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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: globe]
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03/18/24 05:59 AM
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There's a huge debate about thermal drones and their use, and a lot of the midwest states have banned their use completely. I think Indiana overturned their ban recently due to lobbying by the Drone Deer Recovery company which I think operates in Ohio. I'm no expert on the drone thing but I did read one time that Alabama allowed people to find deer that run off after they are shot but if you get caught running game surveys or flying drones over green fields looking for stuff to sneak up on and shoot they will shut that down in a hurry. Don't know how accurate that is but it's just what I read.
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: Squadron77]
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03/18/24 06:17 AM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,862 Pelham
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It's not that easy. Even if I know where they are roosted they are hard to find in the big pines. But I can fly all my fields on 400 acres in 10 mins and spot any birds on the field. Here's a video from this morning. Drone GobblersToo cool
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: globe]
#4102892
03/18/24 08:17 AM
03/18/24 08:17 AM
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Joined: Mar 2015
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Gobble4me757
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I think it’s cheating tbh. At what point is it just killing and not hunting? Work hard and scout… not that hard
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: hosscat]
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03/18/24 08:29 AM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,473 Highland Home, Al
Squadron77
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That footage is cool, and I would like to have one. However, I have a game warden friend and just the other day he was telling me about writing a ticket to a guy last year for using a drone. In Alabama it is considered hunting by aid of a vehicle (or something like that). So can you use drones while hunting in Alabama? The short answer is, it depends. Alabama law bars hunting with the use of any “motorized conveyance” — a definition that includes vehicles, boats, ATVs and aircraft. Hunters can hunt from inside non-moving vehicles that have their motors switched off, said Kevin Dodd, chief enforcement officer for the Alabama Department of Conservation’s law enforcement division. Drones fit in a gray area, he said. Scouting with drones is allowed, Dodd said. “We feel that if you fly a drone over your game plot before you go out hunting, that’s the same as scouting from a truck or ATV,” Dodd said. “If you want to scout to decide which area on your place you want to hunt, using a drone is allowed for the same reason, it’s the same as scouting from a truck.
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: Squadron77]
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03/18/24 08:32 AM
03/18/24 08:32 AM
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It's not that easy. Even if I know where they are roosted they are hard to find in the big pines. But I can fly all my fields on 400 acres in 10 mins and spot any birds on the field. Here's a video from this morning. Drone GobblersVery cool but I can see why making them illegal outside of research is necessary!
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: Gobble4me757]
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03/18/24 11:47 AM
03/18/24 11:47 AM
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Posts: 56 new orleans, la
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I think it’s cheating tbh. At what point is it just killing and not hunting? Work hard and scout… not that hard Sure it is. These types are only in it for the post, likes, subscribes. Cheating is the fastest and easiest way to a success picture to look cool on facebook
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: sasquatch1]
#4103058
03/18/24 02:03 PM
03/18/24 02:03 PM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,473 Highland Home, Al
Squadron77
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I think it’s cheating tbh. At what point is it just killing and not hunting? Work hard and scout… not that hard Sure it is. These types are only in it for the post, likes, subscribes. Cheating is the fastest and easiest way to a success picture to look cool on facebook Don't be so jealous. If your riding down the road and see a gobbler blown up in the edge of a field that you can hunt you stop and go after him. Is that cheating? I don't need a drone to kill a gobbler but it is cool. I know all the roost trees on my 400 acres and know how they travel to the fields and all the setup spot around my fields. I'm 65 years old and I killed more animals off this property than I can count. I put in the hard work with planting, burning and trapping year round and walked over 2 miles Saturday scouting for birds. I don't post deer or turkey pics on facebook and hardly post anything. I've already said I have no plans to kill a gobbler this year and only plan on taking other people so they can get a chance at killing one. I did draw a quota hunt at LBL in Kentucky so I may have to revise that statement to just Alabama. troll on brother...
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: gobbler]
#4103080
03/18/24 02:39 PM
03/18/24 02:39 PM
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Ben2
Old Mossy Horns
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It's not that easy. Even if I know where they are roosted they are hard to find in the big pines. But I can fly all my fields on 400 acres in 10 mins and spot any birds on the field. Here's a video from this morning. Drone GobblersVery cool but I can see why making them illegal outside of research is necessary! Not much different than a game cam on a field you can tell to take a picture anytime you like to see of turkeys are out
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: Ben2]
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03/18/24 03:23 PM
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Posts: 23,372 Awbarn, AL
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It's not that easy. Even if I know where they are roosted they are hard to find in the big pines. But I can fly all my fields on 400 acres in 10 mins and spot any birds on the field. Here's a video from this morning. Drone GobblersVery cool but I can see why making them illegal outside of research is necessary! Not much different than a game cam on a field you can tell to take a picture anytime you like to see of turkeys are out Sure, if that camera had wings and thermal imaging it wouldnt be any different
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: chevydude2015]
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03/18/24 04:07 PM
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Posts: 10,491 Northwest Bama
Ridge Life
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I’ve heard game wardens are utilizing drones to fly over people’s property to look for feeders during turkey season as well. Lazy bastages!!!! I don’t feed turkeys nor do I have any feeders but I still feel strongly about my statement.
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: Ridge Life]
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03/18/24 04:21 PM
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Posts: 2,473 Highland Home, Al
Squadron77
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I’ve heard game wardens are utilizing drones to fly over people’s property to look for feeders during turkey season as well. Lazy bastages!!!! I don’t feed turkeys nor do I have any feeders but I still feel strongly about my statement. Feeders stand out easily with the thermal camera but you can't tell if they have corn in them.
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Re: Thermal drone on roosted turkeys
[Re: Squadron77]
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03/18/24 06:40 PM
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Posts: 784 Alabama
chevydude2015
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I’ve heard game wardens are utilizing drones to fly over people’s property to look for feeders during turkey season as well. Lazy bastages!!!! I don’t feed turkeys nor do I have any feeders but I still feel strongly about my statement. Feeders stand out easily with the thermal camera but you can't tell if they have corn in them. Correct. But they can hover close to the ground around feeder to see if its putting out any corn. I don't approve of baiting turkeys but there's something that doesn't sit right with me about the government flying drones all over my property looking for something for no reason.
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