bigfatdave
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Sunray Do the mounties have an airborne division now?
I'm just curious about the method of arrest.
I'm just curious about the method of arrest.
When I did helicopter work the only time I felt sick was when I had my head looking down. If you keep your head as level as possible it shouldn't be as bad.I get motion sick really easy. I mean really easy. If someone else is driving the car (mainly just my mom, sisters or girlfriend I get extremely car sick)
No, Sunray. As with any guided hunt, I'm quite certain that safety rules are stressed and enforced. In this case, the most important being not to load until the first target is identified, not to allow the muzzle to cover anything but the designated shooting zone, and to keep the safety on and your finger off the trigger until the target is identified and the decision made to fire. Though I wonder, with the cost of owning and operating a helicopter, if a paraplane might not do the job just as well and at a much lower cost.Sunray said:Not as likely to shoot yourself down with an errant shot?
However, I don't recall TPWD allowing for the hunting of taxa other than hogs from a helicopter and hunting from a helicopter is only allowed in certain areas.
Hunting is not restricted to any certain areas (as in region), but there are constraints with respect to populated areas and air space.
Last time I checked, the list of animals that can be controlled by aerial shooting were: Feral Hogs, Bobcat, Coyote, Coyote/Dog cross and Red Fox.
Up here, t'd get you arrested so fast your hair would curl. No hunting from aircraft and no loaded firearms in any motorized vehicle."...seems shotguns are the weapon of choice..." Not as likely to shoot yourself down with an errant shot?
Seriously though, why on earth would anyone want to shoot at animals from a helicopter?
^ OK I understand shooting hogs in this manner, but bobcats and coyotes?
On a serious note, you could take whatever shotgun you're using and install a thing called the "XRail" system, by RCI. It's a magazine-tube extension using 4 rotating tubes to increase the capacity of a compatible shotgun to over 20 shells.
I guess it's just another reason to only consume wild game or critters you've ethically raised yourself if you eat meat.