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Robotic Deer to Fight Illegal Hunting

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the low-tech-honey-pot dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "If you were a law enforcement official searching for hunters who don't follow the rules, what would be a good gift for you? In 'Robot Deer Captures Poachers,' Brian Bull, reporting from Mosinee, Wisconsin, writes that you can buy robotic decoys for deer, elks, moose and even bears. These life-like creatures are made of animal hides or skins attached to polyurethane foam bodies and equipped with remotely controlled motors allowing the head and tail to move. After you pay about $2,000 for such a robo-deer, you put it on a side road. All you have to do is wait for an illegal hunter trying to shoot the fake deer and fine him. Many officers have reported collecting well over $30,000 in fines with a single robot. Not a bad deal."

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  1. Just like a real deer. by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    After you pay about $2,000 for such a robo-deer, you put it on a side road

    Then you watch as it gets hit by a car.

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    1. Re:Just like a real deer. by Dr.+Cody · · Score: 4, Funny

      Fantastic: We killed the wolf, we killed the coyote, and now we're creating a device to reduce the number of the deer's last remaining predator.

      Now, if we could only make a robo-whitetail-suicide bomber.

    2. Re:Just like a real deer. by bohemian72 · · Score: 5, Funny
      (hint: diary cows don't look anything like deer yet they are routinely shot...)
      That's because they have no privacy and those poacher predators found their info on MySpace.
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  2. In related news, the forthcoming RoboDeer v2.0 ... by D4C5CE · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...developped in a joint research project by PETA and the DoD, will feature an autonomous targetting and self-defense system that fires back at persistent poachers to hand out harsher punishments than just fines. ;-)

  3. robohookers by Kildjean · · Score: 4, Funny

    the next thing they will do is making robo-hookers and robo-drugdealers...

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  4. Re:Useless in other coutries by Jeremi · · Score: 4, Funny
    A hounter could argue that he was provoqued and the fine would be probabely dropped.


    What, because the mere sight of a deer drives people into such a state of lustful desire that they can't control themselves?


    "Yer honor, the deer was asking for it! His lips said no, but his antlers were saying yes, yes, yes!"

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