Thermal Drone Deer Survey - Raw Part 1 - DJI Mavic 3 Thermal

[@SPAULDOification]

Can you ID deer at an altitude of 400feet? How high can you go and still ID deer?

[@STRThermal]

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 KZbin) 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]

@@STRThermal makes sense. Thank you

[@SPAULDOification]

@@STRThermal Are day and night essentially the same through the thermal?

[@STRThermal]

@@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.

[@SPAULDOification]

@@STRThermal Thank you

[@esparzaismael2345]

Man I just got my license, I would love to get into this.

[@cameronharris2862]

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

[@STRThermal]

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.

[@jerrypauling7809]

We just hired someone who does this and the cost will be 800, 400 acres

[@MikesGarageReviews]

Make me dizzy

[@STRThermal]

Sorry bout that haha.

[@2cthetruth]

That thermal sensor is garbage.

[@glossjunkies6026]

What’s a better thermal drone under 7k?

[@2cthetruth]

I didn’t say there was one…I said the sensor sucks cock balls…and if you paid even close to $7k for that, you need your head examined.

[@HondaCrf450r.]

it's insane for them to even charge anywhere close to that much for a damn drone wtf! ​@@glossjunkies6026

[@cameronharris2862]

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