Thread: Farmer fires warning shots at hunters on Doc land..

Hi Guys, I found this today and thought it was at the very least, grounds for a firearms license revokation? Am
I wrong?
https://m.facebook.com/story/graphql...AxNTA1NjY2NzM5

Josh
He's a bit of a dag - but he is out there doing it - hunting - fishing - trapping etc
Hunts in bare feet too - another Dundee or Barry Crump type
Does some good vids but
I heard Josh used to use Drones - maybe this was the last straw.
Still I believe what he says but it is prob not the 1st time the local plod has to deal with Josh over walk about issues

I'm a farmer and I shoot more poachers than deer! Actually not really, but it was fun saying it.

I have had drones flying around the house without permission, 800m away from the nearest public access. Drones are going to become a very contentious issue in future unless people start obeying the laws. I've heard rumours of gang members using them to try to find marijuana before the cops do their fly over... no doubt taking note of anything else of interest while they do so. If a lot of drones start flying over private property things will turn nasty pretty quickly.

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

I'm a farmer and I shoot more poachers than deer! Actually not really, but it was fun saying it.

I have had drones flying around the house without permission, 800m away from the nearest public access. Drones are going to become a very contentious issue in future unless people start obeying the laws. I've heard rumours of gang members using them to try to find marijuana before the cops do their fly over... no doubt taking note of anything else of interest while they do so. If a lot of drones start flying over private property things will turn nasty pretty quickly.

Is it illegal to shoot Drones ??
Yet ?

Originally Posted by Sarvo

Is it illegal to shoot Drones ??
Yet ?

Yes it is illegal to shoot down drones, and no legal defence exists. Like if my wife or daughters were sunbathing on the farm and a drone with a camera was sitting just out of arm reach, I could do nothing about it. Technically the drone operator is committing a crime, but no way of proving it. If anyone thinks drones will not be "mistaken" for legitimate targets they are dreaming.

My 'radar' is pinging, the radar that says 'more to this than one man's version'. There's always another version.

It's the same radar as the one that pinged (pung?) when I watched the vid of the bald headed fella istting in his car, going off about the Bruce Rifle Range, just after the ChCh shooting. You know the fella I mean.

Always a good idea to wait before you judge, with stuff like this. Which doesn't happen very often on facebook, does it?

Drones can be jammed

Originally Posted by 308

Drones can be jammed

Up the owners rear end?

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

Yes it is illegal to shoot down drones, and no legal defence exists.

What legislation does it fall under?

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

What legislation does it fall under?

Maybe reckless discharge of firearm, or discharging a firearm in a way to cause nuisance. You'd certainly annoy the drone "pilot". And you might be on video. Would not look good either way. More hassle than it solved.

I would not hesitate to shoot down a drone we’re it to still be flying over my property once I had gotten a shotgun and shells out of their respective secure storage. It is illegal for a drone operator to fly a drone over private land without the land owners permission and it is perfectly legal for me to use a shotgun on this rural property to control pests as I know the land owner personally and I have his permission.

I think it might be wilful damage if you shoot one down. Of course if the owner comes looking for it and there are no bits of it around, it would be a bit hard to say where that pesky thing went

Originally Posted by rugerman

I think it might be wilful damage if you shoot one down.

I am pretty sure I wouldn’t give a fat cat’s puckered poo hole. But the discussion is moot as there are several neighbours that would likely have shot the bloody thing down first.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

My 'radar' is pinging, the radar that says 'more to this than one man's version'. There's always another version.

It's the same radar as the one that pinged (pung?) when I watched the vid of the bald headed fella istting in his car, going off about the Bruce Rifle Range, just after the ChCh shooting. You know the fella I mean.

Always a good idea to wait before you judge, with stuff like this. Which doesn't happen very often on facebook, does it?

It is still concerning if the fact that they haven't chased it up after so long is true.

One would imagine anything firearms related would be a high priority.

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

What legislation does it fall under?

Civil aviation authority rules I'd imagine.

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

What legislation does it fall under?

I think it was civil aviation from memory.