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Until we got our Catahoula (Maggie (aka Hula Girl), we hadn't really considered getting a GPS collar for our dogs. But I must say that I love it! We started out using it because we were afraid we would lose her if she ran off chasing something. We also liked that has a shock collar option to help train the dog not to chase and to come back when called. It also has a tone feature that doesn't shock but provides an audible sound so now she knows to come back when she hears that tone. The one we have is the Garmin Alpha and I actually love even just the handheld GPS on it. My other GPS units don't have touch screen and I have found the touch screen on this is really easy to use and even my husband finds it intuitive and likes it. I use it as a stand alone GPS at work too, not just for the dog tracking. Anyway, if you are considering getting a GPS collar for your dog, I highly recommend this one, or maybe Garmin has some newer models out (this one is at least a year old). The GPS collar lets us track her and at least partially tell what she is up to. It will show if she is moving fast or slow, if she is staying in one place (shows as "treed"). The other day we were at camp and she was off on her own and I watched the GPS and saw she was staying in one place about 200 yards away. So i headed over there and found that she was gnawing on a fresh elk leg from a hunter kill. So I hauled it back to camp and let her chew on it around the campfire. She was so happy with it but it was too heavy for her to carry back to camp. You can set a radius for your dog and it will post a message when your dog leaves that radius. You can even set it to tell you if she is barking. And we like that at the end of the hike we can see how many miles she has run. that gives us a good idea of how much exercise she has gotten and how much more she might need. She is a high energy dog and can be very challenging if she isn't getting enough exercise. This unit has held up very well and we have used it in just about every condition. In water, in rain, in snow, in hot sun, at night, etc. It has a built in light you can turn on too so you can see your dog at night. Since we do alot of our work at night, that's a neat feature to check on her visually. I also have been using Garmin HuntView maps on it and I must say i love that! You can select satellite imagery or topo map views. and when you click on the map it will tell you land ownership, which is handy if you are looking for property boundaries in the field. If you have a GPS that takes microSD cards, you might want to get this one: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps/on-the-trail-maps/huntview/garmin-huntview-maps-arizona/prod532225.html here are some pics of Maggie with the collar on and doing what Maggie does.....living life full speed! She is very photogenic and so really this review is a cheap excuse to post lots of pics of Maggie I hope you enjoy them. I included some pics of the GPS screen too. The dog track shows up as a green line wherever she goes. And she is labelled as Hula Girl and a little dog icon shows on the screen at her locations. The dog icon changes position based on what she is doing. We are really pleased with this system and figure some of you might be interested in it. Garmin is a sponsor on here, so it's nice to be able to support them as they provide great products for hunters. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/into-sports/dogs/alpha-100/prod107225.html

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Ha! That's how I keep my husband in line

I don't know who has the best price. You can do a google search and check. You can order online directly from Garmin or likely other vendors....or go into a Sportsmans warehouse or Cabela's to buy one in person. I am not sure if any of our sponsor stores carry them (Archery HQ, Outdoorsmans, Gila Outdoor, Ross Outdoors, etc).

Congrats! Enjoy the bounty!

Fun video! I like the many different angles....takes time to set those shots up. I like the cholla on the tires too! Great job getting the family out there.

Your dad sounds like a great man! How nice you are able to spend so much time with him! Happy birthday to him!

Nice pics! thanks for sharing them

I love the Promaster tripod that I sell in the CW.com store. It's lightweight and yet sturdy. http://store.coueswhitetail.com/promaster-xc325c-tripod/

Excellent! Congratulations and thanks for sharing him with us!

Thanks so much for sharing the pics! Love seeing the progression over time.

Wow! Deep stuff here for sure. thanks for the interesting posts. Hope you all find what you are looking for.

email me and I can reset the password for you. There is no way to retrieve it without changing it. So you can either change it yourself or have me do it.

I love Adele!! Glad someone got to go to the show, I heard it was great.

Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight (thurs) and tomorrow morning. High potential for large numbers of meteors and the extra impressive fireballs. http://gizmodo.com/how-to-watch-the-exceptional-perseid-meteor-shower-toni-1785145218 You can go watch them on your own or go to an event like this one at Lost Dutchmen state park. But I think the peak is tonight and not friday night, so perhaps better to go on your own with the family somewhere tonight. Luckily I will be out on the san carlos rez doing surveys so it should be perfect viewing for us Friday August 12 –Perseids ‘Meteor Madness’ at Lost Dutchman State Park Beer grotto 8-9pm, Sky-Watching All-Nighter The annual Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this week and could bring a once-in-a-lifetime rain of shooting stars to Arizona skies; Lost Dutchman State Park hosts a Friday all-nighter of sky-watching hosted by Steve Kates (‘Dr. Sky’) with shooting-star viewing from midnight til-dawn. Festivities begin just after dark with an 8-9pm beer grotto (craft brews sponsored by Lagunitas Brewing, and snacks), then 9–10pm presentation on meteor shower and asteroids. Tickets are $20 per person – which includes park entry; minors accompanied by a ticketed adult are free. If they’re not all booked by now, for an additional $15 you can reserve an overnight tent camping spot near the event. Read more & purchase tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meteor-madness-2016-tickets-25930726501

Thanks to the members here who offered to help! Love it!

WOW! that's a haul and what a cool oven!! Maybe you should invite some friends over for pizza...wink wink

You can also use the "ladies" tag on the non-forum side of the site to read some hunt stories and see some pics of lady coues deer hunters http://www.coueswhitetail.com/tag/ladies/

You should plan on attending the Women's Javelina hunting camp that we put on in February. It's a great camp with about 30 women hunters and an equal number of mentors teaching hunting to new hunters. We have been hosting this camp for years now. You might meet up with some ladies that you would want to hunt with in the future. Prdtr already posted the link above (thanks PRDTR!), but here it is again in case you missed it. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/2017-womens-javelina-hunting-camp/ As far as how women hunt, it's runs the gamut the same as men. Some do it alone, some only with others. Some hunt big game only, some only small game. It's whatever you want to do. Personally I enjoy hunting alone as well as hunting with a few good friends. I really enjoy backpack hunts.

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Sorry to see it end Craig, but good luck with what you choose to do next! I always enjoyed your thoughtful posts and videos!

Wow, that looks so much different! Thanks for the headsup and glad the rangers are doing more patrolling there. It was pretty risky around there for many years.

It's working fine for me and apparently others, so as suggested above, just check your filter settings.

You can always just email me....my email is in my signature

A few pics from the banquet.....one of our guys had the one SCI sticker under his chair which won him $300 worth of raffle tickets, if I remember right. That started our evening off right! Dinner was excellent as always....filet mignon...yum! And thanks to Gary for the owl figurines, that was thoughtful Cliff looked great despite recently having broken 10 ribs and his back and lots of internal injuries from a mishap with a bull at his ranch. So nice to see you recovering! Unfortunately, we didn't win a lot at our table, but it was a great evening and I enjoyed being able to chat with you all. Thanks again for your military service!