Huntng GPS?

[Random guy]

My old GPS is on its death bed and needs to be replaced. As for hunting applications who has what and why do you like it? I had the Lowrance Expidition and it was a good GPS but it took forever to locate and signal was hit and miss compaired to others. Who has one they swear by for hunting applications?

[itchmesir]

I have a garmin etrex venture HC... Works great... 25hr of batt time... Color screen high sensativity gps (have never seen mine lose reception) .. compass... Works great for tracking yourself or setting waypoints... I use the 100k topo maps with it... No sdcard slot though.. so you're limited to like 64mb of map data... Which is about 12 maps or so... I got all of se mn on mine.. if I need different maps I load them before u head out

Been looking at the new etrex 20 as it seems like a great upgrade to the etrex venture... But if you don't need more than tracking and setting points with accurate reading id definitely check the venture... Think u can get them at the bay for around a bill

[Tom7227]

Many states support Garmin units and so you can download public hunting areas. Check where you hunt and see if that state has the download. It has helped me a number of times. I have a Garmin 78s which was pricey but it is everything you would want.

[fr0sty]

MN dnr provides wma boundry maps as well as public access points for water access. I installed them on my garmin 60csx.

I like my garmin. I use mine to mark stands, scrapes, rubs and logging trails. I also usually mark were the deer was when I shot it, the blood trail and the recovery spot.

I import all that into google earth. I have it hanging in my cube and work for motivation

Many states support Garmin units and so you can download public hunting areas. Check where you hunt and see if that state has the download. It has helped me a number of times. I have a Garmin 78s which was pricey but it is everything you would want.

[EJ_Mac]

+1 on the Garmin etrex. I use mine hunting, fishinh, mounted on my kayak, etc. Awesome.

[KG243]

I have a garmin rhino. To me I like how rugged it is and it is very quick to pick up my location. It also has many extra features I like.

[lungdeflator]

my buddy just bought the dakota 20. at first i was skeptical of the touchscreens. but my dad also has an oregon and i really like the touchscreen. much faster to put in coordinates and navigate through menus and stuff. G MTN in bemidji had a 100$ rebate for dakota 20, dont know if they still do or not

[DrKen]

I, also, have a rino. My model is the 535hcx which is no longer made and last season was my first with it. Very happy with aquisition speed and the ability to keep a signal under the trees. I also have a rino 110 which is one of the early models and it is much slower and has trouble keeping a signal under the trees. I have downloaded topo maps for it and also have a lakemaster dvd for it. Love the ability to download data from it onto my computer and play with it. The radio is a 5 watt on the gmrs channels and works great to talk to my hunting partners.

[DanH]

+1 on the Garmin 60csx. Gets a signal no matter where you are or what the conditions are. Many features, maps and data are readily available and you can roll your own maps if your into that kind of thing.

Good luck,

[Scoot]

Garmin 60csx.

Yup- it's still the best unit for a great price. There are bigger, fancier ones, but the CSX is rock solid. Shop around and be patient and you'll find it for not a lot of money.