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re: Drone Recovery for Deer
Posted on 11/15/25 at 5:16 pm to Ron Cheramie
Posted on 11/15/25 at 5:16 pm to Ron Cheramie
So how is that law interpreted? If you locate the deer or bear and it is in fact not dead. What must you do at this point?
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Posted on 11/15/25 at 10:29 pm to Greenseed
Learn how to hunt and track.It’s a shame how much so-called hunters are relying on technology these days. I don’t wanna lose an animal anymore than the next person, but that is part of what we do unfortunately. That is what should drive you to be a better hunter and tracker. That’s what separates the men from the boys.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:02 am to Bowstring1
We’ve started using drones for recovery, and let me tell you—this technology changes everything. I know how to track with the best of them, but think about it: when a deer runs off the plot, maybe through a briar patch or into a deep bottom, why crawl through thickets on your hands and knees, leaving scent everywhere and disturbing the woods, just to find out the deer was lying dead right outside the patch?
Why risk blood-trailing a wounded deer and pushing it even farther? Everyone knows that once you jump a wounded deer, your chances of recovery drop dramatically.
Using a drone will open your eyes to how many deer over the years were never recovered—often because hunters walked right past them.
Now, I agree that this technology could be abused, and I support keeping it illegal on public lands. But let’s be honest: due to the cost, 90% of people using drones are private landowners with strict management programs who aren’t abusing them.
Drone recovery is a game-changer, and it’s time to accept new technology. There’s no real difference between using a thermal scope for hog hunting or a .35 Whelen as a “primitive” weapon today.
Why risk blood-trailing a wounded deer and pushing it even farther? Everyone knows that once you jump a wounded deer, your chances of recovery drop dramatically.
Using a drone will open your eyes to how many deer over the years were never recovered—often because hunters walked right past them.
Now, I agree that this technology could be abused, and I support keeping it illegal on public lands. But let’s be honest: due to the cost, 90% of people using drones are private landowners with strict management programs who aren’t abusing them.
Drone recovery is a game-changer, and it’s time to accept new technology. There’s no real difference between using a thermal scope for hog hunting or a .35 Whelen as a “primitive” weapon today.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:36 am to MarshMan
I’ve heard rumors that tv hunters have drone operators sell them their drone scouting info. They’ll find a huge buck, then the celebrity offers the landowner a large sum to lease the farm.
Also hearing rumors of archery elk hunters finding bugling bulls at night to aid in pursuing them the next morning.
I shot a buck in Kansas the other afternoon. It was a bad shot , but he was bleeding heavily and I knew it was lethal. Likely even lethal before dark. I backed out and found him 100 yards away the next day. A drone would’ve made my night much more restful and I could’ve recovered after a few hours.
I think the drone could be great in keeping human scent out of deer sanctuary areas. I also think that drones will be used, regardless of the law. They’ll get smaller, cheaper, and have longer range.
Also hearing rumors of archery elk hunters finding bugling bulls at night to aid in pursuing them the next morning.
I shot a buck in Kansas the other afternoon. It was a bad shot , but he was bleeding heavily and I knew it was lethal. Likely even lethal before dark. I backed out and found him 100 yards away the next day. A drone would’ve made my night much more restful and I could’ve recovered after a few hours.
I think the drone could be great in keeping human scent out of deer sanctuary areas. I also think that drones will be used, regardless of the law. They’ll get smaller, cheaper, and have longer range.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:46 am to Bowstring1
From live scopes to cell cams to drones, technology is brutally effective. And it bulldozes over skills that take years to master.
Why do people fly fish and bow hunt? Because there’s an art to it and advanced skill is required. As sportsmen, is that art worth protecting?
Why do people fly fish and bow hunt? Because there’s an art to it and advanced skill is required. As sportsmen, is that art worth protecting?
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:56 am to MarshMan
I agree with you that using a drone for deer recovery could and will be a game changer. To be perfectly honest with you we have three drones in our business operation that we use daily. Not for hunting. But I have seen the abuse. I am aware of people scouting with drones, using drones to push animals toward hunters and other abuses. Also, you make a great point about thermals and the 35 Whelen among other things… the more we allow and tolerate the redefining of what the original laws were the more it takes away from what it is that we do. Modern Day archery equipment is a prime example. do we really even need to have special seasons? If it is all about the utmost respect to the animals then why don’t we just use drones to kill them
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:27 am to jpainter6174
quote:
how could it be a bad thing?
Too many unethical possibilities and not enough integrity in society anymore.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:41 am to Bowstring1
It wouldn’t surprise me if armed drones were used for depredation tags in the future.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 10:24 am to SCwTiger
So because someone COULD use it irresponsibly and unethically we should ban it for everybody, got it…
Makes total sense, let’s ban guns while we’re at it!
Makes total sense, let’s ban guns while we’re at it!
Posted on 11/16/25 at 11:25 am to 72LATraveler
Your five-year-old was hunting with a bow?
Posted on 11/16/25 at 11:27 am to AwgustaDawg
quote:if you could hook up live scope to it…,
know a couple of folks who are using drones to look for bait offshore
I have zero issues w using it however you choose, but can’t think of a single reason why it can’t be used to recover game. Hell use it to find wounded ducks, I don’t know if they give off much of a signal, but for those without dogs it would help conservation
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