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Estimating Range with a GPS??
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 131969" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>IAN M</p><p></p><p>Well its never to late to learn a neat trick and your</p><p>use of a GPS to find a deer intrigued me.</p><p></p><p>So I set up a series of test to see how well it would</p><p>work.</p><p></p><p>First test= A frend took a tennis ball and walked accross </p><p>an open field an stopped at about 650 yrds an stood there</p><p>long enough for me to range him and get a compass heading</p><p>on him and droped the ball.( the idea was not to be able</p><p>to see the target.</p><p></p><p>Next I took my coordinates and added 632yrds and compass</p><p>headingto the GPS and took off walking.</p><p></p><p>With out looking for the ball I walked untill I got to the</p><p>mark and to my supprise I was within 8 feet of the tennis</p><p>ball. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif</p><p></p><p>Test #2 = I ranged and took compass heading's on trees and</p><p>bushes (like hunting condition's) put these numbers in the</p><p>GPS and took off, (worked every time) Worst error was about</p><p>45 feet.</p><p></p><p>So if your hunting with a spotter he can stay and direct</p><p>you to the kill. But if you are alone this could save your hunt.</p><p></p><p>But as far as using the GPS to range the target I trust </p><p>the range finder more so for now I will stick with it.</p><p></p><p>Great idea THANK's</p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 131969, member: 2736"] IAN M Well its never to late to learn a neat trick and your use of a GPS to find a deer intrigued me. So I set up a series of test to see how well it would work. First test= A frend took a tennis ball and walked accross an open field an stopped at about 650 yrds an stood there long enough for me to range him and get a compass heading on him and droped the ball.( the idea was not to be able to see the target. Next I took my coordinates and added 632yrds and compass headingto the GPS and took off walking. With out looking for the ball I walked untill I got to the mark and to my supprise I was within 8 feet of the tennis ball. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] Test #2 = I ranged and took compass heading's on trees and bushes (like hunting condition's) put these numbers in the GPS and took off, (worked every time) Worst error was about 45 feet. So if your hunting with a spotter he can stay and direct you to the kill. But if you are alone this could save your hunt. But as far as using the GPS to range the target I trust the range finder more so for now I will stick with it. Great idea THANK's J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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