Idaho Ron Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 I work as a reservist for the Idaho Fish & Game. For the last two years I have been trapping sage grouse at night for the last three years. We trap the birds and put radio collars on them and leg bands. I have been lost every time I go out for the first two years. The desert I go to is huge and since we trap them at night and off road, well like I said I was lost and so was every one I was with. This year I got a Garmin Etrex camo. I practiced with it a bunch geo-caching. When I went out to trap this year things were a lot different. I got the locations of the leks from the F&G. I knew right where they were. I was able to do my job better because I wasn't worried about being lost all the time. I worked with four other guys that had not used them before. These guys were hooked. After we were out for several hours I would ask them which way to the truck? no one EVER got it right. Do any of you use your GPS's for work? Quote Link to comment
magellan315 Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 I'd also suggest that you add a basic model Sliva compass to your gear, simple to operate and the directions provided by Sliva are easy to use any sporting goods store will have them. Very habdy to have in case the batteries die or if the GPS gets banged hard enough to break it. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Interesting job. We hike a few times a year in the Twin Falls canyone. The worst 'lost' we ever were was when we went to find Devil's Corall. We found it and took a shortcut back. It was strange knowing the general direction of the rig, but also knowing that there was no way mini canyones should be between us and the rig. To top it off we had cell service and the wives kept calling. "When are you coming home?" "We are lost, we don't know when we will be coming home!" Several hours later and many detours and lots of calls "Are you unlost yet?" we made it back and lo and behold the rig was where we had thought it was. I would not trade that hike for anything. We actually found areas of the Canyone that people just didn't get to (maybe because they have the sence to not take a shortcut). But as far as work goes. Nope, don't use mine for that. Though with routing, I probably will to find a clients office on occasion. Quote Link to comment
+park2 Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Yep, use it for work a couple ways, Plugged into MS Streets & Trips when in other cities, find customers offices and closest hotels, When planning or installing or troubleshooting some of the equipment we manufacture for the utility industry (gas/phone/water) it is very handy to have exact distances amd to make maps for future reference To keep me amused on flights too short to have a movie Quote Link to comment
+park2 Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 Yep, use it for work a couple ways, Plugged into MS Streets & Trips when in other cities, find customers offices and closest hotels, When planning or installing or troubleshooting some of the equipment we manufacture for the utility industry (gas/phone/water) it is very handy to have exact distances amd to make maps for future reference To keep me amused on flights too short to have a movie Quote Link to comment
Tahosa and Sons Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 The little wonder toy that receives instructions is used at work. And also use it quite extensively in the summer when I patrol the Rocky Mountains for the USFS. It will be used to re-map the trails described in the following link. http://www.fortnet.org/pwv/ The "Bushwhacker" >>---> Quote Link to comment
Tahosa and Sons Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 The little wonder toy that receives instructions is used at work. And also use it quite extensively in the summer when I patrol the Rocky Mountains for the USFS. It will be used to re-map the trails described in the following link. http://www.fortnet.org/pwv/ The "Bushwhacker" >>---> Quote Link to comment
+mrcpu Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 I use the track to keep track of when I get to a clients and when I leave. At night I just look at my track log on my PC to do my timesheet! Rob Mobile Cache Command Quote Link to comment
+Smokehouse Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ "I have been trapping sage grouse at night for the last three years. We trap the birds and put radio collars on them and leg bands" __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why wouldn't you just leave the birds alone? The KGB Quote Link to comment
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