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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Woodely on March 04, 2019, 09:05:25 am

Title: Hunting joke
Post by: Woodely on March 04, 2019, 09:05:25 am
I wonder how many hunters had a drone spook a deer.
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: Hawkdancer on March 04, 2019, 09:31:31 am
So far, haven't had the problem - but it may arise with the increase of drones.  Probably falls under harassment of wildlife and legal hunters.
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: Woodely on March 04, 2019, 10:04:40 am
I think Montana, Colorado and Alaska have banned the use of drones for hunting.
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 04, 2019, 10:08:33 am
Good one!

Drones are a double edge sword. Look at all the super cool views they give us on nature type shows. 
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Post by: JEB on March 04, 2019, 10:28:48 am
You shoot a drone and you can be charged with malicious destruction of personal property. I don't care for them either but don't catch a case over them.
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Post by: Parnell on March 04, 2019, 11:15:20 am
Every time I see one I have a reptilian desire to blow it out of the sky.  Something about the way they move and sound.  Like hearing a mosquito buzzing in your ear when your drifting off and not swatting at it.

My neighbor flies one over my house...I need to build a potato cannon and claim ignorance. :)
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: bjrogg on March 04, 2019, 11:58:49 am
Someone I know brought a pretty fancy one to get some videos of us digging sugarbeets and harvesting corn. They are quite amazing. I've always loved flying because of the different view of things. This one he was controlling from almost a half mile away. It flew with amazing precision. It did however almost crash when I talked on our two way radio. Maybe that's how you shoot em down without shooting them down.
Bjrogg
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: TrevorM on March 04, 2019, 12:16:45 pm
I've heard that game wardens have started using them here. I'd imagine it'd less invasive than them walking around after you.
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: Woodely on March 04, 2019, 12:44:00 pm
Every time I see one I have a reptilian desire to blow it out of the sky.  Something about the way they move and sound.  Like hearing a mosquito buzzing in your ear when your drifting off and not swatting at it.

My neighbor flies one over my house...I need to build a potato cannon and claim ignorance. :)

 (lol) I hear ya if I was out in the bush with my bow I probably would not think twice about taking a practice shot at it.
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: sleek on March 04, 2019, 04:00:50 pm
Every time I see one I have a reptilian desire to blow it out of the sky.  Something about the way they move and sound.  Like hearing a mosquito buzzing in your ear when your drifting off and not swatting at it.

My neighbor flies one over my house...I need to build a potato cannon and claim ignorance. :)

 oh HELL NO. No way id let that fly. Even if i had to buy the air rights over my house, then id have the ability to shoot that sob without legal worries. Or build a jammer.
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Post by: PaulN/KS on March 04, 2019, 06:53:59 pm
Keying the mike on a CB would mess with the remote control planes.
Bet a strong transmitter would "scramble" the signal on a drone too.
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: JW_Halverson on March 04, 2019, 08:15:30 pm
I think Montana, Colorado and Alaska have banned the use of drones for hunting.

Banned here in South Dakota, too. As well they should be!
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: sleek on March 04, 2019, 08:38:20 pm
How would you use one anyway? They are noisy and no good looking down through trees.
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: YosemiteBen on March 07, 2019, 08:55:06 am
Here in California they have been shot down by law enforcement for impeding firefighting efforts. They are banned from all National Park sites and carry around a 2000$ fine.
Title: Re: Hunting joke
Post by: dylanholderman on March 07, 2019, 10:03:07 am
You could use them to drive game
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Post by: KristinB83 on March 11, 2019, 06:56:58 pm
I saw some guy flying one over the heads of the Canada geese who hang out in the local reservoir. They were not impressed. First time I ever saw Canada geese bristle up their feathers and tilt their heads to look up at the weird thing in the sky through one eye. I am not a fan. I think they have their uses, but harassing wildlife is not one of them.

Incidentally, there was a YouTube video going around a while back of some guy at a Russian medieval festival taking a drone down by throwing a medieval spear at it. The headline read something like "8th century technology takes out 21st century technology at Russian Middle Ages festival."

https://www.popsci.com/middle-ages-reenactor-spears-drone-out-sky