Tracking box question for bear hunters

[Jeff Eberle]

Looking to get new tracking box. do you uses a Magnum 8000 or quick track. why do you like it and why don't you like it

[rich h]

Jeff,

I don't have any experience with the Magnum receivers, but have owned a Quick Track 6000M for 2 years. The construction is strong, simply & quick to change out the little 9-volt battery. It'll receiver all of the popular frequencies. Far as being more powerful than Wildlife and other good qualitiy receivers...I don't believe it. Based on my personal experience they're about the same.

[Redwood Coonhounds]

I like the older style QT 5000+ just for simplicity, conveniance and compact size.

I really like the Magnum 8000, had a chance to use them before. Once my old Wildlife goes, I'm getting a Magnum. They are nice boxes, and again are simple, conveniant and easy to carry around. Use em with Magnum or Marshall collars and your set.

[Mr.pacojack]

I couldn't find the best on there so here it is MARSHALL

[Jeff Eberle]

I couldn't find the best on there so here it is MARSHALL

mr pacojack Why marshall

[Mr.pacojack]

Its simple it is the best out there. Best range, easiest to use, quickest setup. You might have to call them and see if they make a collar without a tree switch. I have used them all and if I had all the money in the world I would still buy a Marshall.

[kickemall]

Devin, you said you've used them all and I just wanted to make sure that included the Quicktrack 6000m (not just any quicktrak receiver) and compared it against Marshall? I've narrowed it down to the two and would like to hear from someone that has actually used both.

I just ordered a Marshall collar and you can get them withou the tree switch. Just tell them you don't want it and its no big deal.

[beardog0003]

Wildlife Materials TRX 1000S box and Johnson 16000 Hour Collars.

[Kevin D]

........you said you've used them all and I just wanted to make sure that included the Quicktrack 6000m (not just any quicktrak receiver) and compared it against Marshall? I've narrowed it down to the two and would like to hear from someone that has actually used both.

The buddy I do most of my hunting with has a Marshall Stealth and I have a Quicktrack 6000. Standing shoulder to shoulder tracking the same collar, there has never been a time in the 2 years since I've had my receiver where he could get a signal and I couldn't...........and we've done it a thousand times. So my conclusion is that if there is a difference in the ability to pick up a weak signal between the two receivers, and I'm not convinced there is one, it would be miniscule at best.

Nothing against the Marshall, but even if they were the same price I wouldn't trade one straight across for my Quicktrack. JMO.

[kickemall]

Thanks Kevin, thats kind of what I figured. What about close up, like if your trying to find a lost collar or a dead dog, have you noticied one easier to use?

[Mr.pacojack]

Yes I have compared them side by side for more than a year now and the difference is very different . Like Kevin said it may not be much at times but at those times are the ones you need the most. I guess I value my hounds a bit more than maybe someone else because even if it is a little better, a little more range, a little clearer, easier to pinpoint, My dogs are worth that to me, it may be the difference between getting them back and not getting them back. And my dogs are worth that to me.
I have a question for you ?? If you are thinking the Quicktrack is better why are you buying a Marshall collar???Do you think that the collars are better than the recievers? It cracks me up all the guys that buy a Marshall collar and love them but are too cheap to buy a reciever. Believe me the difference is the same, the collars are better and the receivers are too

[kickemall]

Thanks for the reply Devin, all the info. helps. I think you took my post wrong though, as often happens on the internet where we're not face to face. At this point I don't know which receiver is better, it was just a question to help me determine which receiver would be better for me. I have always had wildlife stuff but I am going to need a new receiver in the very near future and don't really care for the blue box, hence the question. I sent a collar back to be repaired and it was lost in the mail so I thought I'd replace it with a Marshall and that would be a good way to try them out. I wanted some info. from people who had actually used the two receivers that I am looking at, which I got from you and Kevin. And I agree with you, the thousands of dollars we spend on dogs and hunting makes a couple hundred bucks for a better box a drop in the bucket. Any more info. on those would be appreciated.

Take care,

[va bear hunter]

have you guys heard of the yaesu vr-500 they are nice and work real well here in virginia and can use almost any freq. with them

[Kevin D]

Thanks Kevin, thats kind of what I figured. What about close up, like if your trying to find a lost collar or a dead dog, have you noticied one easier to use?

Knock on wood, but so far neither my hunting partner or myself has had to use our receivers for that purpose........so I can't really answer your question. I do, however, suspect the Quicktrack may have the advantage because it has 3 sensitivity settings. If I'm getting much of a bump at all on close range, I know the dog is within shouting distance. Otherwise, even though I might be getting pegged hard on medium range, I save my breath because the dog is too far to hear me. Sometimes it is tough to tell on my buddies Marshall or my old Wildlife Materials system whether a dog was really that close or just passing line of sight on a distant ridge line when you are getting a hard signal on their close range. Between the three, I really think the Quicktrack gives a better sense of distance.

We'll have to see how the durability of the Quicktrack plays out since I've only had it 2 years. My old Wildlife receiver went over 15 years before it finally died. My buddy has had his Marshall nearly that long as well, though he had to send his back to replace the circuit board last summer. Still, given the rigors and abuse typical of hound hunting, it has been a good receiver for him.

The Quicktrack collar I got with my receiver seems to be alright too. My only complaint is that it is the worst one I have for bleed over. If I have the magnet pulled in the box, I have to get at least 20 yards from the truck to get a clean signal from another collar on medium range.......and triple that distance if I'm on long range. I have 3 different brands of collars, and none of them are nearly that bad. I don't know why that one bleeds over so much more.

[Jeff Eberle]

Thanks Kevin, thats kind of what I figured. What about close up, like if your trying to find a lost collar or a dead dog, have you noticied one easier to use?

Knock on wood, but so far neither my hunting partner or myself has had to use our receivers for that purpose........so I can't really answer your question. I do, however, suspect the Quicktrack may have the advantage because it has 3 sensitivity settings. If I'm getting much of a bump at all on close range, I know the dog is within shouting distance. Otherwise, even though I might be getting pegged hard on medium range, I save my breath because the dog is too far to hear me. Sometimes it is tough to tell on my buddies Marshall or my old Wildlife Materials system whether a dog was really that close or just passing line of sight on a distant ridge line when you are getting a hard signal on their close range. Between the three, I really think the Quicktrack gives a better sense of distance.

We'll have to see how the durability of the Quicktrack plays out since I've only had it 2 years. My old Wildlife receiver went over 15 years before it finally died. My buddy has had his Marshall nearly that long as well, though he had to send his back to replace the circuit board last summer. Still, given the rigors and abuse typical of hound hunting, it has been a good receiver for him.

The Quicktrack collar I got with my receiver seems to be alright too. My only complaint is that it is the worst one I have for bleed over. If I have the magnet pulled in the box, I have to get at least 20 yards from the truck to get a clean signal from another collar on medium range.......and triple that distance if I'm on long range. I have 3 different brands of collars, and none of them are nearly that bad. I don't know why that one bleeds over so much more.

Maybe it is just that strong