Drone view of the neighborhood from last weekend.

[fordmantpw]

I have seen drones a few times at my main place, one time it was buzzing over a heifer pen and the 30 heifers in there were slamming against the fence and barn for about 10 minutes until the drone took off. I could not see which house it returned to. One heifer actually went through the barb wire, got cut up a bit but was okay. Luckily none were injured seriously. At today's cattle prices that would be a costly loss. I spent the next day fixing fences, I had my shotgun that time but the drone did not return. If the drone operators were licensed including their location, I could have the local Sheriff pay the knucklehead a visit.

That is a legitimate reason to shoot a drone. I would have taken it down myself. There is no call for that and it makes the 'good' drone owners look bad. I can see why you cast drone owners in a negative light, but we aren't all that way.

 

[davesl708]

That is a legitimate reason to shoot a drone. I would have taken it down myself. There is no call for that and it makes the 'good' drone owners look bad. I can see why you cast drone owners in a negative light, but we aren't all that way.

Unfortunately fordmantpw as usual a few bad actors make it hard on the majority. There are a lot of things we used to be able to do but cannot due to a few bad actors. Maybe the solution is to make the punishment for the bad actors so bad they do not want to risk it.

 

[fordmantpw]

Unfortunately fordmantpw as usual a few bad actors make it hard on the majority. There are a lot of things we used to be able to do but cannot due to a few bad actors. Maybe the solution is to make the punishment for the bad actors so bad they do not want to risk it.

Yes, sad but true. Problem is, the punishment won't deter them as we've seen over and over. We should just deport them all!

 

[davesl708]

Yes, sad but true. Problem is, the punishment won't deter them as we've seen over and over. We should just deport them all!

Fine with me.:thumbsup:

 

[fordmantpw]

Fine with me.:thumbsup:

We should send them all over and let ISIS have them. They will think they are getting back at us when in reality they are doing us a favor. :laughing:

 

[Garandman]

That is a legitimate reason to shoot a drone. I would have taken it down myself. There is no call for that and it makes the 'good' drone owners look bad. I can see why you cast drone owners in a negative light, but we aren't all that way.

You believe a guy who doesn't seem to know a thing about them and doesn't say where he lives?

Sorry, I call BS. Any cow farm I know of (and my BIL is a diary farmer) is far larger than the maximum range of virtually any civilian drone. It would need a video link and GPS to be able to hover over something. So unless it was being operated from his property it can't happen.

I know this site loves drama but just think about what the claim is: a cattle ranch large enough for 30 Heifers and other stock, but small enough that an unknown person could reach it with a small battery powered drone? Virtually all states have laws against the worrying of livestock by any means so whether it's a dog, a dirt bike, or a drone, it's illegal. If you were a rancher and this happened, wouldn't you just follow the drone back to the point of origin and have a chat? Or do something other than complain in a thread you found?

Sorry, but until some evidence is provided, consider this an outright fabrication to justify a viewpoint. The inverse square law is pretty strict....

 

[MossRoad]

You believe a guy who doesn't seem to know a thing about them and doesn't say where he lives?

Sorry, I call BS. Any cow farm I know of (and my BIL is a diary farmer) is far larger than the maximum range of virtually any civilian drone. It would need a video link and GPS to be able to hover over something. So unless it was being operated from his property it can't happen.

I know this site loves drama but just think about what the claim is: a cattle ranch large enough for 30 Heifers and other stock, but small enough that an unknown person could reach it with a small battery powered drone? Virtually all states have laws against the worrying of livestock by any means so whether it's a dog, a dirt bike, or a drone, it's illegal. If you were a rancher and this happened, wouldn't you just follow the drone back to the point of origin and have a chat? Or do something other than complain in a thread you found?

Sorry, but until some evidence is provided, consider this an outright fabrication to justify a viewpoint. The inverse square law is pretty strict....

There are quite a few small operations around here. Many only have 80-160 acres. Most have a couple hundred. But really, 160 acres is only 1/4 mile square. 320 acres is only 1/2 mile square and 640 acres is only about 1 square mile ( usually called a section ). Even with only a 3000' range, you could get to the center of a section from any edge no problem.

EDIT: Fudged my math...:laughing:
160, 320, 640 acres = 1/4, 1/2, 1 square mile. Anyhow, I had the square mile part correct.

 

[MossRoad]

Even peanuts can be assaulted.

:RIMSHOT:

Nuts!

 

[fordmantpw]

You believe a guy who doesn't seem to know a thing about them and doesn't say where he lives?

I'm not saying I believe him, but that part doesn't matter (I've seen quite a few of his posts as questionable, but that's another story). Bottom line, if someone is harassing your cattle with a drone, that's a legitimate reason to shoot the drone down. Regardless of whether TomSeller is telling the truth.

Sorry, I call BS. Any cow farm I know of (and my BIL is a diary farmer) is far larger than the maximum range of virtually any civilian drone. It would need a video link and GPS to be able to hover over something. So unless it was being operated from his property it can't happen.

I know this site loves drama but just think about what the claim is: a cattle ranch large enough for 30 Heifers and other stock, but small enough that an unknown person could reach it with a small battery powered drone? Virtually all states have laws against the worrying of livestock by any means so whether it's a dog, a dirt bike, or a drone, it's illegal. If you were a rancher and this happened, wouldn't you just follow the drone back to the point of origin and have a chat? Or do something other than complain in a thread you found?

Sorry, but until some evidence is provided, consider this an outright fabrication to justify a viewpoint. The inverse square law is pretty strict....

There are consumer drones with 1.2 mile range, GPS, and video link, all for under $1k. There are plenty of farms in my area that could be reached with a 1.2 mile range. In fact, from my house, I could reach the cattle from 3 different farmers easily, and I would only need about 3/8 mile range. And I live in the middle of 48 acres.

 

[4570Man]

My drone only has a battery life of 10 minutes. They must have made serious improvement if they can fly 1.5 miles each way and still have time to harass cattle.