Sep 2, 2026 · 22 min · 10 segments
Taking deer herd inventory with thermal drones is becoming very common. Bill Winke has done it three times on his farm. Is the use of thermal drone to count deer crossing a line or just smart…
Bill WinkeHost
On this week's episode of the Deer Dirt Podcast, I want to talk about thermal drone deer surveys.
The past three years in late March, Jack Houston from Midwest Deer Surveys has come and flown a thermal drone deer survey on this farm.
I want to talk about what we found out, how this process works, how I'm using that information.
And I know I've touched on it before when I did the episode about waterholes, but I want to get more specific into my thoughts on the correct place, if there is one, for thermal drones in the hunting industry.
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On this week's episode of the Deer Dirt Podcast, I want to talk about thermal drone deer surveys.
The past three years in late March, Jack Houston from Midwest Deer Surveys has come and flown a thermal drone deer survey on this farm.
I want to talk about what we found out, how this process works, how I'm using that information.
And I know I've touched on it before when I did the episode about waterholes, but I want to get more specific into my thoughts on the correct place, if there is one, for thermal drones in the hunting industry.
