Helicopter Elk hunt!

[DanPickar]

Thanks for your service! Adventure definitely trips my trigger!

WOW Did that in Nam in 1968 at least the VC had an AK47. Even if I could pay to kill ,
It's not me, maybe if I'm 90 or so. And they let me out of the home. Maybe I'm just getting too old. What ever trips your trigger.

 

[jmwyoming]

Im sure Dan could be more precise with an answer considering he just did this on his hunt, but I would assume it would be fine in other public land areas that are not designated wilderness. Most helicopter companies are basically contractors and it would just take you hiring a helicopter for what you want to do. I spent a year hanging off helicopters working on powerlines, and I know it was far from cheap to have our bird in the air for any company that had us hired. Not sure if they would charge by the hour/trip/or per day rate, that would be determined by whatever company you found. Helicopters really like expensive fuel and use it quite quickly haha.

Did you work for Haverfield?

 

[mntnguide]

Did you work for Haverfield?

I worked for Air 2.

 

[DanPickar]

The book says you can land on BLM (as long as its not a wilderness study area). The Forest Service allows for landings in special circumstances which include permitted heli skiing and for fire fighting. We used choppers in the Bob Marshall Wilderness fighting fire when I worked for the FS in college. Only a specific amount of touches are allowed per year for this. Other than that, no landings allowed, especially in the wilderness (this includes hovers or pushing gear out of the aircraft). A couple exceptions are the Frank Church and Middle Fork at Schafer Meadows in the Bob, who knows maybe a couple other places I don't know about.

Because a pilot will lose their license taking someone into the wilderness because it is in fact illegal. If you look up regulations, they are supposed to fly "X" amount of feet above wilderness areas, and only allowed to land in the case of life flight type situations and they need to get permission even before take off. Designated wilderness areas have rules both on the ground and aerial that have to be followed. A difference would be in the case of somewhere like the Frank church wilderness where there are legally allowed landing strips within its borders

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[tim]

. Helicopters really like expensive fuel and use it quite quickly haha.

so is your turbo a pump gas version or do run av gas? lol

 

[mntnguide]

so is your turbo a pump gas version or do run av gas? lol

I could run straight pump but usually throw a gallon or 2 of VP 110 in especially when running 7lbs of boost just to up my octane and help the engine. I have expensive hobbies.. and im not sure hunting is the most expensive anymore! Haha

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[tim]

turbo power is so addicting, but oh so expensive!

I lost a motor down in bedord on a 2009 dragon boondocker turbo many years ago.
my bud just put a silbur on his 2019 summit 850, the sled is unreal. It is making me rethink the turbo, they seam to be not as finicky as just a couple of years ago.

I am missing this time of year in the mountains. avy danger is a lot lower, you can let them hang a bit more.
fricken ankle surgery.

 

[Travisitguy]

Great show, it is great to see a hunt from Oregon. What a bummer you couldn't also land a buck, a few of those were nice Oregon standards.