Wildlife Surveys

Wildlife Insights With Precision Drones

Wildlife Surveys for Smarter Deer Management

Elite Deer Recovery provides comprehensive, data-backed insights into your property’s whitetail deer herd, giving you the information needed for smarter and more strategic herd management optimization. Using advanced aerial drone technology, we conduct precise wildlife surveys to capture accurate population counts.

Our surveys deliver clear, actionable reports on the size, health, and distribution of your herd. Whether your goal is to improve habitat quality, optimize hunting strategies, or ensure the long-term sustainability of your deer population, our in-depth surveys provide the tools you need to succeed.

What You’ll Receive:

• Total deer count
• Buck-to-doe ratio
• Photos of all antlered deer
• GPS location pins for every deer, delivered via OnX Hunt
• Option to combine with Aerial Wildlife Solutions maps for even deeper property insights

Ready to see exactly what’s living on your land? Contact Elite Deer Recovery today to schedule your wildlife survey and start making data-driven management decisions.

How Wildlife Surveys Work

1. Discuss Your Property Goals

We start with a conversation about your land, your deer herd, and what you want to accomplish. Whether it’s harvest planning or long-term herd management optimization, we tailor the survey to your goals.

2. Fly & Survey Your Entire Property

Using thermal drones, we scan your property to conduct a complete deer survey. Every buck and doe is counted, marked with precise GPS coordinates, and documented for accurate herd analysis.

3. Deliver Your OnX Map & Report

After the survey, we create a custom OnX folder with all pins and photos. You’ll also receive a detailed report summarizing herd health, ratios, and insights, everything you need for smarter herd management.

Turn Data Into Management Decisions

You take this data and make informed management choices. When paired with our custom mapping service, the results provide valuable insights like no other giving you the tools to truly optimize your property for deer. We can complete these deer surveys multiple times throughout the season to track changes in your herd

***Disclaimer*** it’s during hunting season; there is a 48-hour turnaround for deliverables.

Check out this 200 Acre Herd Analysis

In this video, we show a wildlife survey we did for a Southern Ohio outfitter. Using thermal drones, we flew their property and got a full look at the deer herd from above. The survey gave us clear data on buck-to-doe ratios, herd size, and where deer were bedding.



With this info, the outfitter can make better herd management decisions—improving habitat, planning hunts, and keeping their deer herd healthy long-term. Seeing the property from the air gives a whole new level of insight you just can’t get from the ground.

Want the same for your land? Book a wildlife survey with Elite Deer Recovery today.