First it was cell phones, then smart phones, now   Drones  ... things are moving too fast for this old man., what's next?    

My Son got himself a drone for Christmas and flew it for the first time today. He sent me this picture of the big hay field just south of the farm house.  The woods beyond the field is one of the woodlots that I hunt. Makes me wonder, what purpose do these things have, are people going to start using them to scout for deer?..I sure hope not    :(  

 

Ron, I'm sure they will use them to scout for deer.  However, I think some state agencies have already made them illegal for that purpose.  That's good, but enforcement wouldn't be easy.  

I know one thing, if I ever see one hovering over my hunting area (or my house for that matter), I will do my hardest to shoot that sucker down.

Its just another toy for the techy crowd.. until they mount an arrow launcher on it so you can hunt from the couch.   :eek:

I heard on the news the other day that they were one of the more popular gifts for Christmas. I didn't know my son was getting one, he surprised me when he emailed pictures but I knew right away they had to be taken with one of them flyin toys.    :D

I foresee a lot of problems with them in the future...but then I said the same thing about computers when they came out.....and I was right.    

Buddy of mine at work got one awhile back...and he flies it over his farm...using it as a scouting tool so to say. Not my cup of tea but to each his own.

He said he can take photos and video up to a mile away. Thing cost like $3000. I can buy alot of bows for that kind of cash.    

There was an article a few weeks back where Amazon and UPS are testing the waters with them to deliver between warehouses and eventually they want to us them to make home deliveries.
I can't imagine looking up in the sky one day and seeing these things flying all over.

Anyone who can bring down an asprin should have no problem with a drone!   :D

I know a guy who paid $5,000 for one took it out was flying it and lost it.
Bought another one and it lost it also.
He now bought a third one and decided he should read the instructions before flying it.
He's got way too much money!

Back in my aviation days you could not hunt if you had flow in the last 24 hrs.  Big fine if you got caught.  If I owned a drone I would not fly it within 24 hrs of hunting whether scouting or not.

As has already been pointed out, some folks are already using them for scouting, and some states have already made them illegal for that or any other purpose related to hunting.  

One thing for sure, I'm going to get a lot more "wingshooting" in the future.    

QuoteOriginally posted by Orion:
As has already been pointed out, some folks are already using them for scouting, and some states have already made them illegal for that or any other purpose related to hunting.  

One thing for sure, I'm going to get a lot more "wingshooting" in the future.      

I agree Orion. The day I bag my first trespassing drone will be a day I will look back on and smile well into my old age.

There was just an article in the Edmonton Sun the other day quoting a gentleman who has been flying them professionally for a couple of years...one of the points he made is that a lot, probably most, of the flights being made are not legal...just some food for thought if one annoys you

DDave

QuoteOriginally posted by Possum Head:
Anyone who can bring down an asprin should have no problem with a drone!    :D  

Go get em Ron  

Saw on Facebook a guy got arrested for shooting one down. It was hovering over his sunbathing daughter. I am wondering if he was arrested for discharging a firearm or shooting down the drone? If so I would make sure the camera was destroyed before owner got it back.

I believe they can send a pic. back to you as they fly. If you want to take one down you better hide from the camera first.

Drones, trail cameras, and 4-wheelers.   Three things I can leave out of my hunting.

The guy did not get in trouble for shooting the drone it was for shooting a shot gun in the city limits. If I knock one out of the sky I'm keeping it.

Probably as drones become more popular there will be laws against shooting at them. Destroying an expensive piece of private property could be pretty costly I'd guess.

If Company's start using them for delivering it would be like shooting at a UPS truck when it drove by your house.

Here's another scenario, they could be used to locate lost hunters.

They are being used in Mesa County Colorado (grand junction) for search and rescue.  We have outlawed them for scouting or hunting purposes of any kind here in CO.  But, there will always be outlaws.

I'm sure some of the more activist anti hunter types will try to use them to interfere with hunters or to drive game away from hunters.

Seems like fun toys but they have no place in in my outdoor activities.

Might not be wise to think that we can shoot a drone down just because it is there.  It may be legally flown for a legitimate purpose.

Folks in Deer Trail Colorado tried, unsuccessfully, to    legalize shooting drones .  As Ron mentioned, probably an issue with destroying private property.
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