I posted the edited version of this, one of my very first wildlife searches, but I wanted to share the raw footage in case someone finds it interesting.
How much do you charge for a survey? I like drones and i like bow hunting and it looks like a good way to make money from a hobby. My family has 500 acre deer farm i can learn on
Yes, basic doe versus buck ID is no problem at 400ft. We can generally see the indications of a spike. Now if we want to see more about the rack, or get a nicer image(for UA-cam) I’ll drop a couple hundred feet. At night with the spotlight, more like 250ft or less, but I don’t like to survey at night cause we don’t get the important bedding location information.
@@SPAULDOification Yes. The sensor works the same whether it’s light or dark. But day time presents its issues with thermal since the sun’s energy can be absorbed/emitted and reflect off objects on the ground. So cloudy days, early morning, late evening, and night is best.
How much do you charge for a survey? I like drones and i like bow hunting and it looks like a good way to make money from a hobby. My family has 500 acre deer farm i can learn on
I price an initial fee that includes up to 2 hrs of flight time...this is usually the same as my deer recovery for the same location. This would easily cover a property less than a few hundred acres. After that its per hour of flight time. How much acreage I can cover per hour depends on terrain, tree cover, and the number of deer that need to be marked and counted/identified. I try to provide as accurate a quote as possible up front but it can be difficult. Once on the ground I can give the customer a better idea how things are going after the first couple hours of flying. I also offer a partial survey for larger properties where I may survey 10-25% and extrapolate the data across the whole property which allows for a lower cost option.
How much do you charge for a survey? I like drones and i like bow hunting and it looks like a good way to make money from a hobby. My family has 500 acre deer farm i can learn on
Can you ID deer at an altitude of 400feet? How high can you go and still ID deer?
Yes, basic doe versus buck ID is no problem at 400ft. We can generally see the indications of a spike. Now if we want to see more about the rack, or get a nicer image(for UA-cam) I’ll drop a couple hundred feet. At night with the spotlight, more like 250ft or less, but I don’t like to survey at night cause we don’t get the important bedding location information.
@@STRThermal makes sense. Thank you
@@STRThermal Are day and night essentially the same through the thermal?
@@SPAULDOification Yes. The sensor works the same whether it’s light or dark. But day time presents its issues with thermal since the sun’s energy can be absorbed/emitted and reflect off objects on the ground. So cloudy days, early morning, late evening, and night is best.
@@STRThermal Thank you
Make me dizzy
Sorry bout that haha.
How much do you charge for a survey? I like drones and i like bow hunting and it looks like a good way to make money from a hobby. My family has 500 acre deer farm i can learn on
I price an initial fee that includes up to 2 hrs of flight time...this is usually the same as my deer recovery for the same location. This would easily cover a property less than a few hundred acres. After that its per hour of flight time. How much acreage I can cover per hour depends on terrain, tree cover, and the number of deer that need to be marked and counted/identified. I try to provide as accurate a quote as possible up front but it can be difficult. Once on the ground I can give the customer a better idea how things are going after the first couple hours of flying. I also offer a partial survey for larger properties where I may survey 10-25% and extrapolate the data across the whole property which allows for a lower cost option.
We just hired someone who does this and the cost will be 800, 400 acres