Game Lasso With Segmented Paracord for Harvest Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hunters face challenges in efficiently tracking, carrying, and adhering to conservation regulations while harvesting small game, leading to potential over-harvesting and population decline due to inaccurate manual methods and rudimentary storage solutions.
Innovation Solution
The Game Lasso, featuring a 2-level paracord design with a carabiner and integrated bottle cap opener, includes individual tracking tags and a carrying system with metal rings for secure storage and compliance verification, ensuring adherence to conservation limits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual tracking methods are used to monitor harvest, then hunters can track their harvests, but the tracking is prone to errors and inaccuracies
Solution Approach 1:
The lasso structure itself serves as the tracking mechanism through its 15 predetermined slots. Each slot represents a specific animal type and gender combination, allowing the system to self-monitor compliance without requiring external verification or complex recording methods. The physical structure enforces the bag limit rules automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses different colored paracord strands (red, blue, green, yellow, black, white) to represent different animal types and genders. This color-coding system provides immediate visual feedback on harvest composition and makes it easy to track compliance with bag limits without requiring manual counting or recording.
2Ease of operation
If rudimentary storage containers are used to carry harvested game, then hunters can transport their harvest, but the containers lack secure separation and lead to cross-contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The lasso is divided into 15 distinct slots separated by paracord strands, creating individual compartments for different animal types and genders. This segmentation prevents cross-contamination between different harvest categories while maintaining a single integrated carrying structure that is easy to transport.
3Productivity
If traditional counting methods are used to monitor bag limits, then hunters can track their harvests, but the methods are time-consuming and prone to human error
Solution Approach 1:
The lasso is pre-configured with 15 slots before use, with each slot designated for a specific animal type and gender combination based on bag limit regulations. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for complex calculations or recording during hunting, allowing hunters to simply place harvested animals in the appropriate pre-designated slots.
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AI summary
Small game hunting is subject to conservation regulations to ensure sustainability, yet current methods lack efficiency in managing harvested animals in the field. This invention presents a wildlife harvest management system to address this gap. It enables hunters to track, carry, and limit harvested game animals in compliance with state regulations, promoting sustainable hunting practices.