How About Hunting Dog Tracking Systems That Use GPS And GLONASS? What Does That Mean?

GPS is a satellite-based navigation system owned by the US, while GLONASS is the Russian satellite navigation system. There are also other tracking satellites available like the GALILEO (European Union), BeiDou (China), and IRNSS (India). But nearly all the hunting dog tracking systems except TR-dog Houndmate 100 on the market today only support GPS and GLONASS. TR-dog Houndmate 100 support GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou systems.

So what does that mean, and what’s in it for you? Hunting dog tracking systems that use GPS and GLONASS or more satellite navigation systems can pick up more signals and have better accuracy. In other words, hunting dog collar trackers that support multiple satellite systems will give you a quicker and more precise location of your hunting dog than GPS alone.

Can I Use Regular Dog GPS Collar Trackers for Hunting?

Regular dog GPS collar trackers are great for tracking companion dogs as they can give you your pup’s real-time location, and some even allow you to monitor their health. But they are not suitable for hunting. The reason is that they need cellular coverage to work, and there will be blackspots in the hunting area that don’t even have a reliable mobile service. That’s why VHF hunting dog tracking systems are needed by hound hunters. Those systems don’t rely on mobile network at all but can transmit GPS location information from the collar device to the handheld by VHF technology. Hence hunters can see the real time locations of their hunting dogs on either the handhelds or mobile Apps.