GPS for hunting

I spoke with the guy that owns nd trax and he recommended the garmin 60csx so I purchased on off of amazon. I love it! It does everything I need it to. I purchased it for hunting and fishing but also for backcountry hunting and being able to stay on top of where I am. I believe I got mine for $199 on amazon.

For hunting purposes right now, you can't beat the Garmin units.  As above, try and find a Garmin 60Csx if you can as they have been D/C'd so you can find them cheap.  I purchased the Garmin 62s and love it for hunting.  Cost $400 bucks though so more than you want to spend. 

If a dedicated hand held unit for marine use is your primary need, then look at the Garmin 78 (Floats), Garmin 62Csx, Oregon 400i 0r Oregon 400t, and the Dakota 20.


All in this class are 100% waterproof and run Garmin Inland Lakes Vision and LakeMaster mapping along with MNTRAX, NDTRAX, MTTRAX and all the new expanding KTRAX line. The new WEST KTRAX data pack is a real gem of a chip, a great value too.


The Nuvi 500 (waterproof but does not float)  I also like this unit as a dash to boat to pocket waterproof unit with wide ranging utility. Handy unit, with turn by turn command prompt driving skills, but it lacks some marine use utility's the dedicated hand held units in the Garmin line can provide. Runs Garmin mapping and LakeMaster, and all KTRAX mapping. Good value, very nice unit.

Top dog for field/marine use, hands down, is the Garmin 78sx. The 78-series a number of features inherited from the Colorado, Dakota, and /or Oregon series. These include the ability to use, TRAX MAPS, Garmin custom maps and aerial photos bird’s eye map, a three-axis compass, new customization options, Advanced Track navigation, wireless communications and paperless geocaching. None of them were available on the 60/76 series. An excellent daylight viewable display.
 
Then the Garmin 62Csx a great unit, for durability and bang for the buck. Loaded with user friendly features and Garmin mapping capability's. An excellent daylight viewable display. Very nice unit, top marks from me.
 

The Oregon 450i or t is a nice feature rich unit, but the battery life is not so good. If you will be running it in a boat/truck/ATV with a 12 V power cord most of the time, no worry.
 


I own and highly recommend the Garmin Rino 530 HCx.  This unit is 100% waterproof and also has a multi band radio with GMRS/FRS 5/2 watt that includes NOAH WEATHER RADIO functionality and a ton of other handy Garmin utility's. This is tough workhorse GPS/Radio unit with a long life rechargeable Lithium Ion battery pack...16 hours easy on a charge. Well worth looking into as well as it has a lot of utility a sportsman and a guy on the job can use.

Pop in at the Garmin web site and click to compare the different models and features and see what fits your particular needs best. You Tube also has a lot of useful Garmin use videos that can show the utility and ease of use of different models.

*On the new Lowrance Endura and Safari line of hand held GPS units, my experience with them is not a good one. I can not personally recommend them, I'll leave it at that...enough said there.