Drones for scouting?

[GobbleNut]

It's very obvious that the majority of respondents aren't in favor of drones and their usage, practical or not, so rather than add to the dissension I will pull this post. It is also obvious to me how the temperature of this awesome forum has changed and I hope and pray for more moderate tones. 

I see no reason to pull your post.  The question you raised is a valid one, not only regarding the use of drones, but also the general topic of whether certain forms of technology we now have available should be legal and, at the least, whether they are ethical to use even if they are legal. 

To me at least, there is a major difference between using a drone to get a direct hunting advantage and using one well outside of hunting seasons to assess the wildlife in an area.  The same philosophy could be applied to many technological tools we use.  It just depends on how far down the list one wants to go.

For instance, in my opinion the mapping apps that are available for our "smart phones" give hunters a great advantage now in terms of things like evaluating habitat, identifying topographical features, private land boundaries, and tracking features that allow hunters to go anywhere they want without fear of getting lost in the woods, as well as avoiding obstacles that might reduce their chances of success.

We can deny it all we want, but those apps give hunters a very real advantage in hunting.  Yet, those apps seem to be accepted by pretty much everybody nowadays as an essential tool to have. 

Now, don't get me wrong about drone use.  Again, if they are being used directly as an aid in killing game, they very much should be illegal.  Same goes for the "real time" game cameras,...and in fact, both are illegal in some, perhaps many, states.

As for the tone some folks take in participating in these forums,...well, that is just the reality of life, in general.  Fact is, most of us learn to hang with the ones we like,...and ignore the ones we don't.  That is the best you can do....   

[guesswho]

As for the tone some folks take in participating in these forums,...well, that is just the reality of life, in general.  Fact is, most of us learn to hang with the ones we like,...and ignore the ones we don't.  That is the best you can do....   

Good thing I enjoy talking to myself.

[lowoctane]

As for the tone some folks take in participating in these forums,...well, that is just the reality of life, in general.  Fact is, most of us learn to hang with the ones we like,...and ignore the ones we don't.  That is the best you can do....   

Good thing I enjoy talking to myself.

I was brought up that if I had nothing good to say, say nothing at all. I too enjoy talking to myself!   

[Which Gun]

Yelp no better person to talk to then yourself. Glad to know I'm not the only one. Technology is in fishing now. With live scan. Side scan. Devices that sound like fish feeding. I've been fishing had drone hang out overhead for awhile watching. Just stopped fishing but they knew a new spot to try. Technology only going get better. It's up to us how we use it or not. Always will be used by someone to gain an advantage.

[tazmaniac]

Because turkeys have a natural fear of avian predators (hawks, eagles) drones absolutely terrorize turkeys.  My son and I flew his new drone a couple autumns ago on my farm, found some turkeys in a field, and the flock went bezerk running for cover despite the drone being 400ft in the air above them. 

You will do way more harm trying to scout turkeys with a drone than good.

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[lowoctane]

Because turkeys have a natural fear of avian predators (hawks, eagles) drones absolutely terrorize turkeys.  My son and I flew his new drone a couple autumns ago on my farm, found some turkeys in a field, and the flock went bezerk running for cover despite the drone being 400ft in the air above them. 

You will do way more harm trying to scout turkeys with a drone than good.

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Thanks! End of story...