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[SAJ-99]

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My Email to house Natural resources committee:

HF2112 drones for deer retrieval

[City] resident, opposed.

I’d like to see the bill amended to exclude drone use on public land. Even better, another bill banning use of drones on IA public hunting land during deer and turkey seasons.

I’m an Iowa public land hunter of 23 years. I hunt for solitude and enjoyment of nature. I hunt about 60 days per year. Drones ruin the experience. I cannot avoid the drones if other hunters are using them when they’re allowed on every public parcel.

Thank you for your time and consideration, [name, phone #]

I certainly agree in wanting peace and solitude. I’m conflicted on things that improve recovery as more recovery and less loss seems like a good thing.

 

[Gellar]

I certainly agree in wanting peace and solitude. I’m conflicted on things that improve recovery as more recovery and less loss seems like a good thing.

No mixed feelings here. I think drones have their place in many aspects of today’s society, but they are to ripe for abuse in hunting. We are already seeing cases in other states against drones for poaching.

 

[Pucky Freak]

I certainly agree in wanting peace and solitude. I’m conflicted on things that improve recovery as more recovery and less loss seems like a good thing.

I’d imagine about 50% of traffic would be locating bedded deer and then shooting them.

Also imagine shotgun season which is about 80% deer drives. Everyone flings a bunch of lead, then zooms a drone around the entire area to see what got hit.

Same last year w/ the public land “ATV deer retrieval” bill. So easy to abuse. Had a kid zooming around on a dirt bike in a no motorized vehicle area yesterday when I was shed hunting on public land.

 

[SAJ-99]

I’d imagine about 50% of traffic would be locating bedded deer and then shooting them.

Also imagine shotgun season which is about 80% deer drives. Everyone flings a bunch of lead, then zooms a drone around the entire area to see what got hit.

Same last year w/ the public land “ATV deer retrieval” bill. So easy to abuse. Had a kid zooming around on a dirt bike in a no motorized vehicle area yesterday when I was shed hunting on public land.

People have been flinging lead on deer drives way before there were drones. Not sure you can stop people from being a-holes.

 

[Nick87]

People have been flinging lead on deer drives way before there were drones. Not sure you can stop people from being a-holes.

No but you can stop them from capitalizing on being assholes.