Posted on 01/01/2014 5:02:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Illinois passed a new state law that set back the efforts of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), making the use of drones to interfere with hunters and fishermen prohibited.
The law was created in response to PETA’s plan to employ drones called “air angels” to monitor outdoors enthusiasts engaged in hunting and fishing nationwide. Of course, the motivation for many outdoorsman is to get away from technology and be in harmony with nature.
But PETA has another plan for lovers of the wilderness. They want to spy on hunters as self appointed green police trying to trap them in violations. Surprisingly, these “hobbyists” are able to take home their personal drone for only $324.99.
By creating a law to prohibit PETA from fulfilling its mission to harass hunters and fisherman in Illinois, it has averted problems that other states like Massachusetts has endured. PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk said in a press release in Boston, “PETA’s drones will help protect wildlife by letting hunters know that someone may be watching—and recording—them, so they should think twice before illegally killing or maiming any living being. Wildlife watchers outnumber wildlife killers five to one—and if even a fraction of these kind people use hobby drones, they’ll make a huge difference by exposing hunters’ dirty secrets.”(continued)
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High-brass #2’s with an extra-full or turkey choke should be just the ticket!
Not sure how to cook them birds, though.
Illinois?
this is a bit shocking...
Time to trick the microwave ovens and disrupt their signals.
Outstanding graphic!
http://gizmodo.com/5811805/the-importance-of-radio-frequency-jammers-in-the-iraq-war
First of all, I thought it was illegal to possess on public hunting grounds electronic surveillance equipment. PETA could as just be liable for poaching.
I Like Your Idea.
What fun! I would even pay for a license to shoot them...
Keep trying PETA.
They're not about to let PETA poop in their sandbox.
I was thinking sort of the same thing.
It sounds like fun using your shotgun for anti aircraft purposes. If they are high enough and you are far enough away from any dwellings you could try the much more difficult rifle anti aircraft shooting.
Sounds to me like it would be great fun shooting down these things.
Most states already have laws against harrassing hunters, originally meant to discourage PETA punks running through the woods spooking the deer. It would have been unfortunate if they suddenly grew antlers.
A new law against PETA drones basically places them outside of laws protecting personal property. In other words, said drones can be blasted out of the sky and what do the PETA freaks do? Call the sheriff?
Illinois is surprisingly conservative south of I-80.
These aren't "drones" per se, more like small helicopters with a flight time of 5 to ten minutes per battery. The "pilot" would be within a quarter mile or so. We've used these things for roof inspections and with multiple batteries, a camera, monitor, they run more than $325 bucks. Still if I had one of these buzzing around a deer hunt, I'd waste a round or two on it.
I agree, I live next door.
Deport Chicago!
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