Drones used for hunting purposes ..

[Snake]

Pennsylvania man convicted of using drone to help hunters find deer carcasses

Joshua Wingenroth, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, has been convicted of violating state hunting laws for using drones to help hunters locate deer carcasses.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Antler Daddy]

For those willing to ante up over $500, the drones work to recover dead deer or confirm animals are alive and well.

I would love to use one just to see exactly where deer stay during hunting hours sometimes.

 

[Popcorn]

I can see where this could morph into prosecution for hunting with a dog while actually just tracking in an attempt to recover.

Today's licensing requirements plus actual flight regulations on a federal level are insane for drones and expensive. I could easily see him violating some federal regulations before game laws.

 

[DaveTN]

I'm not sure why they wanted a conviction on this when they clearly knew he wasn't hunting. Other than them being Richards. Warden/Prosecutor/Judge.

He was told by the game wardens what he wanted to do was illegal. But he decided to go with what his attorney told him. I wonder if his dumbazz attorney is handling his appeal for free. Attorneys aren't always right, a case I was involved in; a guy went to prison because of his attorney's advice.

 

[DeerCamp]

They are great for use in recovery, but I already know of 2 instances where they have been used for the wrong reason.

They are going to be banned eventually imo

 

[themanpcl]

Pennsylvania man convicted of using drone to help hunters find deer carcasses

Joshua Wingenroth, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, has been convicted of violating state hunting laws for using drones to help hunters locate deer carcasses.

www.foxnews.com

i guess PA has a $hit ton of available wildlife agents to be able to run down someone using a drone to find dead deer..... Send some down here and maybe they will find and charge those ppl baiting...lol....

 

[kaizen leader]

Maybe drones for hunting is like fish locators and livescope for fishing.

 

[DaveTN]

Maybe drones for hunting is like fish locators and livescope for fishing.

Based on the money I've seen Some on here say they are spending on boat electronics, there will be some heads exploding if electronic fishing is outlawed.

 

[Wildcat]

He was using it as a BUSINESS and "openly advertised his business in area publications, "

That's what caught the wildlife department's eye. They talked to him but he said his lawyer told him differently so they set up a sting and the guy used a thermal camera setting to show the scenery in black and white. He soon caught a view of a live deer and turned on the camera's infrared setting to show it on a heat map. Then turned on his spotlight.

Sounds like what they are doing is a "test case" in court and go from there.

 

[Lost Lake]

I like to use them to watch my corn piles on public land.

 

[DeerCamp]

I like to use them to watch my corn piles on public land.

Once you upgrade to a big boy one like we did, you can just start snatching deer live and transplanting them to your own farm.

 

[Lost Lake]

Once you upgrade to a big boy one like we did, you can just start snatching deer live and transplanting them to your own farm.

I gotta get one of those!

 

[killingtime 41]

Once you upgrade to a big boy one like we did, you can just start snatching deer live and transplanting them to your own farm.

I need one of those to haul me in and out of the woods