ive had to leave dogs overnight before cause I cant pin point were there at. Thinking about selling the wildlife box and getting an astro and running both collars to see how it works. The guys i hunt with could always track the johnsons if the gps craps out.