Astro GPS-Enabled Dog Tracking System
Tired of searching for your
hunting dog in tall grass or dense cover? Now
you can leave the hunting entirely to him.
Introducing Astro, the first high sensitivity
GPS-enabled dog tracking system for hunters and
sportsmen. This unique system pinpoints your dog’s
position and shows you exactly where he is, even
when you can’t see or hear him.
Attach Collar and
Go
The Astro system includes a
bright color-screen handheld GPS device and a
wireless transmitter, called the DC 20. To get
started, just take Astro outdoors and turn on the
handheld and transmitter to acquire GPS satellite
signals. Then attach the DC 20 to your dog, either
with the included dog harness or by threading it
onto a 1-inch e-collar. Now you’re ready to turn him
loose — no other setup required.
Track Dogs in
Dense Cover
As often as every five
seconds, your dog’s DC 20 transmits his position to
your handheld, and you can see his current location
and a trail of where he’s been on the Map page of
your handheld. Switch over to the Dog Tracker page
to view a compass pointing to your dog’s location as
well as his current status: whether he’s running,
sitting, on point or treeing quarry. Astro can also
sound an alarm to let you know instantly when your
dog goes on point.
Astro boasts a
high-sensitivity GPS receiver that can track your
dog’s position even in the densest cover. You can
track up to ten dogs at one time with Astro, at a
distance of up to five miles away (depending on
terrain). The system transmits information by
line-of-sight, so it reaches farthest in flat, open
territory.
Count Your Coveys
After you’ve captured your
quarry, mark the exact spot with Astro’s Covey
Counter™, a special waypoint that tells you the
exact location, time of day and elevation where you
found your prey, as well as the number of birds you
flushed and took from that location. Astro lets you
save other special waypoints, such as "Truck" and
"Lodge," so you can save the location of these
places quickly and easily for each hunt.
Astro also offers special waypoint icons to
represent food plots, tree stands and other
hunting-related points.
Experience
Full-featured GPS
Astro shines when you’re out
on the hunt, but it also excels in getting you back
to your truck at the end of the day, or even back
home again. In fact, the Astro handheld has all the
features of Garmin’s top-line handheld outdoor
devices, including a barometric altimeter,
electronic compass, microSD card slot, celestial
information, area calculator and rugged, IPX7
waterproof exterior. With optional detailed city
street maps, you can search for over 6 million
points of interest and create a route on roads with
exact turn-by-turn directions.
Ever wonder where your
spouse or kids are? Just attach one of these to
their neck and you can track them!