Comment Period Open for proposed TPWD Regulation

[Mike D]

No doubt laws only keep honest people honest but I already have a huge disdain for drones simply because of the invasion of privacy they are already allowed; so this would be a big nope from me.


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[Bucknaked]

Firm NO!

[1sickLT1]

Gave them my opinion...
However, I don't know that it matters. TPWD will enact this as long as they think there is money to be made.

[BTLowry]

I had no idea that using a drone to locate feral hogs was currently against the law.

There is a youtube channel where they regularly use a thermal drone to film the taking of feral hogs
That drone is about $15K
Doubt many poachers are going to fork out that kind of $$

All that being said, I still don't want anybody flying over my place with their drone unless I give permission

[M16]

Don’t anybody own property in this state. You rent it from the government. Why would you need a stinking permit to fly a drone? I’m permitted out.

[Loneaggie]

Don’t anybody own property in this state. You rent it from the government. Why would you need a stinking permit to fly a drone? I’m permitted out.

All drones over 250 grams are registered with the FAA.

Some of the newer drone requirements would enable LEO to find out what drones were where when and who they belong to.

I have a drone, I fly it at my lease occasionally, but it’s use for hog hunting if legal would be very limited it. Basically it could tell you where they were, but in my experience they are constantly moving.

Overall I don’t see any upside to allowing it and a lot of downsides. Currently in Texas it’s illegal to even photograph wildlife with a drone. Probably best to hold the line there.

[Landrover]

Nope.....thanks for making me aware!!!!
Reminds me of a few years ago with folks using live cameras to shoot animals from their home or office in downtown Houston/Dallas/Nashville, etc. What a mess!!!

[brokeno]

No.

[Ætheling]

Skeet shoot.


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[westtexducks]

Y’all making big todo about nothing it is already legal to do so. All they are doing is wanting to put it officially in the book that it is legal so they quit getting phone calls on it.


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[Jmac]

Done. It’s bad enough that people turn their hog dogs loose and let them run all over your property. I can only imagine the Pandora’s box that would open.

[Pistol]

Big NO from me.

[Passthrough]

Lol.Guys been doing that for a while!