HorizontalHunter
NES Member
This was my conclusion after doing some due diligence. The drone specific info sites seem to misrepresent the law, stating illegal to operate over. It’s pretty clear that it’s illegal to land/takeoff, but flyover is a whole different story. Then again I think it’s all moot because I don’t register with FAA and therefor I think technically even flying in my own backyard is illegal, thermals or no.
This was my sense as well.
Thread title was meant as it’s written. I acknowledge that I’m not winning any awards for “best hunter of the year”. For what it’s worth I do aspire to put in the time and effort to learn the skills of true old school hunting. But my goal is simple, to fill my freezer using my legally allotted quota. I’m not doing it for sport or for entertainment, I want to eat, hence the word harvesting.
Knowing where the deer are at one specific instant in time is only a very small part of the puzzle. Woodsmanship and understanding the animal in how they use the landscape and resources available to them over time is a skill that is only learned by boots on the ground. This can only be learned over time.