>>2601568I worked in the GPS industry
You can't track this model of GPSMap, if you have a system with inReach (SOS beacon), then technically you could be tracked but even if you did, it's not like Garmin is going to rat on their customers or give a shit what you do, they're not going to fuck their reputation by selling people out.
But forest jannies CAN confiscate your GPS equipment if they have reasonable suspicion, plug them into a laptop in their truck, and view your tracks, and if you have any hunting dog collars linked up to one, they can view where your dogs are so make sure to quickly perform a master reset it if you see rangers approaching.
If dogs are involved, you need to get hold of the collar before jannies do and perform a hard reset (Not a soft reset) or they can see where your dogs have been (I would link a video on how to do that but frankly I'm fearful it'd reveal too much about who I am) Garmin Track & Train dog collars are very finicky and often take a few attempts to reset especially if they're not brand-new so carry a battery/ solar-operated portable charger if you need to wipe the tracks off of a dog collar in the field.
If you just have a handheld, try to clear your tracks regularly so you can avoid having to wipe anything important with a master reset like waypoints (which usually stay on the unit unless something goes wrong but maybe you don't want that). Do so in Garmin BaseStation/ BaseCamp unless you're semi computer-literate and you know where to find the .gpx files in the internal memory of your unit using File Explorer. You can delete them manually that way, but don't delete anything if you don't know exactly what it is or you'll fuck up your unit just like any computer.
Small hound hunting dealers have a lot of good resources and tutorials for little things you can do with these since they do outlaw shit all the time, do some googling and I'm sure you'll find any info I haven't covered. Have fun.
