Hunters are using more and more technology to locate animals – Davie County Business Records

I’ll admit that I’m a little behind the times when it comes to hunting and fishing.

It took me a while to get used to hunting from a deer stand that was hanging from a tree rather than nailed down. Climbing stands still seem a little foreign.

I quickly realized how much of a difference trail cameras have made to deer hunters. My son and I have 6 of them tied to tree trunks on a 50 acre lease for hunting. They give us great ideas about what kinds of bucks (and rustlers) there are roaming the woods, when and where they show up, and what to watch out for when it comes to coyotes. He will give it to you.

A few years ago, as I was standing in a church lobby showing off some pictures of big bucks I’d taken on my trail camera to friends, a third friend looked over my shoulder and realized that we were looking. I called what was there “deer porn.” ”

About a decade ago, I learned that many offshore fishermen relied on services that map ocean temperature changes to find sudden temperature changes and breaks in current where game fish are common. Purchase a map for the next day the night before your trip so you know where to start. Save a lot of gas and time when hunting dolphins, tuna, and wahoo.

On a smaller scale, it took me a year to get used to the fancy electronics on bass boats. We don’t even have the top-of-the-line stuff that makes fishing look like a video game. The flasher unit is safer. And this trolling motor. No matter how the wind blows, just press a button and your boat will stay in place.

The latest gadget to make its way into the outdoor world is a drone, apparently the same one that delivered warheads to the battlefields of Eastern Europe.

Last spring, a fellow turkey hunter in South Carolina told me that drones were invading the turkey hunting world. In the vast plantations of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, some skilled hunting guides use camera-equipped drones to determine which open fields are likely to contain turkeys, especially geckos. It seems so. With thousands of acres to cover, being able to scout hundreds of yards away in just a few minutes makes your job easier. Raising the drone and looking at the southwest field, then the riverbed field, then the upland field will help you narrow down where you need to go to call that bird.

It is not very suitable for forest areas, but I think it can be used if the situation is right. He has 250 acres of land in Stokes County that I’ve had access to for about 10 years and I’m even imagining how it would be useful. It’s very easy to see his 3 large fields of maybe 30 acres surrounded by timber.

The latest drone trick I heard about just a few weeks ago delves a little deeper into the world of technology. Apparently, drones can be equipped with a variety of options beyond a simple camera. The story I heard was about an outfitter outfitting drones with heat-seeking devices. If a hunter arrows or shoots a buck just before dusk and the buck runs away, the outfitter can fly a drone overhead in the direction the buck ran away, and the drone will be able to locate the “hot spot.” can report the location of Where the animal may have fallen.

Drone prices were said to be around five figures, but if you were offering hunting for thousands of dollars a week, a trophy 8-pointer could prove to be profitable enough to keep your customers happy. Masu.

And I realized that owning a dog with blood is a big deal.

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North Carolina’s first and largest fishing/boat show will be held at Bass & Salt at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, January 12-14, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sundays at 10 a.m. The Water Fishing Expo is back and kicking off in a week. -5 p.m.

The show provides athletes with the latest in boating and fishing equipment, and anglers the opportunity to hear from some of the nation’s best experts on freshwater and saltwater fishing.

Three well-known bass pros will be holding seminars on Friday: Kevin Van Dam of Michigan and Brian Thrift of Shelby. And Alabama’s Timmy Horton attended all three days. Freshwater and saltwater seminars will be held throughout the show with local and regional guides and experts.