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Don't know why you hate them, but it is a free world. I am 77 years old and my Mavic Pro comes in handy checking the gutters for bird nests, and roof struture of my home.
This old man is not doing ladders anymore.
Larry
Like anything else, drones could be abused when used in a hunting context. However, I see no problem in using a drone to survey the land, to spot well used game trails, to locate likely ambush spots and stand locations and so on prior to the start of the deer season. I do not own a drone and have no plans to buy or use one. But, I am 74 years old and I just finished 30 radiation treatments and 6 chemo treatments for cancer today. I have PAD in one of my legs due to an automobile accident 25 years ago and that has slowed me down even before the cancer treatments started. My days of tramping all over our land on foot has come to a end. I do think I am entitled to continue deer hunting in whatever legal manner I am able to-I put my time in stalking, dragging deer and antelope across the prairie, belly crawling up on them etc. over the past 60 years of big game hunting and think that I have earned the right to cut a few corners as long as I do it in a legal manner. I criticize no one who hunts in a legal manner, and would like to think that I would be afforded the same courtesy.
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@LSB "I criticize no one who hunts in a legal manner, and would like to think that I would be afforded the same courtesy." LSB ...well said. I am a older disabled retired veteran and hunt by my lonesome. While I have several drones, I have not found them very useful in tree like terrain. Fun to fly however.
What I have found very useful are hunting e-bikes. They get me into an area quietly and when I do kill something, they allow me to get the game out without having to pack things on my back. They are really a game changer for an older, physically challenged hunter. Like all things, they can be abused, which makes it harder for those of us that don't.
Let the complaining begin......e-bikes draw an even more violent response than drones. But for those who want to complain, I welcome you out to carry me in and pack my game out. BTW: not any different than using a horse and one hell of a lot less impactful. If you have ever been where horses have been kept in the woods you will know exactly what I am talking about.
I packed my elk I got this year out 2.6 miles, one half at a time. If I had to pack it out on my back, I would still be there, likely in a ditch becoming bear bait!
What I have found very useful are hunting e-bikes. They get me into an area quietly and when I do kill something, they allow me to get the game out without having to pack things on my back. They are really a game changer for an older, physically challenged hunter. Like all things, they can be abused, which makes it harder for those of us that don't.
Let the complaining begin......e-bikes draw an even more violent response than drones. But for those who want to complain, I welcome you out to carry me in and pack my game out. BTW: not any different than using a horse and one hell of a lot less impactful. If you have ever been where horses have been kept in the woods you will know exactly what I am talking about.
I packed my elk I got this year out 2.6 miles, one half at a time. If I had to pack it out on my back, I would still be there, likely in a ditch becoming bear bait!
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Have flown mine about 2 miles out but I accidentally went behind a mountain and lost signal. It came back just like it was supposed to.
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“What a fascinating modern world we live in.”
Anybody recognize the quote?
Anybody recognize the quote?
I flew one out to 1.5 miles and it kept on going. I had it registered with the FAA, per size/weight requirements. It was found 9.6 miles from point of origin alongside of a road by road crews some 3 months later. Have a hard time trusting them now. I was lucky it was found at all.
Here is a picture of the top of Quaking Aspen butte east of Craters of the Moon Monument in eastern Idaho. There is a spring in defilade right beyond the top.
Here is a 180 degree shot looking back at us...about 800 yards out and 750 feet high
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These three photos are over a friends acreage west of Herman Nebraska.
Top photo shows the county road (left), his driveway, and some of the buildings. This property has a 100 yard rifle range. I am the red dot to the right of the house.
#2 is adjacent farm of neighbor, my friends barn, & roof of home.
#3 is the owner (left) and me. The left end of the fence line in the upper right shows a partial view of his 1/2" thick steel backstop. The square mid photo on the right side is the 25 yard loading bench.
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Top photo shows the county road (left), his driveway, and some of the buildings. This property has a 100 yard rifle range. I am the red dot to the right of the house.
#2 is adjacent farm of neighbor, my friends barn, & roof of home.
#3 is the owner (left) and me. The left end of the fence line in the upper right shows a partial view of his 1/2" thick steel backstop. The square mid photo on the right side is the 25 yard loading bench.
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That’s neat! But can you use those to get close and hover long enough to see deer movement?
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My drone will stop and hover as soon as you let the joy sticks spring back to neutral. It will stay relatively steady even with a stiff breeze. Nebraska does not allow drones for hunting, if that might be your thought.
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No, I rarely hunt anymore, I’ve gotten too attached to my deer (silly I know) but I’ve got a couple of big bucks that I just can’t figure out where they’re bedding. Even with trail cams I don’t have the answer. Would just be curious to know.
In AZ one cannot hunt the same day as flying in any aircraft (including hang gliders and the sort) OR USING A DRONE. Also have outlawed trail cameras. BUT....you can still draw a bull elk tag and pursue same with your Crocket .32 round ball rifle.
As part of my job I use drones. Had to locate a dead cow near a ranch and saved me ALOT of walking through snake country. And per the above love of E-Bike hunting here is my son on his e-bike in unit 8 returning to camp (ya he uses an unmentionable
His drone will follow him. He's a pro compared to me!!
As part of my job I use drones. Had to locate a dead cow near a ranch and saved me ALOT of walking through snake country. And per the above love of E-Bike hunting here is my son on his e-bike in unit 8 returning to camp (ya he uses an unmentionable
His drone will follow him. He's a pro compared to me!!
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chorizo, I've been thinking about getting an E bike. My parts are wearing out and I think they are a lot less obtrusive than an ATV as far as noise and impact. Got any recommendations? DAV as well.
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Highway over passes.........
I'm 10 years younger than you but due to a life time of real labor and devastating auto accident with the associated ortho damage from both my hiking days are over. I understand you completely. My long gone grand father took steps to be able to hunt from his back porch. After a series of strokes put him in a wheelchair my grandmother would push him out to the porch railing so he could make his shot. Then the neighbor would take over. Being CA that opportunity is not gonna happen. My grandfather's prop was sold off. In the old days worn out old men with no family had to move to town sleep in the livery and clean spittoons. The underlying sentiment I see here from some folks regarding the use of tech by infirmed seniors is "too bad" just go out on the Prarie and die like the NDN's used to do.
Karen...
