Garmin Birdseye Huntview Plus Map Card

Have used a few dog activity/location trackers in the past, and found the Dogtra Pathfinder Mini to be the best and met nearly all my needs.  The one thing I needed was an ability to activate an e-fence based on GPS. I actually don't need the feature as my dog is border trained and fully obedient, but I DID need that feature due to the requirements of my neighborhood association...needing some sort of physical or electronic fence in order to allow the dog off a leash on my property.  The Dogtra Pathfinder 2 meets that need.  Dogtra smartly added the e fence feature to the Pathfinder line in the Pathfinder 2, and it completely meets the requirement. In addition, the PF2 seems to have better GPS and quicker connections, as well as a host of new features that really make it easier and more customizable for each use case from simple location or activity tracker to non-sighted hunting.My newest pup is now 7 months old and around 40 pounds and doesn't mind the collar at all. Again, I've only used the features to alert the dog via the collar tone/nick a few times as I believe training is the key, not relying on the collar to control the dog.  However, all the features are easily accessible in the app and the basic controls are possible without using the phone at all, which I love for our morning runs.The tracker is more accurate than others I've used, and have been able to verify my dog's location across my 5 acres of thick brush and water as the Pathfinder series has serious range...up to 9 miles (!) on the Pathfinder 2.  Offline maps is a also a game changer, as I'm sometimes in areas without cell tower coverage.  The PF2 app (it's not the same app as the original Pathfinder series) includes a recording function as well, which is great for hunts to recount what areas were covered, as well as for runs to recount distance, speed, etc. There's so many features...it really is recommended to read the entire well written guide book fully to get a feel for all the features and customizations.Only a few things I'd recommend Dogtra work on...The on/off process...you really need to count to 3, and if you hold the power button a bit too long, you'll go into pairing mode. No big deal, and I'm now used to counting.The e-fence size and angle limits. I have a steep cliff on the property and I wanted to inner fence that off, but it's apparently too small an area.  Not an issue as again my dog's been trained to stay away, and in a way, I'm glad Dogtra accepts that making too small an area for a fence could result in inconsistent direction to your dog - if you don't know GPS isn't precise down to inches. Large areas work best to allow for a little GPS lag/slight imprecision, and at least Dogtra shows they care about dog treatment and designed the product to these limitations.I've used the collar for a while now in all sorts of wet, hot, cold conditions including some dunks in salt water when the dog took a dip and have had zero issues. Product documentation says salt water is fine, just give the device a quick freshwater rinse afterward.  Dogtra's been making this type of product for a while and know what they are doing...this isn't meant to the lowest cost cheaply made collar/system. All parts are well made and ready for real wet, muddy, sandy, vegetation snaggy life.   I shopped for a collar for a while and there are more expensive products out there that promise great tracking/containment but with the Pathfinder 2, I'm not sure how those other GPS e fence collar systems will compete - Pathfinder 2 is the best in class system for less than the others. Highly recommended.