These notifications will not appear on the watch if you’re on the watch screen or another widget screen.Got an old iOS device lying around? Presence (free iOS) can turn it into a Wi-Fi or cellular network-powered live streaming video feed that you can view remotely. For these alerts to show on the watch, you need to be on the Dog Track widget screen. The widget will also alert you when the dog has treed or is on point, just like the transmitting handheld does. Once your dog-tracking handheld is set to Broadcast Mode and tracking a compatible dog tracking collar, the widget on your Instinct or fēnix will show the dogs’ names, status, distance and direction from the handheld.
Press “Up” button to populate the menus. Enable the Dog Track widget on your Instinct. You may be able to skip this step if your gear is fairly new, but if your equipment is older, the update adds Broadcast Mode to your handheld and the Dog Track widget to your watch. Update all of your Garmin gear to the latest software using Garmin Express. If/when you get an Instinct, fēnix or other compatible Garmin wearable, follow these simple steps to start streaming dog data straight to your wrist for quick-look functionality without having to switch menus on your handheld. If you are in the market for a good-looking watch that helps you in the woods or out on the bird dog prairie, Instinct is a perfect choice. This technology has been available for a few years with Garmin’s fēnix line of durable smartwatches, but those usually cost hundreds of dollars more than Instinct. To Garmin’s Autumn Oaks table with questions.įor those who hunt alongside dogs, the coolest Instinct feature is the dog-tracking widget, which allows it to “talk” to a variety of Garmin handhelds, including Astro 320, Astro 430 or Alpha 100, via an in-range Bluetooth connection (typically 10 to 15 yards). With an Instinct on their wrist and a tracking-and-training collar bundle on their dog, users can keep their tracker in their coat pocket, backpack or lanyard and still see the distance and direction of up to three dogs at a time by simply looking at their watch. These features are cool, but that’s not what brought folks
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