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The attached site says it all...ethical?...or is it legal within the law in some Provinces already?

Don't shoot the messenger...simply checking out for input on this interesting privately purchased unit...


http://www.dji.com/product/phantom/
 
Duffy said:
Our thoughts on what?

Flying the phantom over a nudist beach?
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OK...this is the "Hunting" thread...for the ones that figured that simple one..."hunting related"...just some input on new technology...that's all...simply throwing it out there...

To the ones that are on the "nudist beach" mode...start another thread.
 
Well, in alberta it is unlawful to:

3. hunt any wildlife with or from an aircraft, or communicate, for the purpose of hunting, the signs or whereabouts of wildlife seen during a flight on an aircraft.

So, no it would not be useful for hunting. I would also find it unethical. That whole "fair chase" thing.
 
Probably legal in most places; most likely due to the law not being totally up to date with technology.

Some places may make using drones illegal, but right now laws regarding not hunting from an aircraft or communicating what you saw from an aircraft do not apply as the laws are written (see achtanelion's post). No humans are flying, or "on a flight", or doing anything "during a flight" etc, so no crime.

Every current law I ever saw is pretty clear that the human needs to be on the aircraft; there may be some out there that are more of a gray area, but I've not seen them. "Remotes" just aren't dealt with, generally.

It's also a slippery slope - a drone with a camera is not very far removed from a trail cam. You're getting information remotely without having to actually be there at the time. Do we want people starting to ban trail cams? How about using walkie talkies or cell phones during a hunt? How about quality spotting scopes that can easily pick out a Dall sheep ram a couple of KM away?

I won't be buying any drones to hunt with regardless, but I don't think hunters should be doing the anti's any favors on this one...
 
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AbLonewolf said:
OK...this is the "Hunting" thread...for the ones that figured that simple one..."hunting related"...just some input on new technology...that's all...simply throwing it out there...

To the ones that are on the "nudist beach" mode...start another thread.
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Hey flying the drone over a nudist beach is hunting related, as one would be looking for ducks and geese that might be in the area of the beach.


I have heard that some anti hunting types have used or talked about using these things to disrupt hunters activities (which would be illegal in Alberta at least).
I don't see where hunters would make much use of them for hunting purposes, that would provide some huge unfair advantage.


Now if I had shot a grizzly and it ran over the hill into a patch of willow, I might like to send the drone over head for a good look before I went in.
 
I bought a phantom vision months ago and used to have one of the original phantoms. I fly it every day, sometimes even twice daily and have made many aerial videos. It could very well be used to "scout" for you while hunting. As an avid hunter who was raised to respect the toil of the trail, I would NEVER use this to find the game as it would be WAY TOO EASY. The camera on it is very good and you can get detail from 500ft+. After just a few flights around the Backcountry here in Squamish I have already seen lots of does and a couple bears.

I want this to become a popular hobby as right now people either see it as excessively nerdy or intensely creepy. Which its neither! I bring it on all my Backcountry excursions now to get beautiful aerial photographs and videos.

EDIT: For people saying 300m isn't enough, Range can be upgraded very easily to above 1km if so desired, doesnt cost much and no soldering required :) And theres no need to keep the PV in sight as it flies by FPV transmitted to your smartphone

http: //www.dji.com/product/phantom-2-vision/
 
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Northman999 said:
Some places may make using drones illegal, but right now laws regarding not hunting from an aircraft or communicating what you saw from an aircraft do not apply as the laws are written (see achtanelion's post). No humans are flying, or "on a flight", or doing anything "during a flight" etc, so no crime. Every current law I ever saw is pretty clear that the human needs to be on the aircraft; there may be some out there that are more of a gray area, but I've not seen them. "Remotes" just aren't dealt with, generally.
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I think you would have a steep uphill battle trying to convince a court that you weren't using the drone to the same end result as a hunter or spotter sitting in an aircraft. That's the spirit and intent of the existing law. To draw an analogy, you're not going to escape a charge for spotlighting game at night just because you weren't holding the light.
 
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