Anyone know about the laws in MT are for using drones? I just bought a drone for my Sept hunt to add some footage from the air of the area and what I'm hunting but a buddy said he didn't think they were allowed. I can see the point of how it could be abused but just wondering what the law says. Thanks
Hmmm:-/ Would that include driving to camp from the airport and just stopping at some random spot to just get some shots with a drone?
From p 15 of the hunting regs. Aerial Spotting: The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the purpose of locating, spotting or hunting big game, upland birds or other species under the management authority of FWP during commission established hunting seasons is prohibited. Aircraft may not be used to locate big game animals for the purpose of: • Hunting those animals during the same hunting day after a person has been airborne or; • Providing information for another person for the purpose of hunting those animals within the same hunting day after being airborne; I suppose it would depend on the warden and how likely it is he/she is to give you the benefit of the doubt that you are not hunting. The wording was designed to prevent people from using a drone the night before the hunt to find a herd so they could go after them the next day.
And I totally understand and get it and to be honest I had thunk of it but would not want to risk losing my hunting license for it either. Just trying to think how I could get a few cool shots and not have any possible way of benefiting from it as far as hunting. Maybe if I was tagged out and traveling home but I guess they could say I could tell somebody else about them. Don't know, game next to a road where you can't hunt anyhow? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I guess if I saw someone with a drone scanning a mountainside or valleys myself I would be pissed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
