Alpha TT 25

Almost everybody in the circles I run for Hunting run the Garmin 550+ and the TT 25. They're great, the newer TT 25 seem to be a lot better battery life than the older ones. If you get into more than a couple dogs, people will move up from the 550 to something else, I think it's the alpha? I can't r

I recommend the Pro 550 plus with the TT 25 from Garmin. They are expensive, but they are the only good option I could find that doesn’t charge subscriptions for a gps tracker, which is something you might want if you’re hunting. As for training them, there are multiple opinions on how to do it. The

The Garmin Alphas and Pro 550+ and TT-25 collars (and older models) all work perfectly fine here. I run them myself without issue. The feds have better things to do than chase after bird dog owners. Double U hunting supply will ship them up here, as will Amazon.com sometimes.