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Just thought I would share this. Yesterday looking at Cabela's I mentioned they had the 62SC on sale but if it would have been the original price it would have been cheaper through Garmin website. Then I also seen this on Cabela's and was wondering if anyone tried it before? Garmin GLO™ GPS Receiver. It is a small satellite receiver that would connect to your smart phone and it says it is faster than most handheld units.
 
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Guys thank you all for the info, I appreciate it and will be ordering the Garmin 62 when I get a moment. I have big fingers and a small brain so touch screens can be tricky lol. Thanks again guys.
 
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Probably not what you're looking for, but I'll throw it out there, I got a Garmin Foretrex 401.

It's a small, wrist-wearable GPS, pretty simple, basic LCD B&W map that just shows you where you've been and major roads and cities, no touchscreen.

I prefer to just use my GPS to get lat/long, elevation, time, sunset, etc., I carry paper maps to keep track of where I am/where I'm going. I carry a tritium compass for backup.

The areas where I hunt are primarily public land and the private stuff is well-established and marked on the paper maps, so I'm fortunate to not have to worry about that stuff.
 
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i have the Vista HCx with the Wyoming chip for my pronghorn expeditions but I always carry a good map and compass along with a backup compass.

Bob
 
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The main thing you will need the gps for antelope hunting is to figure out land ownership. Anything could happen but I wouldnt be to worried about not finding your truck without it. lol
 
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That's a good thing MM! Last winter a friend and I went on a late season deer hunt in the Adirondacks when we found a lost hunter. Guy was a mess. He had some cheap thermal hunting jacket way to light for conditions. His beard was frozen and he was just a mess. I asked him if he was from Vermont. He said yeah and asked how I knew. I pointed behind him and told him his jeep with Vermont reg was two miles that way!! We gave him a ride to his vehicle. Said his .......... GPS had failed even with new batteries. Don't want that to be me lol!
 
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I am assuming that area has pretty heavy cover. It can be easy to get turned around or go around in circles in a place like that. Antelope country is pretty open and its alot easier to keep your bearing. I have had 2 garmin gps's and neither has ever let me down. My 110 is well over 10 years old and still works great, only reason I got the 450 was for using the chip.
 
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Dearhunter3450 said:
That's a good thing MM! Last winter a friend and I went on a late season deer hunt in the Adirondacks when we found a lost hunter. Guy was a mess. He had some cheap thermal hunting jacket way to light for conditions. His beard was frozen and he was just a mess. I asked him if he was from Vermont. He said yeah and asked how I knew. I pointed behind him and told him his jeep with Vermont reg was two miles that way!! We gave him a ride to his vehicle. Said his .......... GPS had failed even with new batteries. Don't want that to be me lol!
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Sounds like he didn't know how to use it. Perhaps he did have fresh batteries but he should have carried a spare set. I can't tell you how many people just slap a GPS in their boat and don't take the time to learn how to use it. They just make sure they are making a dotted line on the way out so they can follow it on the way back. I'm sure many hunters do the same. I always take a couple of minutes and enter the waypoint of the trailhead or parking spot. That way if I want to trailblaze or circumnavigate I have my starting point.
 
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I ALWAYS mark my truck and camp first thing, then I mark some points along the way. I almost never leave it on unless I am using it to find a something.
 
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Musket Man said:
I ALWAYS mark my truck and camp first thing, then I mark some points along the way. I almost never leave it on unless I am using it to find a something.
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I do the same. Mark the vehicle and camp and only turn it on as a reference or to mark certain things I find.

I also turn it one when I do lose my sense of direction and walk circles. I can't lie, this has happened a few times. I usually do better when I am turned around by getting out the paper map and compass. My first time ever hunting out west was Colorado at age 15 and the GPS wouldn't find signal and I hiked for 6 hours till dark to find a trail I was familiar with to walk to a buddies four wheeler to get a ride back to mine. At times like that you learn a lot very fast.
 
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extreme minnesotan said:
I do the same. Mark the vehicle and camp and only turn it on as a reference or to mark certain things I find.

I also turn it one when I do lose my sense of direction and walk circles. I can't lie, this has happened a few times. I usually do better when I am turned around by getting out the paper map and compass. My first time ever hunting out west was Colorado at age 15 and the GPS wouldn't find signal and I hiked for 6 hours till dark to find a trail I was familiar with to walk to a buddies four wheeler to get a ride back to mine. At times like that you learn a lot very fast.
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You just made me feel really old when you said that you had a GPS when you were 15...
 
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Its not hard to walk circles in timber in the dark. I have done it too. Even in daylight you can loose your bearing in heavy timber fairly easy. I have never been completely lost but there have been some times that it sure was nice to turn in the GPS and confirm I was headed in the right direction!
 
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