SB 63 - Revise law related to the use of motion-tracking devices while hunting

[Dave N]

To be clear wouldn’t the drone have to have some additional device attached to it that allows motion tracking? A drone with no camera or thermal imaging device would not be a motion tracking device since it would not be relaying real time information to you. That’s my take on it anyway. It’s actually the thermal imager or camera that make it a motion tracking device

But flying a drone without them would just be flying one for kicks and right near you since you have to watch where it is.

 

[Carnage2011]

To be clear wouldn’t the drone have to have some additional device attached to it that allows motion tracking? A drone with no camera or thermal imaging device would not be a motion tracking device since it would not be relaying real time information to you. That’s my take on it anyway. It’s actually the thermal imager or camera that make it a motion tracking device

Do they make drones without cameras?

 

[rogerthat]

Do they make drones without cameras?

Absolutely but I get your point and mine was a dumb one. They would have one for about any reason you would see someone in the field while hunting. Just thinking it through out loud I guess. Sorry

 

[Carnage2011]

Absolutely but I get your point and mine was a dumb one. They would have one for about any reason you would see someone in the field while hunting.

I wasn’t being a smartass or rhetorical. That was a serious question. I’ve never seen one without a camera so I assumed they all did. I know there are fire fighting drones that hook up to a hose, but I’ve never seen one to confirm a camera or not.

Don’t want to derail this thread though. Back to the topic at hand!

 

[Sytes]

If a drone flies for the purpose of hunting related operations - FWP regulation is already in the book that it may not be used for same day hunting. Same day / calendar day - same intent.

This proposed bill has absolutely nothing to do with drones. I imagine it has to do with modern day trail cams, slight delay thus not real time as another commented.

 

[rogerthat]

If a drone flies for the purpose of hunting related operations - FWP regulation is already in the book that it may not be used for same day hunting. Same day / calendar day - same intent.

This proposed bill has absolutely nothing to do with drones. I imagine it has to do with modern day trail cams, slight delay thus not real time as another commented.

Did you watch the EQC meeting I referenced in post #16? I tried to lay out the key times to save everyone time but if you didn’t, ex director temple specifically states the bill is in response to people thermaling elk in the dark to locate them and set themselves up for day time hunting/shooting. I think for trail cams it’s just going to be the ones that would be defined as motion tracking devices. I bet they get some questions on that tomorrow. And I bet drones and aircraft come up too tomorrow simply because I think the calendar day timeframe was to try to square it up since as others have said a drone will get classed as a motion tracking device also. But that’s speculation at this point