Deer Recovery

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Herd Analysis

Southern Drone Recovery is more than just a drone service provider. We are passionate about the outdoors. Because of our experience and expertise with drones, we have gained a type of knowledge about whitetail deer behavior that is unparallel. We can assist you with more than just deer recovery. Give us a call if you want to take your hunting or herd management to the next level.  

DEER RECOVERY

You’ve put in the hard work, time, and money. Then, as it happens to all of us, you make a less-than-perfect shot, and the buck you’ve worked so hard for runs off, leaving little to no blood trail. Now you can’t find your deer.

Thermal Drone Deer Recovery

If you ever find yourself in this common situation, give Southern Drone Recovery a call and feel confident about finding your deer. By utilizing the absolute best thermal drones in the industry, we’re confident we can locate your deer, sometimes within just minutes.

DJI M30T Thermal Drone

Benefits Using Our Drones

  • DJI M30T, which has a 200x zoom camera equipped with a 9,000 lumen spotlight.

  • All weather capabilities to search day or night, rain or shine.

  • Equipped with a laser range finder for pinpoint accuracy.

  • No human scent left in the woods and very minimal disturbance compared to traditional tracking methods.

  • No risk of bumping your deer compared to traditional tracking methods.

Drone Deer Recovery
Drone Deer Recovery

HERD ANALYSIS

A herd analysis is typically conducted in the months of January through March. During a herd analysis, we’ll deploy a drone (or multiple drones for very large properties) and locate every deer. For every deer that is located, GPS coordinates are marked, and pictures are taken. With this information, we can provide a report with the following:

If you love managing your hunting property throughout the year and want to get accurate data on the deer herd, then give us a call to conduct a herd analysis over your property.

  • Accurate count of deer on property

  • Deer per acre

  • Buck to doe ratio

  • Bedding areas

  • Possible travel corridors

  • Target bucks that survived the season

Herd Analysis

  • Yes, in Louisiana it is legal to utilize a drone to locate a dead deer.

  • According to LDWF, if we locate your deer still alive, we are not allowed to give you the GPS coordinates of the wounded animal. We suggest for cases like a gut shot deer (a mortal wound) just give it some time to expire. Now once we locate the animal, it will either be dead, or very close. This way we can monitor it until it dies and there's no chance of bumping that deer and never seeing him again.

  • We use the DJI M30T, which not only has a high-resolution thermal camera, it also has a 200x zoom camera. Because of this camera system, we can easily zoom in and show you the wound of the deer that you shot. This can help put your mind at ease and determine weather the deer will live and be back to normal in a few weeks, or eventually die from the injury.

  • Absolutely. Our drones are equipped with a 9,000 lumen spotlight. This allows for 100% positive confirmation.

  • No one owns the airspace above their property, therefore if we locate your deer on a neighboring property, it is 100% legal. This is a huge benefit compared to traditional tracking methods or using a dog because we'll know the exact GPS coordinates of the deer. This allows you to contact the owner of said neighboring property and go to the exact location of your deer, rather than stomping all through the woods.

  • A very overcast or even light rainy day are the best conditions for thermal imaging. When scheduling a herd analysis, we will work with you and come up with a day that works best with your schedule and the right weather conditions.

FAQ

If you have any other questions, send us message and we’ll get right back to you.