GPS trackers that arent intergrated into E-collar

[gps4]

Got a buddy starting to collar condition a GSP pup. he plans to use a sportdog model that uses vibrate/tone/shock (no gps tracking capabilities).

we have discussed whether he needs a gps e-collar and how expenseive they are.

instead of gps integrated e-collar, are there other devices that will send a location to a cellphone that are less expensive than the gps tracker collars?

I know folks can track vehicles by hiding a tracker devise in the car and it traxcks by gps.

I also know air tags only work if they are near apple devises. are there other similar devises that can tell your phone where they are if they are within a mile or so?
is there a small devise that can be clipped to the dog collar that will track it and show location on a cell phone?

 

[remy3424]

My experience with air-tags are that they needed to be within feet of an apple phone to relay a location. Even in a small town where you might think 25% of homes might have an apple phone, mh dog can run all over the town and we get few updates. But when you get one, you have an idea where to quickly start looking.

 

[Mrben]

When you consider the cost of sporthunting, the dog training guns ammo,gas,time away, what’s another $500 for a good tracking collar. I bought my first probably 20 years ago now. I just traded my garmin 200 for the 300 this spring. So glad I did that. I cannot imagine running a pointer of any kind without the ability to know where they are at anytime. It’s money well spent and once you have one you’ll wonder how the old timers ever got along with out. Kind of like they used to build houses pounding on huge spikes with a hammer, it really happened

 

[captainshotgun]

When you consider the cost of sporthunting, the dog training guns ammo,gas,time away, what’s another $500 for a good tracking collar. I bought my first probably 20 years ago now. I just traded my garmin 200 for the 300 this spring. So glad I did that. I cannot imagine running a pointer of any kind without the ability to know where they are at anytime. It’s money well spent and once you have one you’ll wonder how the old timers ever got along with out. Kind of like they used to build houses pounding on huge spikes with a hammer, it really happened

Ditto

 

[Labradinger]

I ran a shorthair for years in high school and college with a cheap shock collar. Lost her countless times, only to find her locked up on point. One time was for over an hour, when we finally found her after driving the section, she was on a hen a few feet from where we lost her.
After using a gps with my current gsp the last couple years, theres no way id set foot in the field without one. It’s worth the money. Im not using it so I dont lose the dog (as in im not worried about her running away), I want to be able to see quickly if she went on point. I cant imagine messing with a phone app to do that