Texas Parks & Wildlife an Drones

[CMM]

Drones/UAVs — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department In Texas do not get caught using your drone to do a head count, hunt pigs, find sheep, or anything unless you have a permit to do so.

 

[C. Mudgeon]

Recreational flying in Texas State Parks is just as restrictive.

“Drones are allowed in state parks in two circumstances:

• Two parks have designated areas for drones: Lake Whitney and San Angelo state parks.
• For filming purposes at other parks. You must obtain a filming permit from the park.”

I’ve tried to get filming permits for personal, non-commercial shots: some dronies and orbits of our campsite for example. Been shot down (figuratively) in each attempt.

 

[justDee]

Recreational flying in Texas State Parks is just as restrictive.

“Drones are allowed in state parks in two circumstances:

• Two parks have designated areas for drones: Lake Whitney and San Angelo state parks.
• For filming purposes at other parks. You must obtain a filming permit from the park.”

I’ve tried to get filming permits for personal, non-commercial shots: some dronies and orbits of our campsite for example. Been shot down (figuratively) in each attempt.

This is sad to hear. I could understand the permit requirement, no problem there, but then they don't issue permits? Figures...

 

[CMM]

Probably the person you talk to may not even know what a drone is kind of sad

 

[c0int31pr0]

No progress on this front at all.
We have so little public land here, and what we do have I cannot legally capture from the air. Seems like Texas Parks and Wildlife would want the good publicity that we could give them.
The nuisance factor of drones is way overblown too.
Guess I will keep trying.

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