YEP. IT'S FLORIDA. HOG WINS.

[vaqueroaero]

The WT Waggonner ranch in Texas uses a 206 for mustering. It is about 535,000 acres so I guess it must be cost effective for them to do, although not all of it is grassland. I also know of a ranch in Montana that uses a 206L for mustering, o there's a couple of places that it happens.

The King Ranch also used to use helicopters for mustering. I know a guy that used to do it, he has some pretty entertaining stories.

As for hog hunting...........lots of people have suddenly become aerial hunting experts, selling seats for the thrill of chase. If you have land and a helicopter you are good to go.

[Gemini Twin]

Hi vaqueroaero, I remember Ambrose Conally ran the King ranch helicopters but that was quite a few years ago. Was using a Soloy Bell 47 and a C20R powered Jetranger.

[Dynamic Roller]

Alaska mustering

AFAIK, nobody uses helicopters for mustering in the US. No need for them.

I met a guy once who did R22 mustering in Alaska 6 months of the year. This clip may be related.

[vaqueroaero]

Hi vaqueroaero, I remember Ambrose Conally ran the King ranch helicopters but that was quite a few years ago. Was using a Soloy Bell 47 and a C20R powered Jetranger.

My friend remembers him well. He worked there on and off through the seventies. He told me that Ambrose used to use a BO 105 for mustering, then they bought an S76. He wasn't sure if they should use that, so bought the 47 Soloy.

[topendtorque]

As for hog hunting...........lots of people have suddenly become aerial hunting experts, selling seats for the thrill of chase. If you have land and a helicopter you are good to go.

Vaq. I think you've given us the gee oh there without too much guessing as to outcomes, unless your administration or HAI gets involved in tying to line it up better.

I see in Alaska the bovines are pretty much the same as elsewhere, you jam them - they jam you. Pressure on - pressure off is the go, then they go happy way.

One big difference here is there is no cotton pickin' way they would go into a salt arm, without going way back inland, too many nasty lizards here.
A fairly wild man on the cyclic to IMHO.