ENVER — Hunters in Colorado are lining up for a hot new license: $25 to shoot down a government drone over the village of Deer Trail.
Supporters acknowledge the licenses would be only symbolic, and a town election authorizing them is more than a month away. Still, about 1,000 people have applied for one.
Questions:
- Are there limits on how many drones you're allowed to bag?
- Are you allowed to use a searchlight to hunt after dark?
- Where do you affix your drone tag: wing, nose or rear stabilizer?
- How do you track a wounded drone?
- Are you allowed to use an electronic drone mating signal or drone exhaust to attract the beasts?
- Are there caliber limitations; perhaps nothing bigger than 20mm?
- Are you allowed to hunt them from a moving vehicle - ala Taliban style?
I think it's probably a ploy to slam an extra $25,000 into the town's budget.
But ya know what? I'd probably spring for it just for the yuks.
Next Week - "Dressing And Cooking Wild Drones"
I am going to start selling drone attractant and drone calls. There is the scent of money in the air!
ReplyDeleteSunny -you can run your ads for free right here!
ReplyDeleteHow much for a non-resident out of country licence?
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that last line. I was just getting ready to ask about that!
ReplyDeleteIan - they may have to hold a lottery to handle all the requests.
ReplyDeleteGorges - it's gonna be a stir fry; hope you like it!
ReplyDeleteSounds good to me. I'd sign up just for the card as well. Though I must admit, if I saw a little device, I might plug it just for parts and the beginnings of some... tinkering.
ReplyDeleteI may have to find out the best place to down the craft without destroying the engines and other... bits. And create a minor emp or at least broadcast blocker so that it couldn't tell on me. Yum!
Doom - sounds like you've planned a drone fricassee.
ReplyDeleteWonder how hard they'd be to have mounted on a wall?
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