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Offline Pa Goosehntr

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Drones
« on: February 24, 2016, 11:30:37 AM »
 ??? ??? ??? Ya know with the way topics are popping up on the boards  ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? I'm surprised that someone hasn't said they use a drone to scout for coyotes.. :o :o :o :o Illegal to use for hunting...but what about scouting? The way folks throw money around to get the latest gizzmo I'm surprised this hasn't been discussed.... :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
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Re: Drones
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2016, 06:30:17 PM »
I thought about it but...it just takes away from the hunt in my opinion. I'm sure it would work great too...just not that desperate to find coyotes that way. I would rather go on foot. Plus it's forced exercise lol
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Re: Drones
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2016, 08:31:01 PM »
Well said R.F. I couldn't agree more.
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Re: Drones
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2016, 09:49:49 PM »
For the price of a good drone I could buy another rifle.
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Re: Drones
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2016, 09:56:40 AM »
Drones are cool.
Nephew and I used one since early December to scout for remote Beaver activity. Looked on google earth, found likely spots, then flew drone to check it out and looked for dams & cuttings. Saved time and leg work. Final scouting was done with boots on the ground.
Spotting or seeing Fox, Coyote or Bobcat is not what we use drone to do.

Years ago, every few years I would go in friends small airplane to scout properties. He flew me over my trapline. When I ask him, he circled back or went down for closer look. 
I took notebook and camera. I recorded good locations for Fox trapping, interconnecting Mink streams and looked over some Beaver spots. This was important information to me as I expanded my line and territory plus looked in neighboring counties. These flights were real time saver for sure.
This time frame was before personal computers, and modern maps of today.

So I used drone for scouting as I did with a local airplane ride years ago.
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Re: Drones
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2016, 10:44:10 AM »
Lol... No need to beat you up Hern. I agree that it's a great tool and time saver. It's just not for me. I guess I'm just old school about some things.
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Re: Drones
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2016, 10:51:07 AM »
 :( :( :( Old school?? Hern is an old coot!!  8) 8) 8) 8) 8) with many years of experience under his belt  :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2016, 04:30:28 PM »
Use Drones... Next thing we will want to use Tomahawk Missile  and blow up  coyotes from basement launch??? Just joking of course.. Drones if the Border Patrol and the U. S. Coat Guard are using them why not hunter.. I would hope our PGC would use them...I have no problem with Uncle watching me...
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Re: Drones
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2016, 04:35:55 PM »
They use them to locate Big Foot and PA Mountain Lions, why not?
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Re: Drones
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2016, 06:25:26 PM »
Speaking of BIG FOOOT....
I've watch a TV show call Mountain Monsters a few times. Never again.
What a joke.
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Re: Drones
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2016, 07:26:30 PM »
Hahaha!!! Was it the episode when they went to Blair County looking for the "lightning man and thunder brothers"???  :o :o :o
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Re: Drones
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2016, 07:05:11 AM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D "I have no problem with Uncle watching me"...is this called Uncle to Uncle? or another version of Beam me up Scotty  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Drones
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2016, 07:44:52 AM »
Stay on track yard fountain or I'm going to have to tell your better half to buy a drone to keep a watch on you.

PS:  Notice how I stayed on topic. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Drones
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2016, 08:25:09 AM »
Notice you are Lookn4adrone. ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???...soos you can find your way home. :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\..I'm a poet and don't know it!! :P :P :P :P :P :P
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Re: Drones
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2016, 09:52:20 AM »
Yes you are! :D :D :D
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"Predators are either active & feeding, semi-active & callable, or utterly inactive & then practically speaking, no call is needed; we're just taking our guns for a walk. We can & should get used to it, & follow their leed cuz they just ain't eager nor apt to follow our’s any time soon!
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