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Using Drones

eiowaarcher

eiowaarcher

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Someone asked me yesterday if you were allowed to use a drone to recover a wounded/dead deer? Say search a ag field or crp. I didn’t have an answer so I’m asking here. Anyone know for sure? Thanks!


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Hmmm...I haven't thought about this before. Suppose a deer went into a standing cornfield or switchgrass field...if you flew over it soon enough are there any drones that sense body heat?
 
I think it could get tricky. If its a wounded deer, and you have plans to go shoot it again, technically that sounds a lot like using it for hunting. The regs are pretty vague on this in iowa, but i wouldn’t mess with it, even though it could be a great tool if used ethically.
 
There was a runaway "troublemaker" kid hiding in a swampy area near my hometown, and they flew over it with a heat seeking drone or thermal drone and found the little shit in no time!
 
A drone used to locate deer is no different than a camera sending you an immediate picture on your phone letting you know where a deer is at real time, or pretty darn close to real time.
 
Tim Hull said:
A drone used to locate deer is no different than a camera sending you an immediate picture on your phone letting you know where a deer is at real time, or pretty darn close to real time.
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I think the big difference is that the camera is stationary and the deer has to come to it where a drone is mobile and can "hunt" down animals
 
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