13-07-18 ‘THEY FLY IN TOWN, THEY GET SHOT DOWN’: COLORADO TOWN CONSIDERS DRONE-HUNTING LICENSES AND REWARDS

Jul. 17, 2013 9:30pm Liz Klimas

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DEER TRAIL, Colo. (TheBlaze/AP) — The next potential target for hunters in one Colorado town might be flying with or above the birds — well above the birds.

Leaders in the town of Deer Trail, which has a population around 550 people, are considering an ordinance that would create aerial drone hunting licenses and offer bounties to anyone who shoots one down.

(Image: KMGH video screenshot)

“We do not want drones in town,” resident Phillip Steel, who drafted the ordinance told KMGH-TV. “They fly in town, they get shot down.”

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