Notes from the aircraft
Recovery tactics, how thermal actually behaves, herd management, and the parts of this trade nobody advertises. Written by the pilot flying the jobs.
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The blood trail just quit. Here is exactly what to do next
The five minutes after you lose blood decide whether that deer ends up in your cooler or in a coyote. Almost every hunter uses those five minutes badly.
Why your recovery pilot needs a Part 107 — and how to check in 30 seconds
There are a lot of drones in Northwest Arkansas right now and not nearly as many certificates. If you are paying for a flight, the difference lands on you.
Why deer vanish on thermal in warm weather
Thermal is not a magic wand and it is not x-ray vision. Understanding what it actually sees tells you when a flight will work and when it will not.
What a pre-season thermal count actually tells you
Trail cameras tell you which deer walked past a camera. A thermal survey tells you what is living on your property. Those are very different questions.
Lost dog: the first 24 hours matter more than the next week
Most missing dogs are not far away. They are hidden, close, and scared — in exactly the kind of cover a person on foot cannot see into.
Counting cattle from the air: what producers get out of it
A truck count across wooded pasture is a guess with a good attitude. A thermal flight is a number you can hand to a lender.
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