Vulture Systems' first prototype utilizing off the shelf radios to alert solely for tip-up fishing.

A new version was devised utilizing cellular modules that sent SMS messages directly to a phone. Once again, this was done solely for personal use. Vulture Systems quickly came to the realization that there are many areas without good cell coverage, cellular charges were too high, smartphones are a pain to handle in the winter, and we didn’t want to rely on cell phones to have charged batteries or just plain work on the ice while fishing. All of these circumstances, along with the desire to give access to this technology to fellow outdoorsmen, drove us to make the commitment to bring the third-generation product to life.

The third generation of Vulture Systems is a long-range, low-power system that is not only useful in ice fishing, but it is also easily adjustable for other applications such as bank fishing, trapping, security applications, and trail monitoring.

Vulture Systems has gone through many iterations and changes to make this product a reality. It involved lots of testing, tooling of enclosures, and help from others.