Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - August 2016

GarminIntroducesNext-GenGPSDogTracking: FolowDogsonHandheld, inVehicle, oronWrist

GarminInternational Inc., aunitofGarminLtd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), announcednewcapabilitiestoitsGPSdogtracking system, includingthenewAstro®430, aGPSandGLONASSdogtrackinghandheldthatcantrackupto20dogsatarange ofuptoninemiles, andiscapableofupdatingtheirlocationevery2.5seconds. Theunitcanbeusedinconjunctionwith thenewDriveTrack™70LMT, aseveninchtouchscrendashboardnavigatorthattracksdogsfrominsideavehicleand navigatestothem. Inaddition, hunterscannowsetheirdogs’ whereaboutsonanyfēnix®3watch. Thecapabilities extendtoexistingAlphatrackingandtrainingsystemsaswel. "Thegroundbreaking, industry-standardGarminAstrojustgotbeter. ThenewAstro430cantracktwiceasmanydogs withanupdateratethat’stwiceasfastaspreviousmodels,"saidDanBartel, Garminvicepresidentofworldwidesales. "AndthenewDriveTrack70LMTdemonstratesthatGarminhasheardhoundhuntersloudandclear, answeringtheir desiretotrackbig-runningdogsfromtheirtruckonalarge, easy-to-readdisplay. Andtheabilitytocheckadog’sstatusat aglanceofthewristisashandyasitiscool."