Drone deer recovery

I think it’s a great concept, could have used it a time or two myself. Trouble is, there are those who abuse technology. You know dang well there’s people already using tools like this to their advantage. Poor animals don’t stand a chance.
 
That drone he’s using is about 15k. So the average flat brimmer’s probably not packing it in to the “backcountry “ for hunting.

We were looking at these the other day in the office seeing if it could be a job expense
 
I think its a great use of a technology.

The solution to concerns of abuse is licensing the drone company.

If States and sportsmen/hunters are actually serious about waste, I can see where this resource may become a mandatory regulation. It could very well eventually fall under the requirement to recover any wounded animal, if possible. If not, why not?

Would be interesting to know what those that are stating it’s wrong to use this technology will think if the State’s starts requiring hunters hire an agent to locate wounded big game.

Not much shocks me anymore.

Here’s another technology that will bring some changes to our world. Think about the possibilities with this one.

 
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To keep track of any employees who try to escape?
Exactly.

My buddy was actually really looking into these. Guess the guy that’s started this is actually looking to franchise it. You buy a 15k search and rescue drone and he does whatever to start you off. The whole thing I think is silly as by the time you call a guy like this your deers already spoiled and I’m sure this concept only really works in the mid west. Good luck getting someone out in the middle of no where for you with their drone.

Camera in these is pretty amazing though. Be fun to shed hunt with it
 
Exactly.

My buddy was actually really looking into these. Guess the guy that’s started this is actually looking to franchise it. You buy a 15k search and rescue drone and he does whatever to start you off. The whole thing I think is silly as by the time you call a guy like this your deers already spoiled and I’m sure this concept only really works in the mid west. Good luck getting someone out in the middle of no where for you with their drone.

Camera in these is pretty amazing though. Be fun to shed hunt with it
The technology will get better, the distances they fly will get longer, the time they can stay out will increase. Not all terrain in the mountains is as remote as other areas, the Idaho Panhandle is much different than the Wasatch Range in Utah.

Finding wounded big game is not the only service you could offer. Missing livestock, lost hunters, missing hikers etc etc.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Search and Rescue Units aren’t already using them extensively.

Add a Flash-Bang adapter to one and use it to chase animals out of private agriculture fields.
 
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After looking further into this, I am firmly against it. In over half the videos this guy has online, marginal shots were made and deer were located still very alive. Exact locations were given to the "hunters" so they could decide how to pursue the deer further. If there was a way to regulate this where only locations of dead animals were given to hunters, I could possibly get on board. I will never support aerial, heat-imaging technology to be used to locate live animals for the purpose of pursuit, even if they are wounded. This leaves any idea of fair chase far behind.

By the amount of repeat customers he mentions, it would seem that some are getting used to taking a marginal shot, then getting the drone after them.

We need simple rules that prohibit the use of electronic technology to locate game for pursuit or recovery.-----SS
 
I think we owe a wounded animal the courtesy of an extensive search. I have no issue with this method as long as the follow up shots can be done legally.
 
I think we owe a wounded animal the courtesy of an extensive search. I have no issue with this method as long as the follow up shots can be done legally.
I also think we owe a wounded animal the chance to get away and heal in the spirit of fair chase. Just because someone makes a piss-poor shot, we shouldn't subject animals to being unfairly pursued using advanced technology that removes any ability for them to hide or get away. In watching more videos of this service, I saw that they conveniently "notice" other nice bucks as well while they are searching. ------SS
 
Initially I didn't see the problem with using tech like this to track otherwise un-recoverable game. After chewing on it a bit, I think the slope is just too slippery to have a successful future. Especially on public land with tag prices high/draw odds low, the future implications of aerial tracking are probably skewed far away from fair chase.
 
I also think we owe a wounded animal the chance to get away and heal in the spirit of fair chase. Just because someone makes a piss-poor shot, we shouldn't subject animals to being unfairly pursued using advanced technology that removes any ability for them to hide or get away. In watching more videos of this service, I saw that they conveniently "notice" other nice bucks as well while they are searching. ------SS
I agree. If they are not fatally wounded, then they will likely be able enough to escape the average hunter assuming they have some cover to hide in. As always, things are different in the whitetail woods of the midwest and east. You western guys have gigantic swaths of public lands to roam. Whitetail properties are generally smaller with heavy cover somewhere that protects them from human approach more so than sage brush in hilly country. Wounded deer often cross property lines if pursued hard enough. That is a dead end in most cases, drone or not.
 

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