You were shooting at the birds you were hunting when the drone literally flew in the way.
How do you prove the hunter lying? Then the owner had better be able to prove they had registered the drone, and was obeying all FAA and local laws in its use (such as filming someone against their will/harassment/no fly zones etc...).
I'm not saying that you might not have to buy an expensive drone in replacement...but leftist Larry and his drone might not be in the position to call the authorities on you and have to eat the drone themselves. They can be as pissed as they want, but you can just offer to call the warden/police and file the reports.
I will never be right in this situation...but I don't have it in me to sit there and take it either.
How do you prove the hunter lying? Then the owner had better be able to prove they had registered the drone, and was obeying all FAA and local laws in its use (such as filming someone against their will/harassment/no fly zones etc...).
I'm not saying that you might not have to buy an expensive drone in replacement...but leftist Larry and his drone might not be in the position to call the authorities on you and have to eat the drone themselves. They can be as pissed as they want, but you can just offer to call the warden/police and file the reports.
I will never be right in this situation...but I don't have it in me to sit there and take it either.
The video from the drone… people have shot drones, it’s not ended well for them. Better to have the feds deal with them, as no line of site is most likely a federal rules violation.
Probably not the best choice.
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Found these the other day. Not condoning this but if its registered there will be a number on it from the FFA.
Found these the other day. Not condoning this but if its registered there will be a number on it from the FFA.
Game wardens like helping hunters out. I’d look up the one for the county you were in and call them on their cell phone, it’s posted on the OWDC website. The drone flyers know exactly what they’re doing and will continue until someone makes them stop. You and others are in for more harassment if someone doesn’t stop them. Might as well be the law.
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I am an FAA 107 certified pilot as well, and if I were you, I would try to find out the name of the person flying it and contact the FAA. If registered, it is considered a felony to shoot it down. If you can find out who it is and report them the FAA can handle it....if they haven't registered it with the FAA, they are in violation so in my opinion it's fair game!
Also, I do remember in my training that wildlife refuge areas are off limits below a certain altitude....I can look back and find out the specifics on that (wasn't an issue for me so I don't remember the specifics), or someone else might have already posted it (haven't read all the posts). You might contact the game warden as well.
This is one of the situation I hope I never have to deal with, because there’s a better than average chance my actions would lead to the destruction of a drone..legal or not. 
