Idk if anyone had a similar problem before, but I live in EU by the countryside, at first there were only a few but now it happens more and more often to see drones passing over my house, I am sure they are civilian drones because law enforcement has no reason to use them since the area is quiet (and honestly I doubt they would be able to do so), however it bothers me enough to know that there are people who get over the fence and enter my property going to look at what they want, does anyone have any advice on what to do?

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    Get yourself a little beehive OP.

    Every time you see a drone, report it for killing your bees, sit back and watch the EU busybodies go fuckin mental about it

    The cunt who’s doing it will be in The Hague within a week 😂

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    there’s a software package floating around to hijack drones and remote control them yourself. it might be time to test the drone’s security capabilities

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    Apparently, old-fashioned spark radios can disrupt comms for consumer drones. There are kits for people who are interested in learning about early radio tech.

    I’ve not verified this myself.

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    commercial drones must have by law a remote ID, think of it like a unique number for each drone, so you might want to try using some phone apps like DroneTag to get that ID and then report it to the authorities. They will have a record of who that drone belongs to.

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    Just looked it up for Germany: over residential areas you need either “an explicit permission of the owner”, or “it is very light (<250g) and has no ability to record video, audio or radio” or “it is more then 100m above ground, not in the night and some other fingerprint” [1].

    In all EU you actually need a registration on your some clearly visible [2].

    So, of they are below 100m or in the night, just call the authorities. If you live a bit outside it might just not clear from above that it’s private property.

    [1] https://dipul.de/homepage/en/information/geographical-zones/legal-basis/#accordion-1-6 [2] https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/light/topics/travelling-drones

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    How is it trespassing? How far up do you “own” ? 5m , 200m, 1000km?

    On the other hand, get a another drone and play chasey wott theirs, maybe and some talons to yours and swoop, eagle style ?

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      E.g. in germany it is not allowed to fly over private property with a drone (equipped with a camera), no matter the height. You have to stay above offical streets. And maximum flight hight is 120 m, if I remember correctly.

      I guess it’s EU law, so it should be simmilar in other EU countries.

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    Do you own a shotgun? Just shoot it out of the sky.

    Just kiding that’s a terrible idea

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    • Step 1. Get the loudest, most assertive dog possible (as long as it never bites people).
    • Step 2. Install a doggie-door.
    • Step 3. Train it to wreck drones that land inside the fence perimeter.
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    Just to confirm the obvious. Downvotes are expected but OP you should read this.

    They are close enough to see that they are quad copters, and they make a buzzing noise, correct?

    There have been a lot of UAP flaps where the objects (not quad copter looking) will fly low over the countryside, just above the tree-lines to much higher. They usually make no noise aside from reports of static or screeching or electronic interference.

    Unlikely to be the case but if so, report to your countries MUFON type department and get as much evidence (video with sound, drawings, time and date, etc) as you can.

    There is something else out there, whether it’s military black projects mapping areas or what have you, and it needs to be documented.

    If it is for sure quad copter drones, you can get a device to blast the 2.4Ghz spectrum for a short time and make them ‘phone home’ and the operators will stop flying them over your property once they realize something wrong keeps happening when they do. Legality varies.

    Many tutorials available to DIY. You can also buy them pre-built, just more expensive.

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    You drink great northern beers in Ohio? I mean they are decent beers, but didn’t think they’d made it across the Pacific