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 Re: Drone Assisted Deer Recovery
[Re: skysenderossurveys]
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03/05/25 02:14 AM
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TopOfTexas
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TopofTexas, great insight. Really appreciate it. Seconded, appreciate your insight! Very thoughtful responses to a bunch of the different factors at play. Giddy-up!
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Re: Drone Assisted Deer Recovery
[Re: TopOfTexas]
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03/06/25 03:16 AM
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icanski2
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[quote=TopOfTexas]Nice thread!
en legs, we recover (dispatch) 84%, including those that escaped onto neighboring property (yes, call the dog back) and the average distance to dispatch is 1.5 miles with range of 700 yards to 6.3 miles.
4. I charge (in the TX Panhandle) $250 to track plus $100 if recovered and I'll add mileage if over a 2 hr drive.]
TopofTexas, Not sure where in the Panhadle you are located but I hunt at the Walker Canyon Ranch near Matador. I need to get your contact info just in case. Its some rough country and I'd hate to lose one.
Last edited by icanski2; 03/06/25 03:18 AM.
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Re: Drone Assisted Deer Recovery
[Re: dkershen]
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03/06/25 02:00 PM
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BenBob
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How useful is a drone after the deer dies and no longer can activate a thermal camera? Do you just have to fly a grid and physically spot the deer and then make the recovery? Never used one and was just wondering.
Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
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Re: Drone Assisted Deer Recovery
[Re: BenBob]
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03/06/25 03:16 PM
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onlysmith&wesson
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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How useful is a drone after the deer dies and no longer can activate a thermal camera? Do you just have to fly a grid and physically spot the deer and then make the recovery? Never used one and was just wondering. They'll leave a heat signature for a very long time. We've shot hogs during the day, drug them to a location to shoot coyotes off of them after dark. As I recall it was maybe 8 hours after we killed them that they still showed up on a thermal.
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: Drone Assisted Deer Recovery
[Re: icanski2]
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11 hours ago
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TopOfTexas
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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[quote=TopOfTexas]Nice thread!
en legs, we recover (dispatch) 84%, including those that escaped onto neighboring property (yes, call the dog back) and the average distance to dispatch is 1.5 miles with range of 700 yards to 6.3 miles.
4. I charge (in the TX Panhandle) $250 to track plus $100 if recovered and I'll add mileage if over a 2 hr drive.]
TopofTexas, Not sure where in the Panhadle you are located but I hunt at the Walker Canyon Ranch near Matador. I need to get your contact info just in case. Its some rough country and I'd hate to lose one.
Sent you private message...I think?
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