Drone Strikes Against Wild Boar?
Drones locate wild boar in corn fields.
Vast corn fields provide superb hiding places for wild boar. In addition they offer almost endless supplies of a favorite food for the pigs. Why then would a smart boar ever leave a large corn field, especially with corn on the cob?
The answer is drones.
A German manufacturer of drones and remotely controlled helicopters, mainly for photographers, did just that. He designed a high-tech drone with infrared cameras and live video feed to an earth station. The helicopter drone is specifically equipped to locate boar hiding and feeding in the ever larger corn fields of Europe.
Once a sounder of boar has taken up residence in a corn field it is nearly impossible to hunt them effectively. Hunting boar in corn fields becomes unpractical past the first 10 rows of corn from the edges of the field. The larger a corn field is, the more difficult it becomes to hunt the resident boar. It is nearly impossible to hunt boar effectively in corn patches larger than 50 acres. Forget about driving boar out of fields of over 200 acres. The boar will outsmart even the best hunter with ease. They have just too many hiding places and escape routes in such large fields. And hunters become seriously disoriented inside the field.
Areal surveillance of these very large mono-cultures of corn is a promising approach to solving the problem. The live pictures from a drone helicopter lead hunters to the hiding places of the boar. The drone also can follow the fleeing animals keeping the organizer(s) of the hunt up to date. This allows hunters to be stationed on or near the escape routes of the boar. This results in increased kills and improved elimination of wild boar from corn fields.
On the other hand, hunting boar with the help of drones is only feasible where it is not against the law. It also requires the presence and coordinated participation of numerous hunters who are directed to their stations by the coordinator of the hunt.
American ranch owners charge high access fees or have hunting rights leased out to hunting guides to create additional revenue for their property. This makes European style coordinated hunts with large numbers of hunters extremely difficult, if not outright impossible.
The alternative?
Plant corn varieties without cobs. Wild boar do not favor corn without a cob.
PJJ
Vast corn fields provide superb hiding places for wild boar. In addition they offer almost endless supplies of a favorite food for the pigs. Why then would a smart boar ever leave a large corn field, especially with corn on the cob?
The answer is drones.
A German manufacturer of drones and remotely controlled helicopters, mainly for photographers, did just that. He designed a high-tech drone with infrared cameras and live video feed to an earth station. The helicopter drone is specifically equipped to locate boar hiding and feeding in the ever larger corn fields of Europe.
Once a sounder of boar has taken up residence in a corn field it is nearly impossible to hunt them effectively. Hunting boar in corn fields becomes unpractical past the first 10 rows of corn from the edges of the field. The larger a corn field is, the more difficult it becomes to hunt the resident boar. It is nearly impossible to hunt boar effectively in corn patches larger than 50 acres. Forget about driving boar out of fields of over 200 acres. The boar will outsmart even the best hunter with ease. They have just too many hiding places and escape routes in such large fields. And hunters become seriously disoriented inside the field.
Areal surveillance of these very large mono-cultures of corn is a promising approach to solving the problem. The live pictures from a drone helicopter lead hunters to the hiding places of the boar. The drone also can follow the fleeing animals keeping the organizer(s) of the hunt up to date. This allows hunters to be stationed on or near the escape routes of the boar. This results in increased kills and improved elimination of wild boar from corn fields.
On the other hand, hunting boar with the help of drones is only feasible where it is not against the law. It also requires the presence and coordinated participation of numerous hunters who are directed to their stations by the coordinator of the hunt.
American ranch owners charge high access fees or have hunting rights leased out to hunting guides to create additional revenue for their property. This makes European style coordinated hunts with large numbers of hunters extremely difficult, if not outright impossible.
The alternative?
Plant corn varieties without cobs. Wild boar do not favor corn without a cob.
PJJ
