Quote Originally Posted by phesina View Post
Elyse, are there a lot of people in Illinois hunting with drones or who want to hunt with drones?
I don't know the answer on either (people who currently hunt using a drone, or who currently don't but plan to get hold of one). I am not into hunting and I don't really know anyone who is. (My dad has a friend from church who goes "hunting" with a camera to take pictures of deer, birds and other creatures in the state parks- he has even seen owls) I get the impression that the legislation is being proposed "in advance".

What worries me about it is that they'd like to insert a clause to allow the use of drones to hunt "overpopulated invasive species" such as Asian carp - but I bet some people would argue that deer also constitute "overpopulated invasive species" in some parts of Illinois.

I sometimes see a deer standing on the side of the road, especially near the forest preserve. There's one enormous home close to where my parents live, that has a narrow drainage ditch right along the edge of the property. If I time it right, sometimes I will see two or three deer at a time standing near the ditch. I like when that happens! I worry that they'll walk out into the street and get struck by a car, though.