DRONES

[Brampton Mike]

You want instant answers the GOOGLE it! Otherwise wait till the rest of the world catches up to you!

[FishFrenzy]

As some here may already know I have an acerage which has some very knarly holes. I guess it has a few of our dwindling deer herd because of this jungle type terrain. I want to see what's going on there without killing myself. So I'm thinking DRONE. Can anyone recommend one good enough to take video, strap my gopro to, live feed back to my phone or however it images it does well enough and no crashes etc, but will still leave me mortgage free I'd appreciate.

Ideally it would some how give me feedback as to where it was while it took film, cause coming back with loads of pics but I can't plot them on map ain't to good

In the most recent OOD Magazine there's an article that outlines the do's and don'ts when it comes to drones and hunting / scouting. It outlines that scouting is considered hunting and is illegal to use - just a heads up!

Now, if you were just taking some aerial pictures of the property, that's another thing altogether.

FishFrenzy

[mosquito]

There are samples of some of the drones images and some discussion on this post you might find interesting.

http://www.oodmag.com/community/show...t-you-have-got

[johny]

As some here may already know I have an acerage which has some very knarly holes. I guess it has a few of our dwindling deer herd because of this jungle type terrain. I want to see what's going on there without killing myself. So I'm thinking DRONE. Can anyone recommend one good enough to take video, strap my gopro to, live feed back to my phone or however it images it does well enough and no crashes etc, but will still leave me mortgage free I'd appreciate.

Ideally it would some how give me feedback as to where it was while it took film, cause coming back with loads of pics but I can't plot them on map ain't to good

I've been thinking the same for my property.
After lots of web research it looks like the DJI Phantom Series is highly preferred--when it works well. But their service department is abysmal according to virtually all web sites.
The Yuneec Typhoon--specifically the Q500 4K model is well liked and most claim a very good service department.

Lots of other drones on the market but so far Yuneec sounds like the best with the combination of long run time, spare battery in the box, good range, easy flight.

I'll probably think and read for the rest of the winter and then buy in spring.

[johny]

In the most recent OOD Magazine there's an article that outlines the do's and don'ts when it comes to drones and hunting / scouting. It outlines that scouting is considered hunting and is illegal to use - just a heads up!

Now, if you were just taking some aerial pictures of the property, that's another thing altogether.

FishFrenzy

This is were I really wish we had a CO who could speak for the MNR on this site.

Where do you draw the line?
Clearly it's illegal to drone-scout and hunt the same day.
But what if I just like aerial video of my property and I just happen to come upon a bedding area or major deer trails that I never knew about before.
If I find it this year but hunt next year-- surely that's not illegal.
If I find it tomorrow and do a sneak hunt or multi-hunter drive tomorrow, that clearly illegal.

So what is the answer? How many days between drone flight and hunting is legal?

[FishFrenzy]

This is were I really wish we had a CO who could speak for the MNR on this site.

Where do you draw the line?
Clearly it's illegal to drone-scout and hunt the same day.
But what if I just like aerial video of my property and I just happen to come upon a bedding area or major deer trails that I never knew about before.
If I find it this year but hunt next year-- surely that's not illegal.
If I find it tomorrow and do a sneak hunt or multi-hunter drive tomorrow, that clearly illegal.

So what is the answer? How many days between drone flight and hunting is legal?

Great question! I would think next day would be acceptable, but who knows... how would they prove that an aerial survey was just that, and not scouting? Coming across the location of a bedding area while not actively scouting, but then using the knowledge to your benefit would mean that you were unintentionally scouting??

Our moose camp left my cousins drone at home to avoid any of these issues, but I'd love to understand more about how these rules are enforced. I'd imagine they're needing to make these rules up as they go to try and keep up with newly accessible technology.

FishFrenzy

[BIG MAC]

I'm not a hunter but would think if the Drone is being flown on YOUR Property you wouldn't have a problem as your just checking out to see if any illegal hunters are trespassing on your property, how do you know it isn't a ""Hunter bedding down"".

[jaycee]

One thing we know for sure about the use and where of flying them.
You cannot fly them within 9 kilometers of any airport. At Region of Waterloo Int. Airport there have been a couple of incidents with pilots seeing them , one was reported as being within 3 meters of a plane taking after it had taken off from the airport .

Some people just do not use their brains.

[terrym]

Drones, trail cams with cellular capability. Not sure we are heading in the right direction here. Keep changing the game and making it easier but don't complain when they cutback on tags and opportunities when hunters become more efficient and success rates rise. We enjoyed hunting just as much without these aids. Once upon a time you had a compass and a rifle.

[Brampton Mike]

How would a CO prove you were scouting your property and where does it say I cannot overfly my property for whatever reasons and hunt the same day!