GCO
Senior Member
I'm looking for a good GPS to order. One that will pick up way back in the swamps and is user friendly.. can someone plz help and tell me what a good one is
Agree with the Garmin Brand...they are good.
I have the Garmin 64. It is two years old and cost me about $300 bucks.
I don't rely on it for navigation in the woods, but rather to collect sign and to record my camera locations. Without it I would lose cameras left and right. The most important feature for me happens when I download the data at home on my computer. The GPS records everywhere I go. When I get home it automatically downloads on a map the I can zoom in or pull out of differnt types of maps. Photo (Called Bird's Eye) or Topography. When I find sign in the field I save it with a unique name. Everything from property boundaries, other folks' stands, rubs, scrapes, trails, to camera locations. Then I mark it on the digital map. This creates a graphic story book of deer routes. If I am interested in a particular deer I can plot all his camera sightings on the map and "presto" you can figuared out his routes and bedding areas. I have been excited with success I have had with the features and view of the lease property. Also you would be surprised how you can determine areas that you did not realize that you have not yet scouted. I post areas that I want to explore based on map recon and travel to those areas to explore.
Ye that's what I need. Butbyou say you don't rely on it for navigation? Well I need one for navigation in the woods .. that's why I'm getting it.. some of the places I hunt on the river side are miles away from civilization and you can get lost quick. Do these Garmins get good connection back in the woods??
Mines a garmin Oregon 650t. Had it bout 4 years now. Best investment I've ever made to keep me from getting lost in the woods. Can Mark any sign with it, where the truck is, can go strait to any place I have marked or can even mark a spot on map & go strait to it if I've never been to that place by picking it via the topo or satellite image using touch screen. Has made a deer drag to the truck much easier using it also by looking at topo. Carry extra batteries & a compass just in case & u can wander areas like cohutta wma all day & not worry bout getting back to the truck at dark. No problem getting to ur tree stand & no cat eyes or ribbon required. Very accurate. Works the same in the woods as it does in a field is my experience. Very easy to learn even for me.
Maybe a little twist or another option...
If you have a newer model and updated smartphone, put Huntstand app on it. When you have great service and open the app and look at the areas you will be hunting it will store the maps in its memory (stores 30 days). Then when you are in areas with little or no service the maps will pop right up and your GPS on your phone will of course continue to work.
I've used Hunstand and Back Country Navigator apps all over the country in areas with zero service and enjoyed true GPS and navigation with my phone.
You can also get a garmin glo gps reciever for $100 too and it will pick up satellites a lot faster and be more accurate than just the phone.