Trapping deer with a helicopter

[Baker]

Something many of you may never have seen, Video showing deer trapping in the brush country along the Rio Grand River

 

[Turkish]

What is the reason they’re doing this?

Seems like a lot of trouble and expense for a doe quota. ;)

 

[Feelslikefar.]

That's almost as bad as using trail cameras. ;)

 

[Telemark]

Interesting. Why nets instead of tranq darts?

You're not kidding about the thorns and spikes. Nopal is bad enough, but the cholla almost seem like they seek you out.

That crew seems like real pros. I hope the cartels don't find out about that pilot and give him the old plato-o-plomo ultimatum.

 

[Baker]

What is the reason they’re doing this?

Seems like a lot of trouble and expense for a doe quota. ;)

Lol, Imagine a world where...

We actually sell the does. With a reputation for having the highest quality native genetics in Mexico we have buyers every year wanting to buy our does to improve genetics on their ranch. These does will be bred to pen raised bucks the owner has then released to his ranch for pasture born fawns. Buyer pays for helicopter trapping and I make a nice profit. Good for the does. Good for the buyer. Good for me.

In just a few hours I have removed 50 does from the ranch . Don't have to have a bunch of Rednecks running around shooting up the place all season stressing the herd and ruining the ambience of the camp. Perfect!

 

[Baker]

That's almost as bad as using trail cameras. ;

I was laughing putting this video together thinking about all the rhetoric recently about technology ruining hunting. Kept imagining a drone trying to ' herd' deer around manipulating their travel.

 

[Baker]

Interesting. Why nets instead of tranq darts?

You're not kidding about the thorns and spikes. Nopal is bad enough, but the cholla almost seem like they seek you out.

That crew seems like real pros. I hope the cartels don't find out about that pilot and give him the old plato-o-plomo ultimatum.

We have used ground blinds with tranq darts before. Very slow and harder to trap enough timely for transport . Shooting a dart from a helicopter would be nearly impossible. The helicopter with a net is fast , efficient with zero mortality ever thru the years .

 

[Telemark]

Shooting a dart from a helicopter would be nearly impossible. The helicopter with a net is fast , efficient with zero mortality ever thru the years .

Interesting. I would have thought a dart gun would be effective, but I've never tried to shoot from a helicopter. That crew is top-notch.