stanley Report post Posted March 4, 2021 A buddy of mine has a house up in the foothills in Tucson, right up against the mountains (close to the north end of Swan, if you're familiar with Tucson). I was hanging out with him a while back, and he was showing me his newest 'toy', which was a VERY cool drone. Not sure how high-end it was, but it basically had an HD camera set-up and a range of something like 3 miles. It was mainly to goof-off with on his back deck, and we had fun flying it around and taking videos and pics of the mountains and a couple of the resorts close by. Given the HD level quality of the video it produced, it of course occurred to me that it would be super easy and convenient to fly it up into hard to reach canyons and territory to 'scout' for animals, if one was so inclined. Nothing beats a good pair of binos on a tripod, but still.... Anyone tried that yet?? (I'm sure that like the trail camera topic, this one could get hot! LOL) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted March 4, 2021 nobody will admit to it...but its illegal. "Fair Chase" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted March 4, 2021 Actually, in the regs it looks like drones are referred under the 'aircraft' category. The only restriction I can find is that you can't do it within 48 hours of a hunt. Edit: Correction! It also is referred to in the 'harassment' section, but is not explicitly stated as illegal. Only that you cannot use them to 'harass, heard, etc...'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PowellSixO Report post Posted March 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Adicted said: nobody will admit to it...but its illegal. "Fair Chase" And lazy. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted March 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, PowellSixO said: And lazy. Like I said, this could end-up like the trail-cam debate. lol 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted March 4, 2021 Pretty lame imo 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ Free Man Report post Posted March 4, 2021 Probably what all of the guides will be using when trail cams get banned. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted March 4, 2021 Someone must be scouting in my backyard cause when my ol lady lays out they hover above also 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSR Report post Posted March 4, 2021 55 minutes ago, Adicted said: nobody will admit to it...but its illegal. "Fair Chase" its not illegal 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ohthatguy Report post Posted March 4, 2021 One cool thing I know they are good for. Getting a nice overview of a lake.. I never considered looking for animals with it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted March 4, 2021 Friend’s kid has one and brought it camping a while back...could see elk in a meadow a good 1/2 mile away. No this was not during elk season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddielasvegas Report post Posted March 4, 2021 43 minutes ago, Adicted said: Someone must be scouting in my backyard cause when my ol lady lays out they hover above also And if your ol lady is the person ( I would say female or woman, but not sure how she identifies this minute ) in your avatar, I can certainly see what they are "scouting" for. Eddie 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TOBY Report post Posted March 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Ohthatguy said: One cool thing I know they are good for. Getting a nice overview of a lake.. I never considered looking for animals with it. Now everybody will know what that lake looks...ruiner..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted March 5, 2021 What are the laws on shooting down a drone? Asking for a friend.. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ohthatguy Report post Posted March 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, Explorer said: What are the laws on shooting down a drone? Asking for a friend.. They are considered aircraft by the FAA.. (sort of) They tend to frown on the downing of aircraft. If you are in the forest and someone's dog comes up to you to say hi, can you shoot it? Doesn't mean it doesn't happen, but it could wind up being the most expensive bird you ever shoot. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
