How animals react to a drone, (up for review)

MKurr · Apr 20, 2019

I imagine that most of the people who posted the first few posts probably live in the city or have never (or almost never) seen a wild deer before....

sar104 · Apr 20, 2019

JakeRobinson said:
I thought ALL flight in any National Park/Forrest had been banned?

National Parks are off limits, meaning that you cannot land or takeoff in them. National Forests are fine, except for designated wilderness where the same prohibition as on all mechanized equipment applies.

Montana John · Apr 20, 2019

JakeRobinson said:
My point is, some of you are concerned that a deer my get scared, I wonder if the deer gets scared right before I harvest him with a .243? I'm betting he would choose a Drone...

Well, now you have opened a whole 'nother topic. And probably not a congenial one. Hey, BigAl07, come on back!

TheRoach · Apr 20, 2019

Horses and cows on the farm come running to see it when it's in the air. Don't know why but they will line up along the fence and watch. I'll get a photo next time and post it. Rather comical.

MKurr · Apr 20, 2019

TheRoach said:
Horses and cows on the farm come running to see it when it's in the air. Don't know why but they will line up along the fence and watch. I'll get a photo next time and post it.

Please do!

grendeljaeger · Apr 20, 2019

Rnl said:
The zoom would be much better than mav1, but with master airscrew props can get a lot closers.

They don't look scared, just curious, and what they are eating is more important to them than the funny thing hanging in the air above them. ( the deer in RNL's video)

Prmath · Apr 20, 2019

spamgnome said:
They are all scared. What a shock.

Tell that to an American Bald eagle ???

Deleted member 94047 · Apr 20, 2019

Everyone loves to argue whether they were scared or just mildly startled. The point is, there was absolutely nothing to be gained from filming in this way. In fact, the video would have been more interesting had it been filmed from a little more distance. Those ducks in the water, that was nice footage till the drone got too close and they flew away. And no, animals don't run or fly away from things they have no fear of.

catshepheard · Apr 20, 2019

MKurr said:
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Lets Fly · Apr 20, 2019

JakeRobinson said:
I'm a deer hunter, how does this square with this conversation?

Opposite side of the fence.

Rnl · Apr 20, 2019

If I see it at all it starts to bother them I back away or just move on, just never, never chase or follow if they move. Some now let me it close, untill air from bird hits them, again just back away slow and they go on about what they are doing.

Rnl · Apr 20, 2019

I hunt deer every year but never my Hollywood deer. Having more fun filming them and can hunt with camera everyday.

JakeRobinson · Apr 20, 2019

Lets Fly said:
Opposite side of the fence.

How so?

Gringorio · Apr 20, 2019

hingeman said:
So, In other words, what you're saying is that we can't film wildlife with a drone unless we're too far away to see much. If I was walking around in the forest and taking pictures of some sort of wildlife, why wouldn't that be harassment as well? thanks I think this is getting blown way out of proportion. What's the definition of harassment?

That's why wildlife photographers use telephoto lenses...

Dale · Apr 20, 2019

TheRoach said:
Horses and cows on the farm come running to see it when it's in the air. Don't know why but they will line up along the fence and watch. I'll get a photo next time and post it. Rather comical.

I have see that from cows too! sometimes they just look and go back to eating. Sheep really seem to not like it, I suspect it reminds them of being sheared. Horses I have seen go both ways so I am always careful around them till I know their reaction.

davidzimagery · Apr 20, 2019

I try to avoid bothering wild life. Sometimes I don't even know there was any, until I play back the video/photo on a computer. Usually they're long gone, as soon as I stop and open my truck door to get a shot with my camera, let alone setting up to launch my drone. I've seen dogs and kids cause as much, or more reaction than my drone.

MKurr · Apr 20, 2019

Usually that is the case, as soon as you get out the deer, etc. is already gone...

JakeRobinson · Apr 21, 2019

Fat Bastard said:
That's why wildlife photographers use telephoto lenses...

Sorry but if you think that all humans have to be that standoffish to interact with Wildlife you're dead wrong that's just ridiculous

Prmath · Apr 21, 2019

Far end of the field this Easter morning. I flew over some deer grazing at 400ft and they didn’t seem to care. I got down to under 100 ft b4 they looked pissed off and wandered away. I lifted to 400 and watched. After a few minutes, out they came and back to eating ??‍

MKurr · Apr 21, 2019

Prmath said:
Far end of the field this Easter morning. I flew over some deer grazing at 400ft and they didn’t seem to care. I got down to under 100 ft b4 they looked pissed off and wandered away. I lifted to 400 and watched. After a few minutes, out they came and back to eating ??‍

?Wow, so when they were specs on the screen they didn't care, but when they became bigger dots they ran away... This Just further proves: You really can't keep from slightly scaring animals when you come close enough to get a good shot of them.... (The way to do it of course would be to get them so used to it that you could fly right over to them and they would just keep grazing naturally.....)