Anyone hunt with walkie talkies?

[police women of America]

not sure, but I think its illegal to use them to hunt with....... i.e. don't think you can tell your buddy there is a elk headed his way.... someone correct me if I am incorrect

its legal
 "Can I use two-way radios while hunting?
Yes. There is currently no prohibition on using two-way radios to hunt in Washington. However, if radios are used for location of or herding of game there may be a question of ethics involved. It is illegal to use radio-telemetry equipment to locate and hunt wildlife with transmitters attached ... " - WDFW

However, I do believe it is illegal to bludgeon the animal to death with one.

I also believe the person giving direction can not be in flight.  Not sure if they have defined a rule yet if using a drone with real time video feed.

yeah no one can have flown on a plane in that day. My dad thought that you might be able to use a drone or small plane with a camera to hunt but I looked in the hunting pamphlet and found this
 "4.   Using aircraft (WAC 232-12-057):
It is illegal to:
• Use an aircraft to spot, locate, or report
the location of wildlife for the purpose of
hunting.
• Hunt big game on the same day you were
airborne for any purpose, except for a
regularly scheduled commercial flight" -WDFW pamphlet 

[birddogdad]

Use the rhinos to keep track of where dad is at.

 

[pianoman9701]

Not illegal in Washington!

Go with rhinos then you have the gps and radio in one and can see where your partners are

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[turbo]

Rhinos - period..

[NRA4LIFE]

We use handheld CBs.  BTW, they are illegal in MT.

[cbond3318]

not sure, but I think its illegal to use them to hunt with....... i.e. don't think you can tell your buddy there is a elk headed his way.... someone correct me if I am incorrect

its legal
 "Can I use two-way radios while hunting?
Yes. There is currently no prohibition on using two-way radios to hunt in Washington. However, if radios are used for location of or herding of game there may be a question of ethics involved. It is illegal to use radio-telemetry equipment to locate and hunt wildlife with transmitters attached ... " - WDFW

However, I do believe it is illegal to bludgeon the animal to death with one.

I also believe the person giving direction can not be in flight.  Not sure if they have defined a rule yet if using a drone with real time video feed.

Really? Crap, that was the whole reason I got the Multi Season Permit this year. Talk about an upsell in the brochure!

[Bean Counter]

anyone have a list of which states they are legal in, and which ones not?

[willapawapiti]

If I remember correctly, your trophy animal will not "officially" qualify for Boone & Crockett, P&Y etc. if radios were used at all in the harvest.  That's the only limitation I remember reading, not that I'll ever have to worry about a B&C book score

[Bean Counter]

Wow, didn't know that 

[heronblu]

Thanks for the info folks! The rhinos look nice for sure. How well do they work in the thick timber btw?

[JimmyHoffa]

Thanks for the info folks! The rhinos look nice for sure. How well do they work in the thick timber btw?

Surprisingly well.  (I don't own one---but some guys I hunt with have a few)  They get pretty good reception and really fast GPS lock ups.  Battery lasts them all day.  The price keeps them out of my range.

[PAW66]

We use the Rhino 530 and have had no problems, even in thick timber. Attach an earpiece to keep it quite.

[CAMPMEAT]

You don't need $600 Rhinos each. I use Cobra's with a 5 mile range and they work perfectly. I've had them for years and now mainly use them riding our ATV's.

[RadSav]

Thanks for the info folks! The rhinos look nice for sure. How well do they work in the thick timber btw?

Surprisingly well.  (I don't own one---but some guys I hunt with have a few)  They get pretty good reception and really fast GPS lock ups.  Battery lasts them all day.  The price keeps them out of my range.

Ours will keep a charge for three days.  Though we almost never talk or send messages unless at a designated time.  I've also got the AA backup which lasts longer but is heavier.

[ghosthunter]

Yeah rhinos.
Had 110, 130, and now a 650. They all still work great . Had the 110 for over 10 years.
Have one in my pack always. I too leave one in the truck turned on when out alone.
Key my mike once in awhile and the one in the truck records my location.

There is 8 or 9 in our hunting camp.