Thermal Imaging - the end of hunting as we know it?
09-28-2006, 05:40 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Flushing Michigan
Posts: 2,355
RE: Thermal Imaging - the end of hunting as we know it?
This is agood tool for wildlife management people to study deer populations in order to make better decisions about license quotas, management policy, etc. I do think it might be a good way to help recover downed animals. I'd be for that too.
You're right though - if it got into the hands of violators it would be a bad thing. I like the idea of conservation officers having this technology to catch poachers.
You're right though - if it got into the hands of violators it would be a bad thing. I like the idea of conservation officers having this technology to catch poachers.
09-28-2006, 06:33 PM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Southern Maine
Posts: 149
RE: Thermal Imaging - the end of hunting as we know it?
I don't think it should be usedduring actualhunting. If anything maybe allowed on the off seasons so that a hunter can posibly pattern an animal, but then again I guess it would be a matter of, would it be considered fair chase and ethical. It would be neat though to be able to float one on some type of balloon over a hunting area to get an idea of the population. BUT in my opinion, it would take away from the hard work hunters put in the field, to actually take pride in their success.
