PA man convicted of drone hunting.

**Coops** · February 24th, 2024, 06:47 AM

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pennsylva...deer-carcasses

Sounds like entrapment to me.

**Walleye Hunter** · February 24th, 2024, 06:55 AM

Talk about bullshit and I agree, if the caller was game commission, it sounds like entrapment to me too. Is this really the biggest problem they have?

**Noah_Zark** · February 24th, 2024, 07:13 AM

If not the biggest problem, it's got great optics for PGC law enforcement, and an easy bust.

"If you cant be near the suspect you suspect, then suspect the suspect you're near."

Noah

**esh21167** · February 24th, 2024, 08:20 AM

Maybe this does need revisiting. I might agree with the illegality of actually stalking deer by drone. Then again, tons of fishermen use fish finders.

But if you hit and can't find a deer, using a drone kind of seems like a viable option.

I guess PGC would just rather hunters wound a deer, then go home and leave it to die, get eaten by scavengers, and rot away?

**JDA58** · February 24th, 2024, 12:16 PM

Thought this was going to be about shooting drones!

**Emptymag** · February 24th, 2024, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by JDA58

Thought this was going to be about shooting drones!

ME TOO!

**JAKIII** · February 24th, 2024, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Noah_Zark

If not the biggest problem, it's got great optics for PGC law enforcement, and an easy bust.

"If you cant be near the suspect you suspect, then suspect the suspect you're near."

Noah

Reminds me of a Stephen Stills song.

**DukeConnor** · February 24th, 2024, 02:15 PM

I'm definately anti drone for hunting. That's all we need. Drones everywhere on opening day.

**Here4now** · February 24th, 2024, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by DukeConnor

I'm definately anti drone for hunting. That's all we need. Drones everywhere on opening day.

I believe the article states the drone was used after legal hunting hours and only to find a "supposed" wounded deer.

**Palerider** · February 24th, 2024, 06:58 PM

It does seem much like entrapment. But what*s interesting to me is the article stated game wardens warned him it was illegal last year but he and his lawyer had a different interpretation. Right now that was not a winning strategy.

Before drones are allowed I*d prefer the state approved the use of hand held thermals to help recover if needed. It gets dark as shit in some of our woods and thermal would help. But then you get into the slippery slope of are you using it to find game.