Ambassador Blog

Spring is upon us here in South Dakota. Recently I have spent some nights out on the prairie, and have been hearing some aggressive vocalization from coyotes.  I decided to give it a try and see if they would come in and work the dogs. I asked my daughter who has been working with her Kemmer Cur, Chuck, if she would...

Every person has likely had some very good hunting dogs and some that might not have been so good, but something that many people stand divided on is whether or not to have registered dogs. Dog registration holds its place in the hound community and there are definitely some cases where registered dogs may be the best choice. However, is...

When we lose GPS or COMMS reception on a dog and that pointer or running dog icon on your map turns into an ominous "?", it's usually time to change the update rate and pray. Sometimes, an intuitive dog will come wandering out of the brush back to the truck, but your lost TT15 collar will not make it back...

Dogtra Pathfinder 2 Currently, Dogtra is in the process of rolling out the new DogTra Pathfinder 2. Let's take a sneak peek of the interface by downloading the Pathfinder 2 app, already available on your preferred app store. New Features of the Dogtra Pathfinder2 Having both the Dogtra Pathfinder and Dogtra Pathfinder 2 apps open side-by-side, we can compare and...

Our family has used this recipe as long as I can remember and has changed the minds of many that would only use the word “disgusting” to describe eating bear. These delicious and very rich steaks are great for home but can also easily be cooked in the field when you’re lucky enough to harvest a bear early into your...

Your Alpha 200i is amazingly versatile in its ability to train, but few users are aware of how functional and easy to use the unit really is. Begin to explore your device, and you can begin to utilize the training buttons on the side to quickly navigate between dog training and the 200i's many applications.

One thing that never made sense to me in the hound hunting world is the race to be the first on every road on the mountain. It seems funny to me because I have seen others who won't cut roads that others have been down. The thought process must be, "Well, if they didn't rig anything here then there's probably...

Growing up and throughout my early adult years I had the perfect setup; my cousin Chris, who couldn’t be closer to me if we were brothers, had the dogs.  I didn’t have to take care of them, I could just show up and take them hunting whenever I wanted, which ended up being a lot!  It’s safe to say that...

Imagine that you're new to the world of dog tracking. Or maybe you're in the market for a new system and it's been awhile since you've needed to shop for new gear. Perhaps you just won a TT15X collar in a raffle and while it pairs to your old Astro, you can't make use of its training functions, and you're...

If you are a part of the hound community it has become very apparent that there is an alarmingly large number of people who do not like what we do. Every year we hear more and more issues arise of some group of people wanting to abolish a certain type of hound hunting. We all struggle as a community to...