Hey there love your videos, just curious if you zoom in to the full 56x does it make it hard to see the object? Also what height are you flying at usually?
We can find deer at 400ft agl no problem. But I’ll usually drop to 150-250ft to get a nice clean image….and at night you have to get that low so you have enough light from the spotlight. Ideal zoom levels are 7x to about 20x, too high definitely gets blurry.
Yep, of course, I used it briefly when I first got it and haven't used it sense. It's handy to have but I don't like to waste any screen space when I'm doing a thermal search.
Hey man I’m from central Louisiana. I’m a forester for a living , but I do deer recovery with my drone and also have a few people asking to do a survey on their deer population. What do you charge to do that if you don’t mind me asking.
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.
There’s always someone in the comments who can’t say something nice….Deer recovery pricing is regional, hence why I said use his deer recovery pricing as a basis…most people price deer recovery for a 2-hr search, so from that you have a dollar/hr figure. Surveys should start the same way. I charge $250 for 2hrs in Alabama for a deer recovery and a survey is the same starting point. I have organized all the pilots in Alabama and $250-$300 is the benchmark(deer recovery, 2hrs search time), but in Ohio people are charging $450-$550. So again, Jordan’s deer recovery pricing may be different in Louisiana and thus my original comment and logic should give him what he needs to price the surveys.
Usually only a couple hundred yards. But I definitely see the buck and does in their separate groups with the exception of rut when you can see lots of chasing from the air.
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.
Hey there love your videos, just curious if you zoom in to the full 56x does it make it hard to see the object? Also what height are you flying at usually?
We can find deer at 400ft agl no problem. But I’ll usually drop to 150-250ft to get a nice clean image….and at night you have to get that low so you have enough light from the spotlight. Ideal zoom levels are 7x to about 20x, too high definitely gets blurry.
Hey! Idk if you don't know this. If you click SBS. It will put the Infared cam and the Normal Cam Side by Side (SBS)
Yep, of course, I used it briefly when I first got it and haven't used it sense. It's handy to have but I don't like to waste any screen space when I'm doing a thermal search.
That's a lot of deer!
Is that a drone?
Its the DJI Mavic 3T...a thermal camera equipped drone.
Hey man I’m from central Louisiana. I’m a forester for a living , but I do deer recovery with my drone and also have a few people asking to do a survey on their deer population. What do you charge to do that if you don’t mind me asking.
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.
@@STRThermalGreat non answer. You have a future in politics if drone business tanks.
There’s always someone in the comments who can’t say something nice….Deer recovery pricing is regional, hence why I said use his deer recovery pricing as a basis…most people price deer recovery for a 2-hr search, so from that you have a dollar/hr figure. Surveys should start the same way. I charge $250 for 2hrs in Alabama for a deer recovery and a survey is the same starting point. I have organized all the pilots in Alabama and $250-$300 is the benchmark(deer recovery, 2hrs search time), but in Ohio people are charging $450-$550. So again, Jordan’s deer recovery pricing may be different in Louisiana and thus my original comment and logic should give him what he needs to price the surveys.
I'm curious, how close were the Bucks bedded to the Does?
Usually only a couple hundred yards. But I definitely see the buck and does in their separate groups with the exception of rut when you can see lots of chasing from the air.
How do price a job like this?
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.
Isn't this illegal?
Totally legal but that depends on the state you’re in. I can legally scout from the air and aide in recovery of harvested deer.