Brian asked about collar improvements, and mentioned Tri Tronics. Yep sometimes I hunt with 9 dogs (lions) most of the time with just one or two in the field at a time. I can't hear a bell past 5 feet. I hunt my fair share of wild birds and train dogs regularly. I know what works well. For me the collar is used 99% of the time tracking my dogs. The tone is used for commands at times, and the stimulation not so often.
May not need a GPS for Springers, but it will sure come in handy if on that rare occasion your dog gets lost. Then again I am not hunting fields, and such. I can have a dog 20 yards away at times and they are had to see. When I am training like I did last Wednesday in areas like this most of the time GPS is not needed as much. Go 5 miles west of here into the hills and the GPS is worth it's wait in gold.
