Hey Poult,
There has been two significant improvements in GPS units in the past couple of years. One is the base maps which show you where you are. This comes in handy when you hunt a new spot and are not familiar with any landmarks and don't have a topo map. I used a railroad track whitetail hunting one year to keep me on the land I had permission to hunt on.
The other big improvement is the new WAAS capability. WAAS is an upgrade to the GPS satellite system that the FAA implemented but it is helping hunters and fishermen get even better accuracy. Accuracy in older GPS can range from 30 to 100 feet. This is pretty good unless you're looking for a trail or treestand in fog. Accuracy with WAAS is down near 10 feet.
One other slick idea in the GPS field I saw last week at the SHOT show in Las Vegas. Garmin has a GPS and FRS radio combo unit out that you can talk on and it also shows on the base map where your buddies are. You save weight and bulk with just one piece of gear instead of two. The Rhino is due out in June 2002.
More info on the Garmin Rhino here.
http://www.garmin.com/products/rino/
The other Garmin GPS that is getting a lot of buzz is the GPSMAP 76. I have a Garmin III+ and Garmin has upgraded it to the Garmin V. The base map now has 24 megs of storage. You can find more info on these GPS at
http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/
I've also got some info and reviews on GPS at
http://www.jesseshuntingpage.com/gps.html
~spectr17
Edited by - spectr17 on 02/07/2002 22:08:20