Best GPS collar

For hunting with my GSP, I have the Garmin Alpha 300 and a TT25 collar. They have been great for everything that I do with her. I bought a spare TT25 that I have for a backup and I use it on our mutt when I let them free run together. The only issue I’ve had is that occasionally one collar loses GPS signal but the signal comes right back. I contacted Garmin about this and was instructed to disconnect and reconnect the GPS antenna. That trick works for a while and then the issue reoccurs. I am going to try it again this weekend and if it keeps up, I’ll send it back before we take a hunting trip around Thanksgiving.

I also have the new Garmin Alpha LTE trackers on our dogs regular collars. We turn those on when they go out in the yard because they’re sneaky and have gotten out of the fence a few times. They’re also used a backup tracker in the field (assuming you’re in cell coverage) in case the collar is out of range, has no line-of-sight (VHF communication to handheld) or if it has a connection issue. I can see their location on my Alpha 300 and using the Alpha app on my phone.

My next purchase will be a compatible Garmin watch for hunting so I don’t have to look at the handheld to see where/when she is pointing. Being a Garmin dealer and getting a nice discount sure helps out because none of this stuff is cheap, but in the grand scheme of it all, I’ll pay anything to know that I can locate my dogs if I can’t put my eyes on them.