Bell or Beeper

[pureinsanity]

That is ridiculous! Does it work on wives?

[2thepointsetters]

The guys I hunted with Sunday had the Garmin Astro. I was less than impressed. I'm sure its nice out in open country,but it's sure not made for Northern MN grouse hunting.

[gspman]

Both bells and beepers are obnoxious. I prefer a beeper though, and one you can turn on and off from the transmitter. I'm a tritronics person so that's what I roll with.

[Dave S]

That is ridiculous! Does it work on wives?

Only if it comes with a shock collar

[Hd Wtr Hillbilly]

Most of the guys that I know who use the GPS units on dogs are bear hunters. They are pretty slick when the hounds are on a running bear and could be 1/2 or a mile ahead of you.

[rmkod]

I have used both. I started with a bell but have now moved to a beeper. Let me tell you after using the beeper a season I would never go back to a bell. I rarely see my dog during a grouse hunt unless she is on point. With the bell I had to remember where she last was and at times it was difficult to find her. With the beeper it goes off more frequently when she is on point and easy to locate. I admit it took some getting used to the noise but well worth knowing where she is at all times. I used a guys dogtra 2500 a few weeks ago and loved it. I have a tri tronics I am less than impressed with. The thing is constantly turning itself on and off and will go into hawk scream mode at times while she is moving. As for Pheasant hunting I don't use anything.

[JJK]

Turning it off from the transmitter and a locate feature would be nice. I've messed around with the pager on the e-collar and it can be used to find him when the bell stops. It's not very loud and this combo might work well. Now I've just got to practice whoaing him to the page.