"Animal Rights" Activist Claims Drone Shot Down
2/16/2012
Remember the "animal rights" wacko who used to hover his paraglider above goose blinds to intimidate hunters and scare away geese? (He was promptly arrested—there are laws against interfering with a hunt, after all.)
Well, his name is Steve Hindi. He's the president of SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness)—isn't that cute—and he's back in the news. Hindi claims to have launched a remote-controlled, video-equipped spy drone to film a live pigeon shoot. Then, says Hindi, shots rang out and his drone was shot down.
Now, I know what you're thinking: What's the best shot size to take down a spy drone? It's difficult to say given their wide-ranging cost and quality of materials. However, Hindi estimates the value of his drone was only $200-$300—basically a video camera duct-taped to a toy helicopter. In this case I believe my preferred all-around load of 1 1/4 ounces of No. 5 shot would suffice. But aluminum drones may require nickel-plated shot of perhaps BB or larger.
H/T OutdoorPressroom.com
