Meet United Deer Recovery: Book a Thermal Drone Deer Recovery From Your Phone

Every hunter knows the feeling. You made a good shot, gave it time, and followed the blood trail into the thick stuff — and then it just stops. That deer is almost always closer than you think. A thermal drone can see what you can't: the heat signature of your deer, from the air, in the dark.

That's why we built United Deer Recovery — a new division of Top Deck Ag, and the easiest way to get a certified thermal drone pilot in the air to recover your deer.

How it works

1. Go to uniteddeerrecovery.com and request a recovery — it takes about two minutes from your phone.

2. Drop a pin on the map where you last saw your deer.

3. We assign a pilot, and you track every status update from your phone until your deer is recovered.

No phone tag, no guessing who to call, no waiting on a callback to find out what's happening. The request, the pilot assignment, and the status updates all live in one place.

Where we fly

We're based in Columbia and serve Boone County and the surrounding mid-Missouri area — enter your county when you request to check coverage. If your county isn't listed yet, submit anyway or call 573-234-0141 and we'll tell you straight whether we can help.

Drone pilots: join the network

United Deer Recovery is built as a network. If you're an FAA-certified pilot flying a thermal-equipped drone, apply to be listed in the directory and get matched with hunters in your area — apply at uniteddeerrecovery.com.

Deer season is here. If you need us, we're ready. And if you've never lost a deer, save this number now so you're not searching for it at 9 p.m. in November: 573-234-0141.

— Top Deck Ag, Columbia, Missouri