Colorado Town Poised to be First to Issue Drone Hunting License

'They fly in town, they get shot down'

The small ranching hamlet of Deer Trail, Colorado is considering becoming the first US town to issue drone hunting licenses.

The ordinance, drafted by Deer Trail resident Phillip Steel, proposes a bounty of $100 to any licensed "shooter" who presents the "identifiable parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle whose markings and configuration are consistent with those used on any similar craft known to be owned or operated by the United States federal government."

"This is a very symbolic ordinance," Steel told local 7NEWS. "Basically, I do not believe in the idea of a surveillance society, and I believe we are heading that way."

Steel told Reuters that, though he had not seen any drones, "some local ranchers" outside the town limits had. Deer Trail, the site of the world's first rodeo, is situated approximately 55 miles east of Denver.

Full Story: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/18-2