Colorado Town Poised to be First to Issue Drone Hunting License

[unhappycamper]

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/18-2



Deer Trail, Colorado is poised to become the first town to issue a bounty for drones.

Colorado Town Poised to be First to Issue Drone Hunting License
- Lauren McCauley, staff writer
Published on Thursday, July 18, 2013 by Common Dreams

The small ranching hamlet of Deer Trail, Colorado is considering becoming the first US town to issue drone hunting licenses.

The ordinance, drafted by Deer Trail resident Phillip Steel, proposes a bounty of $100 to any licensed "shooter" who presents the "identifiable parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle whose markings and configuration are consistent with those used on any similar craft known to be owned or operated by the United States federal government."

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Steel told Reuters that, though he had not seen any drones, "some local ranchers" outside the town limits had. Deer Trail, the site of the world's first rodeo, is situated approximately 55 miles east of Denver.

The ordinance further specifies that hunters can legally shoot down a drone flying under 1,000 feet with weapons limited to "any shotgun, 12 gauge or smaller, having a barrel length of 18 inches or greater."

[liberal N proud]

1. It will be raining bullets

People just looking for a reason to shoot something!


I will have to remember this and make sure I do not take I70 through Colorado. This little burg sits right along the highway.

[southernyankeebelle]

2. If they shoot it down then I hope the government will sue the town.

[Victor_c3]

3. I'd imagine that most drones fly well above the actual range of small arms

If they didn't, I'm sure these things would be shot down all the time by small arms fire in the middle east and everywhere else they are operating.

[sarisataka]

4. Opening day, Deer Trail, CO