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Tennessee Lawmakers propose use of drones to assist Tennessee hunters in locating deer
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 1/16/25 at 5:58 pm
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Move over, doggies. And there's no way Bubba with toys doesn't fudge this privilege to find where they're at. I don't see any details about thermal vs. camera in the bill, decent chance that gets edited if this gets out of committee.
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Under the bill, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) would creates rules to allow the use of unmanned aircraft such as drones " solely for the purpose of locating and recovering a deer that has been wounded or is reasonably believed to have been wounded while a person is lawfully engaged in hunting."
Move over, doggies. And there's no way Bubba with toys doesn't fudge this privilege to find where they're at. I don't see any details about thermal vs. camera in the bill, decent chance that gets edited if this gets out of committee.
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Posted on 1/16/25 at 7:08 pm to calcotron
I thought people were already doing this and dogs were having a bit recovery rate
Posted on 1/16/25 at 7:42 pm to calcotron
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Move over, doggies.
Over half the deer I find are still alive, but mortally wounded (gut, liver, etc). A drone isn't about to go bay a deer in that scenario. A GOOD dog will always be superior to a drone. I do sometimes wish I had a thermal drone though, mainly for scanning areas when a hunter just doesn't believe that his brisket shot will live to see another day, and is laying out there dead somewhere.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 8:43 pm to Stitches
A drone equipped with thermal camera will find that deer and not push it out like a dog will.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 9:25 pm to chrome1007
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A drone equipped with thermal camera will find that deer and not push it out like a dog will.
I have found a deer that a drone operator charged $500 to search for and couldn't find. I know dozens of dog handlers who have done the same. I don't know a single drone operator who has found a deer behind a dog. Plus, like I said earlier, what is a drone going to do when it finds a live deer with a mortal wound? In SE LA, there will likely be nothing but bones left if they let the deer lay overnight.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 9:58 pm to Stitches
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what is a drone going to do when it finds a live deer with a mortal wound?
You obviously have not watched the drone videos from the Ukraine where they are dropping grenades on Russian soldiers.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 4:05 pm to calcotron
My son has used his to find someone’s deer by using the thermal feature. Works great on a cloudy day or right after nightfall once the tree’s lose their heat image.
On a clear day, from 300 feet up, you can zoom in and see the deer and racks in detail. It’s a great tool.
On a clear day, from 300 feet up, you can zoom in and see the deer and racks in detail. It’s a great tool.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 10:26 pm to Yewkindewit
Both tools have their places. A good dog will have better rate than a drone until tech improves
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