GPS ????
#3
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 54
RE: GPS ????
I love my GPS. I hunt in Northern Wisconsin, and when you are tracking down game in the dark, it is very handy to track your movements so when you do find the animal, you can quickley find your way back to your stand or to the closest road for easy dragging. I wouldn't go in the woods without mine.
#5
RE: GPS ????
I love my GPS! It helps get me to my stand and back in the dark, helps me mark sign and potential stand locations when I'm scouting, and when looking at a new area on the computer(aerials and topos) I can mark interesting spots on the computer and transfer the waypoints to my GPS so I can be sure to check them out. In a way, it's kind of like pre-scouting from your desk. Just mark the spot and walk right to it without ever having been there before. Free programs like USAPhotomaps from www.jdmcox.com are great for this.
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Saint Robert, MO
Posts: 496
RE: GPS ????
I have carried one all year and never turned it on. I like my topo map, protractor, pace count, and compass much more. I use these means to mark spots of interest and to find my way back to stand locations.
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location:
Posts: 107
RE: GPS ????
A very valuable tool, not only does it help keep you from getting lost, its helps you find your stand in the dark, you can mark downed game etc. I have a Garmin Rhino and it is also a two-way radio, I wouldnt enter the woods without it.