Do I Really Need To Use A Tracking Collar For My Coon Hound?
When hunting coon hounds you will time and again find your coon dogs out of hearing range. Occasionally this happens because they are running off-game like a deer. It might even turn out that one coon hound split trees away from the others or hunts in a separate way. Heck, you might even just plain get turned around and off course and not be able to get back to your truck. Well, this is why using tracking collars and tracking systems when coon hunting is so significant.
First, just think regarding how valuable your coon hound really is. At times, a good quality coon dog is worth 4 figures easy, and 5 figures aren't unheard of either. Yet if you merely get a puppy for cheap and raise it and train it yourself you will still certainly have $1,000 invested in this coon hound puppy in both time, food, and medical supplies. It would be a shame to literally lose your coon hound and all your hard work.
If you are a competition coon hunter then you will be thankful for the second reason. Often times when involved in a competition coon hunt a timeout may be called. When this is done you have one hour to retrieve your coon hound or you will be disqualified from the hunt. There has been many times that I have been in a competition hunt and was able to quickly find my coon dog while one or more of my competitor's could not and got scratched from the hunt.
One more reason I think tracking collars are important is because you can leave one turned on at the truck and be able to find your way back to the truck if you get lost or turned around. This has come in handy for myself quite a lot of times.
All right, now how do tracking collars work? Well, I'm no expert but I'll share with you what knowledge I do have. They run on radio frequencies and each collar has it's own unique channel. The receiver is what you use to dial in the frequencies and pick up the signal. This will emit a 'beep' and the volume and the repetition will vary on the distance. The way all of this works will depend on the collar you elect to select. Several tracking systems will do all of this automatically or by pushing a button, while others will force you to do it all manually.
As you can envision, the cost of the tracking system will depend on what bells and whistles you settle on. Nevertheless, you would be astounded at how affordable some tracking systems are, particularly when you compare it to the value of your coon hounds.
First, just think regarding how valuable your coon hound really is. At times, a good quality coon dog is worth 4 figures easy, and 5 figures aren't unheard of either. Yet if you merely get a puppy for cheap and raise it and train it yourself you will still certainly have $1,000 invested in this coon hound puppy in both time, food, and medical supplies. It would be a shame to literally lose your coon hound and all your hard work.
If you are a competition coon hunter then you will be thankful for the second reason. Often times when involved in a competition coon hunt a timeout may be called. When this is done you have one hour to retrieve your coon hound or you will be disqualified from the hunt. There has been many times that I have been in a competition hunt and was able to quickly find my coon dog while one or more of my competitor's could not and got scratched from the hunt.
One more reason I think tracking collars are important is because you can leave one turned on at the truck and be able to find your way back to the truck if you get lost or turned around. This has come in handy for myself quite a lot of times.
All right, now how do tracking collars work? Well, I'm no expert but I'll share with you what knowledge I do have. They run on radio frequencies and each collar has it's own unique channel. The receiver is what you use to dial in the frequencies and pick up the signal. This will emit a 'beep' and the volume and the repetition will vary on the distance. The way all of this works will depend on the collar you elect to select. Several tracking systems will do all of this automatically or by pushing a button, while others will force you to do it all manually.
As you can envision, the cost of the tracking system will depend on what bells and whistles you settle on. Nevertheless, you would be astounded at how affordable some tracking systems are, particularly when you compare it to the value of your coon hounds.
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