Wildlife Surveys

Wildlife surveys play an essential role in any wildife or hunting ranch. Helicopter surveys are the preferred and most accurate method to survey wildlife and to assist in calculating harvest recommendations for deer and exotics. According to Jose Cano, a biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, surveys “allow the landowner/manager to determine the following:1.    Buck to Doe Ratio2.    Fawn Production3.    Antler Development of Bucks4.  &nbs ...

Wildlife Capture

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Hog & Predator Control

The benefits of using a helicopter for hog and predator control are endless. A helicopter allows you to efficiently dispatch any unwanted vermin that are negatively affecting your land or wildlife propagation. Feral hogs are an extremely destructive species that can devastate native habitat and farmland. There are millions of these introduced animals roaming Texas. In 2006 Billy Higginbotham of the Texas Extension Cooperative was quoted by ABC as saying that “There are only two types of landowne ...

Cattle Work

Using a helicopter to round up cattle is not necessarily the “traditional” way, however it can be the most cost-effective and efficient method around. With an experienced pilot, a helicopter can maneuver cattle quickly and also pick up any scattered head that would be otherwise lost on the ground, thus saving you money in the long run. Wherever you want them, a helicopter will get them there! ...

Aerial Photography

A bird’s-eye-view is always incredible and useful. Our pilot and photographer can take aerial photos of your ranch, wildlife or business so that you can have the photos as mementos, gifts or to use for property resale purposes later on. ...

Chemical Capture

We have a vast knowledge of the capture drugs available, and only use those drugs that have short “down times” and that can be reversed immediately if necessary…. EVEN if it costs more. Most people use capture drugs that only paralyze an animal and cannot be reversed. We believe these drugs are cruel, unnecessary and often lead to death, and that they are only used because they are cheap. We completely disagree with the use of such drugs, and firmly believe in anesthetizing an animal properly to ...

Net-Gun Capture

Net-gun capture can be extremely useful in certain situations where individual animals are sought after, and when some of the other methods may not work as well. This is a popular method for catching deer in Texas, and can be extremely fast and efficient, even in difficult terrain.     ...

Passive Capture

Passive capture is another useful, albeit long-term method of catching animals. It involves the erection of a temporary or permanent pen that is “baited” to attract wildlife or exotics. It can take weeks before animals will enter a new pen, so patience and time are important things to have! Passive capture is great if your goal is to simply catch and sell or translocate a group of animals, with no specific individuals being targeted. This method is often used in the hill country when ranch owner ...

Mass Capture

This method of capture is unique to South Africa, but certainly has applications in the United States as well. It involves a temporary, generally funnel-shaped “boma” or pen being built out of tarpaulin plastic. Once erected, this boma has curtains that can be left open so animals can enter, and then drawn to contain animals inside. As the funnel shape narrows, there are usually more curtains that can be drawn to contain the animals in smaller and smaller compartments, eventually leading to a lo ...