Author Topic: animal rights activist send in a drone, "someone" shoots it down (Read 8370 times)

gunsmith · « **on:** February 18, 2012, 05:13:01 PM »

http://thetandd.com/animal-rights-group-says-drone-shot-down/article_017a720a-56ce-11e1-afc4-001871e3ce6c.html

Some group I never heard of planned to disrupt some kind of hunting event I never heard of.
So, they buy a drone and fly it over a bunch of hunters prepared for bird hunting

That's like leaving a pound of good weed at a Grateful Dead concert-what else did they think was gonna happen?

41magsnub · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:30:25 PM »

This is the same group that was sending in guys in ultralight aircraft to harass goose hunters in that video that made the rounds of the gun forums several years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frv4iKaisFc

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:36:07 PM »

isn't that illegal

gunsmith · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:40:38 PM »

Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on February 18, 2012, 05:36:07 PM

isn't that illegal

isn't what illegal?

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:47:03 PM »

the guys harassing the goose humters

gunsmith · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:48:47 PM »

Quote from: 41magsnub on February 18, 2012, 05:30:25 PM

This is the same group that was sending in guys in ultralight aircraft to harass goose hunters in that video that made the rounds of the gun forums several years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frv4iKaisFc

what a bunch of annoying D bags! after seeing that it makes the drone shooting even more rewarding

gunsmith · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:50:23 PM »

Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on February 18, 2012, 05:47:03 PM

the guys harassing the goose humters

probably, not legal to fly ultralites over private property but ianal

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:52:21 PM »

i think illinois has anti harassment law

Regolith · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2012, 06:04:50 PM »

Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on February 18, 2012, 05:52:21 PM

i think illinois has anti harassment law

Most states do.

The hunters who shot down the UAV probably saved the envirowackos money in the long run; if they'd been busted for harassment, they'd have both lost the UAV and gotten a fairly large fine and maybe some jail time.

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 19, 2012, 01:37:38 AM »

This could be interesting. Anyone up for a trip in 2013?

TechMan · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2012, 07:16:08 AM »

Quote from: wmenorr67 on February 19, 2012, 01:37:38 AM

This could be interesting. Anyone up for a trip in 2013?

I would. Maybe Avenger29 could put us up, so we could buy more ammo.

White Horseradish · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2012, 07:38:13 AM »

Quote from: 41magsnub on February 18, 2012, 05:30:25 PM

This is the same group that was sending in guys in ultralight aircraft to harass goose hunters in that video that made the rounds of the gun forums several years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frv4iKaisFc

The guy is a few fries short of a happy meal. That said, the comments... Ugh...

Jocassee · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2012, 11:21:46 AM »

South Carolina, 'nuff said.

HankB · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2012, 11:50:32 AM »

Quote from: Regolith on February 18, 2012, 06:04:50 PM

The ~~hunters~~ unknown anonymous people who allegedly shot down the UAV probably saved the envirowackos money in the long run; if they'd been busted for harassment, they'd have both lost the UAV and gotten a fairly large fine and maybe some jail time.

FIFY.

You know, it's not out of the question that these wackos shot down their own drone; some years back, one of these fringe groups had a "Stop hunting - shoot a sign" campaign in which they advocated shooting up road signs, assuming hunters would be blamed.

gunsmith · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2012, 02:54:59 PM »

These guys are the Phelp's - Westboro chapter of anti hunting advocates, so annoying that vegan hippies crying over fallen tree's hate them.

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2012, 04:07:05 PM »

Quote from: gunsmith on February 19, 2012, 02:54:59 PM

These guys are the Phelp's - Westboro chapter of anti hunting advocates, so annoying that vegan hippies crying over fallen tree's hate them.

You had to mention vegan hippies, didn't you?

I stopped at a Subway for a sammich yesterday while shopping for doggie treats and ammunition. There was a ponytail-wearing, bearded "gentleman" ahead of me, ordering three subs. He demanded that the ONE "sandwich artist" on duty not work on all three subs at once but make the veggie sub first, because his girlfriend would be upset if the gloves making her vegetarian sub touched the meat or cheese being used in the other two. I've known some strict vegans in my day, but THAT's over the top.

And to top it off (not intended as a pun), the dressing/sauce on the veggie sub was mayonnaise. I don't know where Subway gets their mayonnaise but, last I knew, mayonnaise was made from eggs, and vegans don't do eggs. However, I wanted my sammich so I kept my lips zipped.

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2012, 04:12:03 PM »

we had a screaming wailing zomg vegan at a place i worked, who would snag prime rib off b/f's plate

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2012, 06:27:38 PM »

The Subway guy snuck some bacon onto the sandwich, right?

Regolith · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2012, 07:25:24 PM »

Quote from: HankB on February 19, 2012, 11:50:32 AM

FIFY.

You know, it's not out of the question that these wackos shot down their own drone; some years back, one of these fringe groups had a "Stop hunting - shoot a sign" campaign in which they advocated shooting up road signs, assuming hunters would be blamed.

True, but...

If the envirowackos are responsible, I doubt they actually shot it down; not too many wingshooter types in those groups. Probably just pumped it full of lead while it was on the ground.

drewtam · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2012, 07:39:37 PM »

Quote from: Hawkmoon on February 19, 2012, 04:07:05 PM

You had to mention vegan hippies, didn't you?

I stopped at a Subway for a sammich yesterday while shopping for doggie treats and ammunition. There was a ponytail-wearing, bearded "gentleman" ahead of me, ordering three subs. He demanded that the ONE "sandwich artist" on duty not work on all three subs at once but make the veggie sub first, because his girlfriend would be upset if the gloves making her vegetarian sub touched the meat or cheese being used in the other two. I've known some strict vegans in my day, but THAT's over the top.

And to top it off (not intended as a pun), the dressing/sauce on the veggie sub was mayonnaise. I don't know where Subway gets their mayonnaise but, last I knew, mayonnaise was made from eggs, and vegans don't do eggs. However, I wanted my sammich so I kept my lips zipped.

I've known some Hindu's from work that required similar. It is a little different to me when it comes from a religious/ceremonial reason. There are some parts of Mosiac law that requires the same when dealing with leaven and some kinds of meats.

RevDisk · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2012, 09:47:55 PM »

I'd really like to know the legal standing of drones over private property. Above 1k ft AGL, fine, free transit and all. But at say, 5 ft AGL? If it fails and lands on my dirt, can I file trespassing? Can I destroy it if it's on my property? What if the owner wants onto my property to retrieve it, or wants me to return it? Assuming I'm not violating FCC regs, can I jam the drone? Just the camera feed? Control feed?

There's gonna be a lot of court cases to decide it.

Edit: Great, now I am designing anti-drone munitions for my RV85. Rubber rounds should do just fine on the rotors, but still be people safe.

freakazoid · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2012, 10:17:32 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxBa5bQfTGc

bedlamite · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2012, 10:24:54 PM »

There were some changes in the regs recently and they still haven't hammered out all the details, but a UAV/RC ~~may not fly over private property without permission~~ and they used to be limited to 500 ft AGL, more than that would get you in trouble with the FAA. Crash it and the pilot is liable for any damages, and you may not retrieve it without permission. There have been court cases where the RC aircraft was returned, but there was also a lawsuit big enough to shut down the airfield permanently when the only damage was a divot in the grass. Destroying an aircraft crashed on your property is a grey area, shooting it down is illegal. Jamming systems would be legal, but most modern radios have a failsafe and will keep flying until they receive the correct signal. Frequency hopping 2.4 GHz is pretty common.

ETA: I was wrong. Apparently the Gooberment owns the air, and you can fly anywhere as long as it's under 500 ft and not restricted airspace.

roo_ster · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2012, 11:46:40 PM »

Quote from: Hawkmoon on February 19, 2012, 04:07:05 PM

You had to mention vegan hippies, didn't you?

I stopped at a Subway for a sammich yesterday while shopping for doggie treats and ammunition. There was a ponytail-wearing, bearded "gentleman" ahead of me, ordering three subs. He demanded that the ONE "sandwich artist" on duty not work on all three subs at once but make the veggie sub first, because his girlfriend would be upset if the gloves making her vegetarian sub touched the meat or cheese being used in the other two. I've known some strict vegans in my day, but THAT's over the top.

And to top it off (not intended as a pun), the dressing/sauce on the veggie sub was mayonnaise. I don't know where Subway gets their mayonnaise but, last I knew, mayonnaise was made from eggs, and vegans don't do eggs. However, I wanted my sammich so I kept my lips zipped.

Yeah, but her sub still touched gloves that touched meat. In this case, long pork.

kgbsquirrel · « **Reply #24 on:** February 20, 2012, 10:18:52 AM »

Quote from: 41magsnub on February 18, 2012, 05:30:25 PM

This is the same group that was sending in guys in ultralight aircraft to harass goose hunters in that video that made the rounds of the gun forums several years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frv4iKaisFc

Is it wrong that my first thought amounted to "bolo-shot to the shroud lines"?

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Author Topic: animal rights activist send in a drone, "someone" shoots it down (Read 8370 times)