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Old 03-21-2006 | 06:05 PM
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Can anyone recommend agood GPS unit. I have been looking at the Lowrance ifinder hunt C. I would prefer one that is able to compute the acreage of my food plots. Price doesnt matter. just needs all the bells and whistles and waterproof.
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Old 03-21-2006 | 06:26 PM
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Check the Magellan line of GPS's. They have a few that are 100% waterproof. I have Garmin eTrex Legend and it is a fantastic GPS and has all sorts of things on it. (square acreage (area) calculators, fish/hunt calendars, etc...etc... Plus it can upload/download maps. My eTrex Legend is "sort of" waterproof - to an extend. It will survive for a few moments if dropped in the water, but can't bedropped like into a 15' deep pond.

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Old 03-30-2006 | 10:15 AM
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What about the Garmin etrex series camo....I think it does all your asking...I am looking at it myself found several new on e-bay for around 120 w/shipping
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Old 03-31-2006 | 06:55 AM
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I bought a Magellan Sportrack Map unit 3 years ago and I love using it. No problems whatsoever in terms of locking on satellites or just general ease of use. I would recommend it. The only problem is that I do not see it advertised anymore so I am assuming it is discontinued. I did see that Magellan now has a Explorist Series that looks pretty impressive. If they are as good or better than my Sportrack Map then I would not hesitate to use them.
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Old 04-11-2006 | 12:50 PM
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Check out this article I wrote. Hopefully it can help.

http://www.huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=316
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Old 04-11-2006 | 08:03 PM
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The Garmin GPSMap 76will do that, and it is a good unit. It aquires a signal very quickly, and is extremely accurate for a handheld unit. I have mappedthousands and thousands of acreswith one.

This is an older model, and I'm sure there are probably some newer additions to the 76 series that will do even more.
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Old 04-18-2006 | 10:42 PM
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i have a gramin etrex vista that ive been using for a few years and it is a great gps. it will definently do everything you want to do with it and the small size makes it a great hunting gps.
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Old 04-22-2006 | 10:17 PM
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No questions, go Garmin. Check out the new 60csx. They have a slot for additional memory for an area you want a lot of detail. I have the 60cs and it is awesome. I will be upgrading to the new x series.
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Old 04-23-2006 | 01:25 AM
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i have the lowrance i hunt c...It is a great unit...I used it this weekend and i didn't have any problems...If you get the programming software with it its even better
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Old 04-23-2006 | 07:37 AM
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I have the Garmin Etrex Vista and have all the topo maps loaded. My old unit was a Lowrance (same as the eagle) and it was bare bones but worked well. It had a 10 year lithium battery and that was getting close to the end so I upgraded with the smaller in size Garmin. It is awesome and having the maps makes it really effective.
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