#317 - Using a Thermal Drone to Study Mature Bucks for a Whole Season! - w/Whitetail Research
From The Hunting Public by The Hunting Public
August 26, 2025 · 1h 51m · Episode 317
About this episode
Zach interviews Derrick from Whitetail Research about using a thermal drone to study mature bucks over a season.
In this episode, Zach talks with Derrick from the YouTube channel Whitetail Research about how he decided to take a season off from bowhunting to study mature bucks by following specific deer with a thermal drone. There are a lot of interesting details that Derrick learned about whitetails that other studies may not have been able to document as well as this new technology allowed. The question is, does this information help us as hunters, or make us scratch our heads even more? Topics Include: -how well can you pattern mature buck movements? -the dangers of technology and hunting -the most interesting things Derrick has learned using a thermal drone to study mature bucks Whitetail Research YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@WhitetailResearch THP MERCH: https://bit.ly/30ZC1rm - Get 10% off THP Merch w/Code ZACH OPTICS - 10% off Vortex Optics w/code THP10 - https://bit.ly/3AOdKDQ TURKEY CALLS - Get 10% off Woodhaven Calls w/coupon code - THP2024 - http://bit.ly/2IagiSe MAPPING - Get 20% Off OnX Hunt! Use promo code THP: https://bit.ly/3qCKryJ BOW ACCESSORIES - Get 20% off TROPHY RIDGE products w/code - THP21 - http://bit.ly/2Lol7Yx BOWS - Save 10% off all Bear Equipment…
People in this episode
Host: Zach
Guest: Derrick
Topics covered
- thermal drone
- mature bucks
- hunting technology
- whitetail deer
- hunting patterns
- bowhunting
Keywords
- thermal drone
- mature bucks
- hunting technology
- whitetail research
- bowhunting
- deer patterns
- hunting dangers
Sponsors
Vortex Optics, Woodhaven Calls, OnX Hunt, TROPHY RIDGE, Bear Equipment, Exodus Trail Cameras
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Whitetail Research, Sawyer
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