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by WallabyEV 1295 days ago
Just thinking about something for use with the Wallaby EV UTV in the feral hog issue here in Texas. With wildfires being a huge concern, minimizing the risk of sparking a blaze is a serious wrinkle in planning a useful and practical device. I kind of imagine triangulating on a herd using a drone to spot and lase the target, then the on-vehicle system does the calculations and it shoots using compressed air like a potato gun. Depending on the math and sizing and whatnot, I figure it could be a really effective weapon against this scourge.

Disclosure: I had a bad experience relating to Arkansas and I'm taking it out on the feral hogs.