Anyone have a netgun?

Sideshow · Nov 21, 2023

Thats a shoulder fired gun in the pic. You can see the gunner is leaning out the door. I Can’t say really how close the net is to the rotors as the pic has not be taken side on facing the machine so the angles could be misinterpreted.
But I do know that a lot of guys got killed in animal recovery in NZ. Still do.
Theres a few books on it The Chopper Boys and Helicopter Hunters was one of the better reads.
Theres also on on Tim Wallis who really made the NZ deer recover industry in NZ. Think the book is Hurricane Tim.

Sideshow · Nov 21, 2023

Tim Wallis - Wikipedia

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Heres a snippet interesting guy.

fourfive8 · Nov 21, 2023

Sideshow said:
Thats a shoulder fired gun in the pic. You can see the gunner is leaning out the door. I Can’t say really how close the net is to the rotors as the pic has not be taken side on facing the machine so the angles could be misinterpreted.
But I do know that a lot of guys got killed in animal recovery in NZ. Still do.
Theres a few books on it The Chopper Boys and Helicopter Hunters was one of the better reads.
Theres also on on Tim Wallis who really made the NZ deer recover industry in NZ. Think the book is Hurricane Tim.

Yes, I saw the guy in the open door but hard to tell if he fired the net gun or was just observing? Also the track of the projectiles and trailing net seems coming from a lower angle... but the rotor wash could be pushing the trailing net downward giving that illusion?? Hard to tell in any case. Risky business no matter. Then handling unsedated animals on the ground is no picnic either and sometimes becomes a real rodeo. Everyone is focused on trying to not get injured while trying to keep the animals from injuring themselves. A 150 lb animal is at least 2-3 times stronger than an average person. A 600 lb+ elk or red deer is several times stronger. The crew on the ground earn their keep. Subduing and restraining, hobbling, blindfolding, sedating if needed, prepping for transport or whatever the task is.

Forget normal game animals, doing this with bison is a real treat. I know for a fact a Hughes 500 cannot lift a full grown bull bison off the ground. However, they can drag one a fair distance to a handling facility slung in a cargo net if the ground is smooth enough.