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[fowlercharles]

It has been discussed a few times before, but I don't believe I have seen the question of "dogs hearing your detector at long distances".discussed lately.That is with headphones being used and no "outside" sound. I have noticed that on many occasions when I was in the woods a good distance, 2 to 300 yards even, from someone's home, with dogs on the place, they would set in barking, so long as I was getting signals. Maybe they just heard me walking the woods and maybe they heard the detector. I have noticed the same thing to happen whenever I could walk about on grass and not make any noise. Whatever, I believe it has mostly to do with their hearing the detector and wheather you make a little noise or a lot doesn't seem to matter., I believe they hear the signal sounds that come through the headphones, and though they are muffled , Fido will still hear what you hear. Sure makes it difficult when you are trying to slip around unnoticed, Not that any of us have ever done that, yeah right, but there are times and places when we would want keep our business to ourselves and keep that "low profile.".

 

[TURNMASTER]

Dogs bark, that is what they do. Turn the volume down. Use headphones with a good db drop, I think my DPs have like a 25db reduction. That should keep more sound in. Dogs do have good hearing but it aint "bionic". I think it is as likely that they hear us tromping around in the woods and see us than hear the tones. We are wearing headphones and do not hear some of the noise we make. Just an opinion.

Jeff

 

[jim tn]

I'm with Jeff. Dogs do have acute senses, but I think at a distance, it is more of their smelling, seeing and hearing us, "us," rather then our detector. HH jim tn

 

[Woodchuck]

I hear ya blending in minding our own business thats why I wear camo when i'm MDeting ,works well in middle of green grass,and backdrop of woods etc.

 

[fowlercharles]

reminds me of the time I Camo Taped my whole machine and first time I propped it on a bush and stepped aside to take a Gee Whizz it was awhile before I found it again. HH, Charlie

 

[dirtdigginlady]

I've had the howling all over the place and I know it was the beeps.

 

[fowlercharles]

be my way of thinking dirtdigging lady.I do know that a dog's senses (smell for sure) are far more acute than we realize. I had one little dog that on many occasions when laying on my lap while we were watching TV, would all of a sudden come to attention, get all hyper, jump to the floor and run about looking anxiously back and forth from me to the front window trying to get my attention, and then start with her little bark. When I would go open the door to see what I could see, it was almost always someone way up the paved road , simply and quietely walking TOWARD my house.That happened many times and and it is not likely that each time it happened it was because the person made a noise for the dog to hear. However, we do know that dogs are especially atuned to sound also, because they can hear those "silent " dog whistles. That tells me there is plenty more to a dogs makeup that we don't understand, so we can always look forward to them amazing us yet even more.. HH Charlie.

 

[Elton]

be my way of thinking dirtdigging lady.I do know that a dog's senses (smell for sure) are far more acute than we realize. I had one little dog that on many occasions when laying on my lap while we were watching TV, would all of a sudden come to attention, get all hyper, jump to the floor and run about looking anxiously back and forth from me to the front window trying to get my attention, and then start with her little bark. When I would go open the door to see what I could see, it was almost always someone way up the paved road , simply and quietely walking TOWARD my house.That happened many times and and it is not likely that each time it happened it was because the person made a noise for the dog to hear. However, we do know that dogs are especially atuned to sound also, because they can hear those "silent " dog whistles. That tells me there is plenty more to a dogs makeup that we don't understand, so we can always look forward to them amazing us yet even more.. HH Charlie.

Smell may be the key !! and good hearing doesn't hurt either..

 

[Dan-Pa.]

And hunting without headphones will drive one crazy, however doubt if thats the problem as their hearing isn't that good....

 

[boxofchocolates]

I have a camo detector.....haven't used it in the woods yet........but if I do may have to tie orange type on it....hahaha......hh.....Dan
PS my dog reacts to my detector some what I've noticed.....

 

[Mike Hillis]

I bought a pair of used Uniprobes a few years back and the first time I used them the cord shorted out and I had to hunt headphoneless. The car horn I was detecting with that day (Whites M6) really set the dogs to barking all up and down the neighbor hood. Actually got so bad I had to quit cause I was disturbing the peace

Soldered a new plug on my Uniprobes and all was well. Didn't seem to attract any undue notice from the 4 legged beasts after that. Even the ones that are out running wild in the same area don't pay me no mind, other that the one or two extra friendly ones who run up behind you and shove their nose into your diggings rather unexpectantly.

HH
Mike

 

[larzam]

On 2 separate occasions, a litter of red fox's would run out of their burrows and yelped a lot as soon as I turned on my explorer.they were a long way off[300 to 400 feet or more] on the border of a corn field.
I had on earphones- but i am sure they heard it. This could be easily tested if you ever find a young den and a multi freq. detector.
sam in ms [but this happened in Long Island]