Chopper Hunts Into Landlocked Public Land

[deltadukman]

If the helicopter doesn't touch the ground, and just hovers and you jump a few feet, does that count as "landing"?

 

[StupidLightweight]

If the helicopter doesn't touch the ground, and just hovers and you jump a few feet, does that count as "landing"?

Yes. It counts as the same thing.

 

[gbflyer]

This happens more than one would think. The good sizable landlocked parcels in MT that I will leave unnamed, have multi people accessing via heli. I inquired a few years ago before Randy and all these other influencers did it and I was quoted 4k round trip. The landlocked section was only 35 mins from the hanger.. With an increase in demand, I’m sure prices have gone up as well.


Just like Alaska, you have to wait 24 hours from when you land to hunt.

We can’t use a helicopter in Alaska for anything that has to do with hunting. Period. Fixed wing, yes.


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[StupidLightweight]

We can’t use a helicopter in Alaska for anything that has to do with hunting. Period. Fixed wing, yes.


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That's because the entire state is a backcountry landing strip. A helicopter would be cheating. On BLM and State Trust land in Wyoming, you must land and depart from an existing road.

 

[gbflyer]

That's because the entire state is a backcountry landing strip. A helicopter would be cheating. On BLM and State Trust land in Wyoming, you must land and depart from an existing road.

Also every road is a runway. Thank you Sen. Stevens. We miss him.


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[huntsd]

randy newberg did this and has an episode on it.

 

[Geewhiz]

Yes. It counts as the same thing.

That is incorrect. If it hovers and does not contact the ground it is not landing and would be considered legal. Good luck, however, finding a charter company that is willing to “risk it all” for you. I’ve tried.

 

[StupidLightweight]

That is incorrect. If it hovers and does not contact the ground it is not landing and would be considered legal. Good luck, however, finding a charter company that is willing to “risk it all” for you. I’ve tried.

I'm not gonna argue with you. Montana may be different. To paraphrase what I was told by BLM and State Lands personnel in Wyoming: "If a person steps out from a hovering aircraft, that is a landing."

Regardless, I'm not sure what hovering accomplishes when you must land on an existing road.

 

[406flyfish]

We can’t use a helicopter in Alaska for anything that has to do with hunting. Period. Fixed wing, yes.


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Correct. I should have Clarified.