What hunting GPS chip do you recomend?

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My hunting partner for the world hunt had one that showed public vs private and it was great. I want to get one this year but don't know which company to go with. Any suggestions?
 
kirsch,he is a sponsor here i have the one with all the states and it works great.it is by far the best value.and he has up dates that are reasonable
 
i hunt in different states and to get what i got from kirsch would cost 800.00 with these other maps and you can get updates cheap
 
Yeah, ten western states for $250 was a pretty good buy. Put in one microSD card and drive. Last fall I watched land ownership change on my Garmin all the way across NM, CO, and well into WY on the way to my pronghorn hunt. The I used it to navigate the public and private walk-in areas to successfully lead our party to fill all seven of our tags.

The only negative, and it's minor, is that you have to take the chip out of the truck GPS to put in the handheld when you take off on a hike. With huntinggps.com, you register two units and don't worry about it. Of course, with my luck, my handheld unit would crap out and then I'd have nothing. With the Kirsch chip, in that scenario I could drop the chip in a buddy's GPS or even replace the GPS unit without worrying about the land ownership chip. I tried both and that's what sold it for me.
 
Has anyone used one of those chips in a cars built-in nav systems? I have a Ford Super Duty with nav and would like to try pulling the Navteq SD out and try a Kirsch chip.
 
I use the Kirsch in my Garmin but I have not tried it the built-in system. I will get a chance to do that here in a couple of weeks so I will report back.
 
Thanks. I'll be watching for your post. I have NO problem paying for something I'm going to use, but don't have $250 to throw away if it won't work.
 
Originally Posted By: cmatera Thanks. I'll be watching for your post. I have NO problem paying for something I'm going to use, but don't have $250 to throw away if it won't work.

TRAX maps along with any Garmin maps will only work if the GPS can read Garmin .img files. As far as I know, automotive manufacturers haven't updated their units to allow Garmin maps to work in them. They have their own proprietary formats. Garmin maps are a different format compared to Lowrance, which are different than Magellan, which are different than DeLorme, etc.

As far as trying a map, TRAX maps come with a 100% money back guarantee. However, as I am almost 100% sure it won't work in the built in units, I would recommend either purchasing a very affordable Garmin Nuvi GPS to put up on your dash or get a handheld Garmin which accepts a map card. This may seem like redundancy with your built in system, but you can get sub $100 Garmin Nuvis on sale.
 
I'll have to look for one. Yes, the redundancy bothers me. I have Sony Navteq in both my vehicles and a Garmin Map62C handheld. Driving while looking at a handheld would be no fun.
 
If you have an Android phone look up Backcountry Navigator. I spent $10 on the app and another $10 on the BLM/State/Private land overlay for Idaho. They have a few different states available.
 
I like the maps from HuntingGPSmaps. I use it in my Garmin Nuvi while driving to a spot and just pull the SD card out and put it in my Garmin Colorado while walking around. Mainly use it to determine private/public property.
 
The only negative, and it's minor, is that you have to take the chip out of the truck GPS to put in the handheld when you take off on a hike. With huntinggps.com, you register two units and don't worry about it. Of course, with my luck, my handheld unit would crap out and then I'd have nothing. With the Kirsch chip, in that scenario I could drop the chip in a buddy's GPS or even replace the GPS unit without worrying about the land ownership chip. I tried both and that's what sold it for me. [/quote]


If you had a Garmin Montana 650 GPS you could use it with City Navigator Software and add the suction cup holder with speaker and cigarettle lighter power plug to the Montana and then use city navigator software and the Kirsch mini SDHC chip to do both navigate on the roads and highway with talking directions to your destination as well as take the Garmin Montana GPS out in the field with you.

I'm not sure if the Oregan has this same capability or not.

I think I'm going to buy a Nuvi Device for my truck and use a map program for my Montana at the same time. That way I'll know who owns the property along the road I'm driving on and also be able to see what street I'm on and where I'm going.

The Montana 650T is pretty expensive at around $600. And the speaker window thing is some thing around $50 to $100. The map chip for the driving program is about $100 plus.

I already have the Montana 650T but I'm thinking of just buying a GPS Mini SDHC card with the maps on it. But Kirsch doesn't seem to have a map for the state of IN or Ky or Il. So I'll have to buy another map from a different company that covers IN.

I hear what you are saying about having to take the mini SDHC card out and not lose them while out in the field or in the truck. That means you have to open up the back and remove the battery to get to the card. And then you have to have a safe place to store the map cards and not lose them.
 
Originally Posted By: Coyotehunter_If you had a Garmin Montana 650 GPS you could use it with City Navigator Software and add the suction cup holder with speaker and cigarettle lighter power plug to the Montana and then use city navigator software and the Kirsch mini SDHC chip to do both navigate on the roads and highway with talking directions to your destination as well as take the Garmin Montana GPS out in the field with you.

I'm not sure if the Oregan has this same capability or not.

I'm not real familiar with the Montana 650, but for that price I'll put up with moving the chip! It's usually not that bad. When coyote hunting I rely primarily on the truck unit, and while big game hunting I'm usually away from the truck and using the handheld, so there's really not too much switching. Maybe half a dozen times over the course of the season. That's worth $300 to me.
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Quote:I think I'm going to buy a Nuvi Device for my truck and use a map program for my Montana at the same time. That way I'll know who owns the property along the road I'm driving on and also be able to see what street I'm on and where I'm going.

In my Nuvi, the basic Garmin map with road information is displayed at the same time as land ownerhip. If the Montana is more advanced than the Oregon can do this, you may not need the Nuvi. Might be worth checking out before spending the money.

Quote:The Montana 650T is pretty expensive at around $600. And the speaker window thing is some thing around $50 to $100. The map chip for the driving program is about $100 plus.

I already have the Montana 650T but I'm thinking of just buying a GPS Mini SDHC card with the maps on it. But Kirsch doesn't seem to have a map for the state of IN or Ky or Il. So I'll have to buy another map from a different company that covers IN.

I believe Kirsch's primarily focuses on the western states. Check out Hunting GPS Maps for some other options. It looks like they offer both IN and IL, but no KY (the state that is).

Quote:I hear what you are saying about having to take the mini SDHC card out and not lose them while out in the field or in the truck. That means you have to open up the back and remove the battery to get to the card. And then you have to have a safe place to store the map cards and not lose them.

Like I said, it's really not that much hassle. And Kirsch's TraxWEST that I use has all ten states on one MicroSD card, so no need to keep track of multiple cards.

Good luck!
 
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