Hunting with my AERIAL DRONE?

[Aries-]

I didn't realize that!!!

Look up seek thermal cameras. Little attachment that goes on the bottom of the phone.

 

[blargon]

And I always thought the Hillbilly's lived in the West, got schooled on that didn't I?
That must make for a tasty deer; running it for a while beforehand...

Why is it that western folks think their way is the only way?

 

[Gunneegoogoo]

Drones are the new TRAIL CAMS. I'm sure all these FUDDS ranting about the unethical use of aerial devices where the same DINOSAURS going on about trail cams last decade. Like it or not these little flyboys are going to change the way we do everything. From shipping packages, fighting battles to delivering medicine.

GET READY!

Ps- no way your hitting one with a rifle in flight

YES!!! What he said!!!

If I used my drone to help find an animal that I wounded, I would dress it, package it, and hand deliver it to my Grandpa out of respect for him - because his mind is/was OPEN enough to accept change.

 

[chisholm]

All legal considerations aside (clearly covered in the BC regs, illegal, as it ought to be) who actually thinks they're going to do better cruising over bush looking with a camera than following tracks and blood droplets? If you're open ground, no need for it, so you're clearly implying attempting to find wounded game in heavy brush. Good luck! I ride around above the trees for a living and believe me it's the last place I'd want to be for locating a wounded animal. You need to be on the ground.

If you are really worried about finding wounded game, get and train a dog for hunting. The dog will be a million times more effective, and most provinces seem to permit their use for finding wounded game, not sure about Ontario. This is more about dreaming up applications for RC toys I'm afraid than merits while hunting.

Well said!

 

[burnt_servo]

there are basicly 2 groups of people in this thread ,

the 12 year olds with their fancy new toy , who fail to realise why they are not able to legally use their toy for hunting , and who fail to understand why their toys are going to get shot out of the sky if they p*ss the wrong people off .

the second group ,

those who are able to shoot the toys out of the sky .......

 

[nowarningshot]

there are basicly 2 groups of people in this thread ,

the 12 year olds with their fancy new toy , who fail to realise why they are not able to legally use their toy for hunting , and who fail to understand why their toys are going to get shot out of the sky if they p*ss the wrong people off .

the second group ,

those who are able to shoot the toys out of the sky .......

LOL. But i would just sic the zuchini's on them.

 

[45ACPKING]

thinking about the drone thing a little more, I most certainly don't think they should be used in the aid of hunting game
I do think they are really cool from a photography point of view, much in the way boats are used for whale watching (and drones too)
they are cool pieces of modern technology and I get why guys think they should be allowed to use them in hunting season but fair chase to me, doesn't include remote control vehicles doing the hunting for you.

I like the training a dog to track idea, I've done it myself and am quite proud to say my rottweiller makes an outstanding companion in the bush and i'll take him over a drone any day if the need arised to track and find an animal.

 

[Gunneegoogoo]

there are basicly 2 groups of people in this thread ,

the 12 year olds with their fancy new toy , who fail to realise why they are not able to legally use their toy for hunting , and who fail to understand why their toys are going to get shot out of the sky if they p*ss the wrong people off .

the second group ,

those who are able to shoot the toys out of the sky .......

Said another way:

"There are two types of people in their thread, those who agree with me, and everyone else...."

Brilliant. Absolutely f-ing brilliant.

I hope Transport Canada hasn't provided you a license to fly, repair, or even get close to that bird in your avatar. If they have, I trust you use ONLY the stars in the night's sky, and perhaps the feel of the wind on your face, to navigate.

Shoot at my property, I dare you. Pop off a couple shots next time you see a drone at an accident scene too -it's probably just some 12 year olds out to p!ss you off.

 

[rral22]

This thread is helping to destroy my hunting future.

 

[MiniMe]

Isn't it too noisy anyway??

 

[Ardent]

There is a distinct divide in experience evident in this thread, is my first impression. I'd like to see a collection of the pro-drones' game pics. I suspect we'll find those against drones in hunting, or even those simply pointing out they are entirely impractical anyhow, have harvested a great deal more game and done a lot more hunting. I'm noting names I know are very experienced in the anti-drone side, and struggle to recognize the pro-drones names as active participants of the hunting forum. With more experience I suspect both the impracticality and fair chase aspects will become evident even to the pro-drone side

Point is moot here in my home anyhow, drones are specifically illegal for hunting and it's spelled out clearly in the hunting regs.

 

[Gunneegoogoo]

Isn't it too noisy anyway??

Not if you were high enough, and using it to TRACK, not scout.

 

[Grock-co]

See a drone flying around where I'm hunting it'll end up stuffed and mounted on my wall.

You may end up with your head on a mount, with that attitude.

 

[Gunneegoogoo]

Let me make it clear.

I think it's 100% impractical. I think it's not sporting to scout with one. I think if they were practical, fracking would be a good use to help harvest a wounded animal.

I'm responding so often because I'm blown away by three things:

1. Some people's profound fear of change
2. Some peoples ignorant opinion that shooting a $2000+ piece of someone else's property is OK
3. Some peoples assertion that firing into the air with a centre fire rifle is somehow acceptable,safe, or necessary outside a wartime situation

-J.

ps - I'll add #4. Some people's assertion that they might even have a hope to make contact with a moving airborne target. Not hovering - I can hit it hovering - moving.

 

[Ardent]

Plenty of hope to hit airborne targets with a rifle, not that it's smart! We had a clay range with a large burn (small mountain) as the backstop, and shot clays with a 10/22 to make it interesting. Last I checked they're a lot smaller, and faster than a drone. We'd hit about once a mag, recon I'd improve on a larger target, and a faster cartridge than .22- less target lead required.

 

[Aries-]

There is a distinct divide in experience evident in this thread, is my first impression. I'd like to see a collection of the pro-drones' game pics. I suspect we'll find those against drones in hunting, or even those simply pointing out they are entirely impractical anyhow, have harvested a great deal more game and done a lot more hunting. I'm noting names I know are very experienced in the anti-drone side, and struggle to recognize the pro-drones names as active participants of the hunting forum. With more experience I suspect both the impracticality and fair chase aspects will become evident even to the pro-drone side

Point is moot here in my home anyhow, drones are specifically illegal for hunting and it's spelled out clearly in the hunting regs.

With just a basic camera i cant see it helping in a forest. In a field of tall grass i can see it helping to see where deer rest.

I have heard several stories this year of people using infra red cameras while dogging the bush in the heat last week that they had pushed 15 minutes before and scared up quite a few deer because they could see right where they were.

 

[45ACPKING]

I see guys in this thread getting their panties knotted on both sides of the argument LOL
it is a fair discussion, no need to get silly with each other.
I would be perfectly fine with hunters having a drone operator in their crew if it was simply for photography/video of the hunt but like everything, people tend to push the envelope with things that are accepted and permitted and things that are not.
in the end, our opinions mean nothing when the regs spell it out quite clearly

 

[Tuffcity]

I suspect that the acceptance of this "new technology" would increase as one moves east of the AB/SK border and where deer species are the primary targets. West of that line you run into an entirely different set of species and conceivably hunters are thinking more in terms of the potential impact on goat, sheep and other above tree line critters. As battery life and range gets better the "easy way guy" will look at the 3-4 hours to hump up a ridge to see if there is a goat up there or 10 minutes with a drone to see if its worthwhile. And that leads into the issue of ok, there is one there, I'll "take a picture" and oops it accidentally got pushed into a more accessible spot.

Worst case situations obviously but ...

RC

 

[Gunneegoogoo]

Plenty of hope to hit airborne targets with a rifle, not that it's smart! We had a clay range with a large burn (small mountain) as the backstop, and shot clays with a 10/22 to make it interesting. Last I checked they're a lot smaller, and faster than a drone. We'd hit about once a mag, recon I'd improve on a larger target, and a faster cartridge than .22- less target lead required.

Ill take your word for it, 'cause you seem like a very reasonable, respectful guy.

I'd kinda like to try it, now that you say it's possible!!!

 

[nowarningshot]

Already been said, even if it was legal, it is not ethical. Then we have a guy who works as a helicopter pilot saying that using aerial to find wounded game is impractical, so i would tend to believe him.

Game in open areas tend to get shot, it is my experience than the deeper, further from road and quad hunters, and thicker you go....on foot, the more game you see. The drone would have to be above the canopy, the operator would have to both pilot and use a camera to see down through the thick canopy. Just because you have it, and your spitballing a second use it, does not mean it is practical. Comparing to game cameras is apples to oranges. People dont just put a game camera randomly in the bush, it sets travel patterns, identifies target animals, after months of boots on the ground scouting. It is still hunting, and fair chase.

Have not considered using drones, but have used things like GPS, game cameras, and two way handheld radios. Without exception, things work far better in theory than in practice. Tracking animals is in thick cover, radio's dont have any real range, GPS cant see the sky to get a satelite, batteries run out. Suspect that a drone would run into the same sort of impracticality; lack of ability to see with existing camera's, limit of batteries, and current illegality.

There is no shortcut to boots on the ground, scouting, and bushcraft. I dont consider that "work", it is exactly where i want to be. Using a drone to "track" is irrelevant, hit the animal well and they go steps, not miles. If the shot is low percentage or too long, get closer....hunt, or practice to be a better shot. Game cops are not going to understand that you are using the RC for "tracking", it will be seized and you end up with a court appearance.

Enjoy your RC hobby, i dont see it crossing over in 95% of the situations.

Last point, suggesting that you will put someones head on a wall is going to get you banned here.