We use a drone quite often to scout ducks on our lease. 800 acres with 13 lakes from five to forty acres. We usually scout a day or two before hunting. We can see which areas are holding ducks without having to ride by them with a sxs and flush them while we ride to the next lake. I guess in some of these states that would be illegal.
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Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
No offense but I think it should be. I get the convenience but I truly believe some things should be unknown. It creates targeted pressure. Say you guys didn’t have the time or effort to go scout all the property and ducks were using an area you didn’t check, well they win that day. As it is you can sit and check everything in 2 minutes and be on the X. I don’t like it but I can’t stop it.
If we are down there with the drone - we have the time - it takes us about 30 min to 45 min to fly it and an hour to ride it. Difference is, we run up some the ducks when we ride it and there are some spots we can see from the drone we cant see from the side by side. I much prefer to ride it. I would say the biggest advantage is that the drone does not scare as many of them as the sxs - but to be honest, generally when you ride by on the sxs, the ducks go right back in. The younger guys believe the sxs is a negative and use their drone. I believe it doesnt matter much and usually ride the sxs when I am scouting. I like to watch them for a little bit
bigboreblr
5 year old buck +
I asked santa for a bait boat for christmas. A boat to bring bait out deeper in the ocean from the shore. Drone are used for that too, some states they're illegal. Some places fishing for sharks is illegal from the shore, o they can probably nail folks on both violations.
I wih they would make commercial fishing with any aircraft illegal. Those guy scoop up a ton of forage bait fish in the ocean.
Not alot of shark fishing in kentucky I can imagine......
I wih they would make commercial fishing with any aircraft illegal. Those guy scoop up a ton of forage bait fish in the ocean.
Not alot of shark fishing in kentucky I can imagine......
I just searched and found that AR G&F has drone laws - AI says in AR, scouting is illegal, AR G&F does not mention scouting - so I dont know. Have to get ahold of g&f. Cant wait to tell the younger guys in the duck lease so they dont get on me for scouting from a sxs
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
Geez you just got my wheels turning for a business idea. 3D printed antlers. Probably more effort in that than some of these deer killed these days.
T-Max
5 year old buck +
So, I had an idea out of college that’s too niche to be profitable. Guy finds a single big shed antler. It gets 3D scanned, mirrored, and a match 3D printed. Thought it was a neat idea. Also a service where you 3D scanned large racks and just give the owner a file. If the rack is ever lost or stolen it could just be printed out.
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Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
I know thats AI so maybe the state has better language but what do they mean about locating wounded game. Does that mean you can take it 2 miles from your property to search? As usual, they fall short of missing the main points
There are already places that do that. My son has checked into it for elephant tusks. I think he said about $1500 for a pair of 50 lbers and hard to tell they arent real. No shipping to get them home, no cost for dip and pack, no permits. Just take pictures of the tusks - or really, I think most horns or antlers
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
Kind of like replica fish mounts I suppose.
There has been a guy in these parts who makes replicas of antlers, not 3d printed but cast out of some sort of resin. He uses the originals to make a mold. He also takes sheds that have bleached in the sun and paints them to look like fresh brown antlers.
Several years ago a set of replicas ran in $1500 range.
Several years ago a set of replicas ran in $1500 range.
