drone worries livestock

[Muck Spreader]

This is the system you need to take control and land the drone.

 

[Cowcalf]

seen LOW flying planes go over my livestock at great speed and they never even twitch, so would not be too worried of someone flying a drone

 

[Extreme Optimist]

Mow them down with machine guns

The sheep or the drones????

 

[holywell farmer]

why cant we shoot drones down? What is the reason? They are someones private property tresspassing and causing worry to livestock, No one can jump up to grab it to protect their flock so, just the same as with a dog off a lead, you should be able to destroy it to protect your stock?

Law needs changing about these drones

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

We have had one flying around and it is becoming a real pain the a***. It frightened a horse and the rider fell off. It also followed a person walking a dog and the dog ran off.

Can we shoot it down legally if it is frightening livestock and causing danger?

 

[Lovegoodstock]

Maybe I missed it at start of thread, but what is the actual law? Friend that flies his at ours cant film weddings with it at certain places as they don't give permission or im sure he said that the neighbours with land or houses don't grant permission? Or is this simply the wedding venues not wanting to upset neighbours? Hadnt thought of them being used to check out farms for theft purposes, a bit of an extravagance for my place as they an simply stroll through with the ridiculous amount of footpaths or bridleways, saves them the expense of using a drone!!

 

[vikinglimey]

seen LOW flying planes go over my livestock at great speed and they never even twitch, so would not be too worried of someone flying a drone

There was a light aircraft that did an emergency landing in a field of sheep locally today. From the pictures the sheep couldn't give a damn about the plane or the air investigators wandering around the field !

 

[sidjon]

seen LOW flying planes go over my livestock at great speed and they never even twitch, so would not be too worried of someone flying a drone

We get low flying military helicopters flying below us through the valley and just above us and cows don't blink a eyelid to them , but a hot air balloon will cause them all sorts of problems.

 

[milkloss]

Bunch of A10's in training and using the milking parlour as a practice target used to make milking interesting, never see them at all now in the area.

 

[crofteress]

it sounds like a giant insect, thats why they don't like it, low flying jets etc don't bother them, giant insects buzzing around do. Loads of them up here most of the caravan site guests have them , some animals get spooked some don't

 

[Red Fred]

I use mine to move sheep. Good until they don't want to go somewhere and you have to put some pressure on them, then they ignore it.

I do the same with the cows. They don't panic and it has proved a really good method of getting them in the yard when no help was available.

 

[Kelso690]

We have had one flying around and it is becoming a real pain the a***. It frightened a horse and the rider fell off. It also followed a person walking a dog and the dog ran off.

Can we shoot it down legally if it is frightening livestock and causing danger?

Just shoot it

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Just shoot it

Yes but is it legal?

 

[Kelso690]

The law doesn't really care about the welfare of livestock or people wouldn't be allowed to get away with the horrific things they do. If it was worrying my stock I'd shoot it. End of.

 

[unlacedgecko]