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[Desertdi]

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@drizzellla wrote:

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@50Mickey wrote:

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@SilleeMee wrote:

We have laws here for drone usage and flying a drone over private property is a trespassing violation so shoot away.

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@SilleeMee      It is not only a matter if the drone is trespassing over private property. Different states and municipalities have different laws. In many places it it illegal to discharge any kind of a fire arm in a residential neighborhood. You can't just grab a gun and start shooting.  So I would never advise someone to shoot a drone out of the sky without contacting law enforcement and ask if this is legal. If it is illegal and her husband does this there could be repercussions especially if the drone breaks up and scatters debris hitting someone or damages someone's property. 

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My girlfriend's husband was a policeman. He was called to a ladies townhouse. She told 911 there was a bear in her backyard. My girlfriend's husband went into the backyard with the woman. She was insisting that he kill the bear.

He saw it was a raccoon. He said exactly the same phrase "You can not discharge a fire arm in a residential neighborhood." He also said since the raccoon ran up a tree to get away from her showed that it was trying it's best to get away from her. 

She did not take his comments well. And kept raising her voice in order for him to do what she wanted. This attracted neighbors. The raccoon jumped out of the tree and ran away.

Please make sure that you don't make things worse for you. And you are the ones getting in trouble.

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I got a good chuckle out of the "wild animal".     I used to work in a resort in the Mountain Preserve in Phoenix.    Numerous guests would call the office and report a "wild animal".   

Our security and mainteance were armed with NET BAGS to trap the animal....then they throw it in the back of a pickup, and drive it out to let loose on the desert.

HOWEVER...almost ALL of those wild critters turned out to be squirrels, chipmunks,  or other similar little furries!

[skatting44]

 I think that Zillow fly drones over our area as we had a house next door for sale .

We looked and photos of our home was on Zillow , but listed as not for sale  , however the photo of our home and   yard were recent photos.

Also,  abt 5 yrs ago some man  who we did not know  came to our home and asked if he could walk around our yard with his metal detector .  We said No !

[Trailrun23]

We live in a desirable real estate area so am used to the commercial drones the real estate people send around frequently..,but they are usually up much higher. We did have a high school kid that sent his drone over the houses where girls were out by their backyard pools last summer; one dad figured out who it was and did the old bb trick. Worked like a charm!

[Sweetbay magnolia]

Complain to your county or district supervisor.

It may be related to development that is upcoming and IMO it is unfair to subject your property to the intrusion.

We had helicopters hovering that were so low they were causing tree limbs to drop, when a development was in the planning stages.  The mapping people were behind it.

I was the crazy lady who shook my finger at them and told them to leave.  I found out the regs are really loose so I just decided, if I can see the pilot, the thing is too close.