Hunters Only: Would it be legal to hunt with a Drone in your state?

[1-Old-Man]

As I read the hunting regulations for the State of West Virginia it would be legal to hunt in the state using an armed Drone as the weapon of choice. Radio-controlled Drones suitable in size and capacity to carry a gun and a camera can be purchased on E-Bay. It would be easy to make the package lethal; Put in a miniature camera from Radio Shack and add one more servo to fire a gun. With no law or regulation to deny me my right to fly my own armed drone, and being a hunting weapon its clearly covered by the 2nd Amendment, I suppose I could just go ahead if I wanted to. Could you do it in your state?

PS: There is no sarcasm tag on this post because I can see no reason why the most cowardly approach to warfare in the history of man should not be available to every cowardly sportsman.

[Bonobo]

1. Derp, a deer killed by a drone is just as dead as a deer killed by a rifle! Derp! nt

[MicaelS]

2. Are you implying hunters are cowards? n/t

[1-Old-Man]

3. Some are, some aren't.

The day a deer shoots back I'll say that none of them are cowards.

[former-republican]

4. Will you also say that anyone that eats meat is a coward?

Because they would rather have someone else do the killing for them.

[1-Old-Man]

6. No, I'd say they were hungry.

[former-republican]

9. So I take it you eat at McDonald's sometimes

And might have some meat in your freezer.


What I figured...

[FredisDead]

5. Ted Nugent

Is a coward, but I am not Implying that all hunters are cowards.

[RC]

7. I read that as only some of them.

Not all hunters are "sportsmen". Think of caribou Barbie.
Strip down a Bushmaster to its essential working parts + a 100 round drum, and mount it on a suitable, private drone.
You and I both know there are people that are willing and able to do that.

Edited to add" And don't forget the rubber band.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. I'm not a hunter, but the laws about 'drones' are FAA aviation regulations.

The local hunting laws are not the place to look. Certainly not the only place to look.

[HereSince1628]

12. The FCC also has regulations on what can be radio-controlled

and under what circumstances.

[FarCenter]

10. Airborne Hunting Act

This Act, Public Law 92-159, approved November 18, 1971 (85 Stat. 480) and subsequently amended by P.L. 92-502, approved October 28, 1972 (86 Stat. 905) added to the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 a new section 13 (16 U.S.C. 742j-l), which is commonly referred to as the Airborne Hunting Act or Shooting from Aircraft Act, prohibits shooting or attempting to shoot or harrassing any bird, fish, or other animal from aircraft except for certain specified reasons, including protection of wildlife, livestock, and human life as authorized by a Federal or State issued license or permit. States authorized to issue permits are required to file reports with the Secretary of the Interior containing information on any permits issued.

http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/AIRBORN.HTML

Now you need to look up your state law to see what airborne hunting is permitted.

PS -- Dynamiting fish from a drone might be fun.

[BlueStreak]

11. I asked a colleague is he thought the second amendment gave him the right to Sarin gas

His answer was that he has the right to own and use any weapon the government has.

This is what we're dealing with.

[Motown_Johnny]

13. The same argument was used against the crossbow

Any time someone develops a military advantage which protects the combatant someone calls it cowardly.

If you are so brave then you go carry a gun into range of people with weapons who want to kill you. Good luck with that.



P.S. Guns have recoil. Odds are your drone won't survive the first shot.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. Yes, you can kill a deer with a drone-delivered cluster bomb

but the capacity of the cluster bomb is limited to five bomblets. DNR rangers will enforce this.

High-explosive charges will pre-tenderize the venison. Incendiary charges will cook it for you.

I see no downside.

[FarCenter]

16. You need a shaped charge to gut it.

[Paladin]

15. Jesus---As If Our Resident Gun Enthusiasts Didn't Have Enough Unhealthy Fantasies.

Fortunately, most of them think sport hunting is icky.....

[The Straight Story]

17. I don't hunt, but I do fish - aren't they the same things?

Catching something, killing it, eating it (pretty sure that has been the norm since humans walked the planet).

Now it would be nice if I could use a drone sub to hunt them but shooting would take fun out of it (like the feel of the fish on the other end of a line).

Gonna have to check here in Ohio and see if they allow sub fishing....

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Do you use armor-piercing rounds for the steelheads? nt