Is this Hard Evidence Someone is SPYING on Us?

[@pinestineshomestead7438]

We have a neighbor that has a toy drone he flies all the time. When I first heard it, scared me not knowing what the heck it was & then I became very paranoid once I had seen it. I thought they were spying on my property and animals. I quickly realized he was just having fun & wasn't actually going too far beyond his property. However, I still remain paranoid when it comes to privacy. It seems like we have a severe lack of it where I live. I don't even feel comfortable sitting on my front porch. I've worked on my gardens and had people cat call me as they drove by. Unfortunately my worst fear happened this year. Not sure who it was, but someone felt it was their duty to report us to the county for "non-compliant" animals. People have had animals like pigs, goats, chickens, and ducks with no issue until now. No one cared. People actually enjoyed seeing our animals for years. It was heartbreaking for our little homestead to be broken up, and we are currently looking to move so we can bring them home ❤️. Which brings me back to the drone part. Our realtor hired a drone guy for property photos. I later learned of a rumor floating around that people thought it was the county scoping out our property to see if we got rid of our non-compliant animals. Sorry this is long winded but having privacy is very important!!

[@jwbowden674]

It is an unsettling feeling to know someone has been flying a drone over your land without your permission. I think talking to your neighbors and alerting them to this would prove helpful. They can keep an eye out for strangers as well! Alert neighbors are just as good as a security system!

[@gwydryn2]

This is a great idea. Maybe a neighbor will come forward and mention their kid/grandkid or visiting friend's kid was recently flying one? It's a good idea to put feelers out there.

[@patchurch1677]

Not to be paranoid, but isn't that a way to case your home? You may loose the meat in the freezers.

[@cornerstone403]

This would make me very uneasy.

[@gaylec258]

Also, alerting your neighbors that you know someone is flying a drone over your property, would also let the possible neighbor that may have done it know, it's probably not such a good idea now that you will be extra vigilant.

[@KatrinaT]

I hate the idea that it's so difficult to really ever have privacy, especially with drones. If I felt like someone was watching us with a drone, it would definitely become target practice.

[@helengarrett6378]

In my state you can't shoot a drone out of the sky.

[@vonnieburt1163]

It would go bye bye regardless of the law.

[@gaguy2]

My first guess was, you distribute hay for your animals, what if that blade was lost and someone baled it in there hay, and you not knowing, distributed it your self? Is that a possible?

[@marygessner5108]

Thank you for a voice of SANITY!

[@evamandelkow9633]

That was the first thing I thought of too!

[@nevastarn6394]

it could easily be a 12 yr old kid, a neighbor, who's horsing around with his drone didn't realize how close he was to your property line. maybe he saw the cows, or suddenly saw he was on your property and jerked the controls, causing drone to crash. didn't want parents to get upset, so simply hopped a fence and grabbed it up, not even worrying about the blade. just a possibility 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@greensteelusallc7862]

There is no immediate houses by him. If you listen to his videos he would let you know even the rental is about 5 to 10 minutes away from his mediate location he has a lot of land out there I don’t think it was a kid I think it’s an adult spying on people

[@sandrabentley8111]

@@greensteelusallc7862 The main road is very close by. I saw it on an older video.

[@ktsls82]

@@greensteelusallc7862 He has neighbors and is very close to a main road.

[@portialancaster3442]

@@greensteelusallc7862 Art only has a few acres and there are homes within sight of his property. But who says the drone was launched from a nearby property? Could have been launched by someone parked by the side of the road. If there was a drone and that blade isn't simple wind blown debris from the mountains.

[@janw491]

You are probably right but a couple of trail cams might make everyone feel a little more secure

[@sunnybeams530]

It would definitely bother me, especially considering that someone then came onto your property to retrieve said drone. We have a right to privacy and someone flying over your property 'just watching' is creepy.

[@jenniferelizabeth3996]

I was going to say the same thing. It’s definitely an invasion of privacy and it makes me sad too that happened to them.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Especially when there's children there.

[@jenniferelizabeth3996]

@@fourdayhomestead2839 Exactly, that was part of my first reaction concern and for all of their safety. I pray that it wasn’t anyone who was meaning harm and that it was just someone flying it for photography reasons like Art said it might be but my first gut reaction was that it was someone doing surveillance on them.

[@angelamartin3876]

I love the new sweatshirt but as a Homesteading mama, I want the hoodie pocket!!! Can you please offer a hoodie?

[@thedelightfulcottage343]

I'd be headed to TCS and buying trail cams and have them at several locations and angles! If your property is marked for no trespassing, and you have trail cam footage with time stamps of "neighbors" visiting uninvited, this is great talking points the next time you see them!

[@JamieE76]

Agree. Hide trail cams along suspected routes.

[@hoppas77]

Great idea!! And you can buy a drone to fly it up to the drone flying over your property and then follow it back to its owner to see who it is

[@emawasef7375]

Spot-on and well said, @The Delightful Cottage, exactly what is set on my heart while I was praying n declaring 1 Sam 25:6, fr you dear beloved Art and Bre, fr your loved ones, fr all your precious Farmstead w/it’s fun wild and domestic livestock & fr your blessed home and soil rich land🌈🌟🕎💒🍒🍓🫐🚜🐃🦌🌸🕊Stay Blessed Stay Golden under His Mighty Pinions🪔 ps : installing good security sys & multiple trail cams that send INSTANT Alert Notifications through its APP on your smartphones may be a bulk pricey slice of your budget, yet, an excellent peace and comfort to your heart and mind, besides, the extra cool footage that you may like to add & edit in w/your daily Vids’ Content. “‘Long life and shalom to you, shalom to your household, and shalom to everything that is yours!” ‭‭ (1 Sa‬ ‭25:6‬)

[@cheriwhitley8385]

Exactly what I was going to say..trail cams will see if u have more visits or if this was a one time thing.lthen IF their reason for checking u out or your animals then u will have them on camera…u never know what peoples intentions are especially nowadays..u don’t know if they r looking at when u are there or not..looking for a pattern of when u r there..are they interested in the animals..or god forbid the kids..I’d have multiple cams up asap in case they see one and take it down.lmultiples they can’t get them all..yes it would bother me ALOT..

[@marilynstewart8656]

If your doing nothing wrong who care let them watch. They must have nothing to do, a very boring life to watch cows and a normal families activities. Unless they are watching to steal, is there recent break in, in your area.

[@GG-mk9nw]

We’ve had a drone fly right over our garage roof that two bedrooms overlook. Also, right passed our bathroom window that faces our backyard and the woods so the windows almost always uncovered. It’s very unsettling. We live in a rural neighborhood so we won’t be sunbathing or anything indecent in our yard but people should be able to do that on their own property without feeling watched.

[@victoriabishop9690]

Keep a close eye on the children. Lots of bad people out there.

[@theIAMofME]

That was my FIRST thought!!! Also, do they have a neighbor that is unfriendly or that has EVER said anything to you about anything on your property....i.e. like care of your animals, building projects, etc??? Maybe there is someone wanting their land? There are some crazy stories out there of people paying double for properties like this. And they do not have good intentions. That's all I'm gonna say here.

[@erin4321]

yes plz. Esp your Girls. Esp with the Wells case in TN

[@thevictorianedge5465]

My exact first thought too.

[@denisemulkey3116]

I had that concern too. Trail cams. If this is a neighbor, they probably watch your videos. You need to set up security cams and let people know they are set up. If anything bad happened, you would need to be able to prove it. If nothing else, it would hopefully deter someone.

[@mamawsgardens]

This happened to us last week..twice..the neighbor bold as can be flying his drone over my yard while grandbabies were riding their ride toys in my yard..scared them so much they ran inside telling me they heard bees..I called the local sheriff asking can I shoot it down because he is filming or watching my grandbabies..(ages 1-9..boys and girls)..he asked “can you see the owner?”..yes I could see him standing in his yard..the law in Mississippi says if he’s within view of his drone he is doing nothing wrong..you’re right..bull malarkey..we do need laws against it..but how will we ever know if he is filming🤦🏻‍♀️..regardless he was watching. Watch your children when they are alone being innocent children in their own yards..people are crazy…and it’s so sad

[@krickette5569]

I think, for me, in this situation the old saying, "It is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission" would apply. Could be all you'd need to do is walk out where he can see you, with shotgun in hand and aim it at his drone. If he's filming or just watching, he would be looking down the barrel. I bet he would get the message.

[@mamawsgardens]

@@krickette5569 I am waiting for it to be hovering over these kids again..above my yard..he will never see what happened but he will know and understand soon enough. 🙈I hope he decides not to be a weirdo neighbor so I won’t have to do that but we will see.

[@mamawsgardens]

@@krickette5569 I was told he is protected by the FAA?🤷🏻‍♀️

[@trinapellegrino621]

What about contacting the children protection agency?? See if they can help. Or tell the neighbor, if you can’t reason with him ?? !?first.....That you will report him. To them. That should stop him..... he or she would not want to go into that rabbit 🐇 hole.

[@mamawsgardens]

@@trinapellegrino621 well he knows I wasn’t happy with his choice of play those 2 days..And he is well aware that it better stop there..I’m very protective of these babies & the idea of him watching them set fire to my angry side 🙈🤭

[@christinaanderson27]

I live in a city and subdivision and someone had drone flying around my house and I actually contacted them and said please stop invading my privacy. They have respected that so far. But it's scary

[@karenbessette64]

Several years ago a drone hovered over our swimming pool for several minutes while we were in it. We knew who was flying the drone, it was a neighbor and he was standing in his front yard with the controller. We were furious. I felt extremely violated. My neighbor thought it was a joke. No one was laughing

[@donnalutheran6335]

When you have children, it's a different story. I believe there are laws to protect your children's privacy.

[@drekfletch]

@@watermelonlalala That is choosing to share with community and the public. It's VERY different than someone coming and observing you without your consent or knowledge. Just because other people can see their family some times, does not mean other people have the right to see their family at ALL times.

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

@@watermelonlalala yes but he is very selective what he puts there. Kids run around naked (especially toddlers) and do all sorts of things you wouldn't put on youtube, but a drone doesn't have that discretion.

[@Ms.Byrd68]

@@drekfletch If his State or County uses 'Arial Mapping' that blade might belong to his County Officials. Then there are 'Realtors' that may have video taped the place to sell it... ultimately to HIM. He should get with his neighbors first and rule them out. A simple call to the County would 'rule them' out if they don't map like that. And he call get in touch with HIS Realtor, who probably has it on file who the Seller's Realtor was and just ask if they did an Arial video to sell the home. _You shouldn't jump to a conclusion and worry yourself BEFORE you have to..._ In the meantime, keep the family close & keep an eye out on the Animals.

[@murrrriel]

The issue of privacy and domain over your own property, it brings to mind what's happened to Gold Shaw Farm up in Vermont with their bear hunting laws. There is a very high bar for property owners there to prevent bear hunters from sending uncontrolled GPS-collar hunting dogs onto their property to track and tree bears. Morgan is trying to make it easier for property owners to prevent these types of incursions onto their own farm, and getting a lot of resistance from hunters. But the technology that enables the dogs to roam uncontrolled came about after the laws were in place.

[@kimcritchley8231]

Those dog hunters that are looking for bare up in Vermont are just a bunch of freaking idiots that have no respect for anybody else's privacy or property and think they have the right to do whatever they want whenever they want wherever they want

[@riverrootsfarmandgarden1478]

I"m just curious why there are so many people worried about how you spend your time? The drone thing is a bit unsettling but the amount of people worried about how you spend your time bothers me more. I would be trying to figure out who's been invading my privacy as well. To those saying you should be working on your house, why are you concerning yourself with this mans time? I"m sure they have work of their own to be doing Art!!! You keep doing what you do !!

[@hoppas77]

@@portialancaster3442 Investment? It's a donation that you give with your heart. When you _truly_ give from the heart you do not expect anything in return.

[@oldwillowtree173]

@@portialancaster3442 Investment? That kind of stuns me, to be honest. Don't want to offend you/anyone, I'm sure you mean well and are a kind person, but wasn't the fund just a gift, freely given? To be used, however it helped, with house/mold/living arrangements, at their own discretion? Can we just be happy, trusting that it will be, or was, helpful? It's natural to be curious, of course. But wasn't the fund about caring? Surely not a business arrangement that brings entitlement to information in exchange?

[@carolinablonde88]

@@portialancaster3442 he didn't ask for that gfm. It was pushed upon him and idk if you've noticed but they've had a lot going on. Maybe I just have sympathy because I went through the same thing at the same time except we lost our house. There was no saving it. We lost all our belongings with it. Spent 18 months in a camper with 6 kids while we paid a general contractor to build our house that has killed our budget. So even with spending 300k and hiring a crew, it STILL took us 18 months. Art is doing a lot himself because it's cost effective and honestly, the only way to get a decent job done sometimes. Don't be a jerk. Unless you've gone through the trauma and stress of losing your home and most of your belongings like that, you have no idea the emotional toll it takes. Unless you've hired a general contractor lately to do a big job like building or a total gut job on a house, then you have no idea what it takes to get that done either

[@urbanohiogardener]

@@portialancaster3442 You remind me of my stepmother, she gives "gifts" only to control people.

[@bluelilly22222]

Seeing the topic my first thought was about the kids... Keep them safe, don't leave them alone anywhere.

[@institches100]

I would feel invaded. No difference than someone walking into your home uninvited. It's an invasion of privacy

[@jennykiest169]

I would feel a little violated if someone did that to me. I would feel like my privacy was invaded. Especially with children involved.

[@victoriabishop9690]

You are so right in your assessment of the drone uses and restrictions. Also, there are more and more prisoners, even murders,, pedophiles, rapists being released. I know drones can be great for research, entertainment, web page designs, etc., but they have also shown a dark and dangerous side. Let's openly share our deep concerns and push for drone restrictions that will let us feel safe on our property and safe in our homes. Keep us posted.

[@driftingsoulsisters]

Do you have trail cams? I would be setting some up around your property. Be mindful of your daughter Being alone hunting, if someone is watching your family please be safe and put the messures in place for all your safety

[@cjdflkj]

THIS!

[@melindasue9193]

Art you know what you need to do just in case to protect your animals and property that are unattended at night. You are a smart man!

[@marieradatsz4126]

So glad you are needing income as that is a plus for us as we are able to spend time with your beautifull family. You are my favorate chanell for years. Some I skip adds but I always watch them on yours. I would buy your merchandise but living in the uk the shipping from America is so expensive. Love you all, God bless you all xxx

[@BS-ne5cr]

This happened to me. I was out in the yard and heard a noise and found someone hovering over our dogs. I turned to the drone and yelled in my loudest voice to get off my property or I would shoot them down. Hoping that wherever they were they could hear me. They went away and came back so I went in the house and got the shotgun. Very quickly the drone flew away. They have not come back. I probably wouldn't have shot up into the air but they didn't have to know about that. I also then got in my car and drove around to see if I could find anybody putting a drone away cuz I would have yelled at them in their face. I think you should have ownership over the air above your property. Now it shouldn't go all the way to space but a reasonable amount of air space above your property should be yours.

[@bhavens9149]

Just a possible scenario - If someone is selling real estate nearby, it might be from trying to take overhead shots for their sales, Also some cities and county people use overhead drone shots for mapping. Only NON abusive things I can think of . Anyway if I saw a drone flying overhead I'd feel like shooting it as well, it is an invasion of privacy. If I recall correctly in Ca you do own the air directly above your property, there is a flight limit. PS - if you have nothing to hide, feel free to send me all your passwords, no worries I'll use your money wisely. (SARCASM! Privacy is a human need)

[@suef1490]

Agreed. Lots of property seekers in North Carolina right now and most of them use drones to see the perimeters of the property they are looking at.

[@paulatwood998]

555inches the Farm to talk abut and Wanda and W the Farm to be a part One year... 4.44

[@marygessner5108]

Your first comment made sense... this is probably totally innocent.

[@bhavens9149]

@@marygessner5108 one hopes, doesn't make it true however, especially since they trespassed to retrieve the drone.

[@carolinablonde88]

Kudos to you for selling out of the ornaments. They were a great idea and so cute 😍 I'm happy to see yall succeed

[@allisonmiller3148]

Yes, 2 times and I point blank said directly to the drone that if it’s flown over our yard again it will be shot down on sight. It hasn’t made its way over our yard again. My small children are way too important to me to take a chance with some stranger spying on them at their home.

[@donnadonna9288]

Personally I would recommend you put up game cameras all around the property and see if you can determine WHO is flying the drone. Love y'all.

[@daleshipman6134]

paranoia

[@mneraasen224]

One of my neighbors flies so low , when I’m gardening I can hear it. Constantly spies on us and I’m sure other neighbors. So frustrating 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦‍♀️ usually only in warmer weather. We live in DE. Im not okay with it. It’s creepy. There are others in our development that have them. I don’t mind a quick fly over but the difference between that and someone spying on you is definitely noticeable 😠

[@kimberli2391]

Talk to the neighbors. " Just wanted you to know, someone is going over our properties with their drones.!" 'Just wanted you to know so you could be aware and protect yourself.' I did that when someone shot, but didn't kill, our cat. I suspected who had done it. I called him. "Our cat was shot!" "Just wanted you to be aware. I know how you love your dogs." No cats were shot again.

[@rajinevin7273]

This happened to another guy in Canada that I follow on KZbin. He built his own log cabin with hand tools and lived there for a few years - until some people who had been watching him on KZbin found him and started harrassing him - hard core. He ended up having to move to another piece of land that was even more remote. It was real.

[@lynnplestid2711]

Sounds like Shawn

[@bjgigout9832]

Shawn in Canada. He’d built so much to his first place.

[@adelineparinduri]

Shawn James eh. It was heartbreaking after everything he'd built.

[@kimcritchley8231]

I love watching Shawn on both his channels, Callie is so cute.

[@maryalice8507]

It was his new neighbors that harrassed him so much that he moved. Not someone that found him on youtube.

[@marsha4138]

Maybe it was Santa using new drone technology checking to see who is naughty and nice. LOL

[@ruthannjones5873]

Realtors use drones to get aerial images of a property and its surrounding areas. I can see surveyors using them as well. Those would be legitimate, not necessarily legal, and useful reasons to get aerial images. Timber surveys of an area? Retrieving a downed drone is a totally different issue.

[@trinapellegrino621]

They should inform you first,..

[@thetorians6896]

That is a huge nope!! I would feel very uncomfortable and would make sure your kids are with you or Bri when they are on the property.

[@glimmermomma4373]

That blade is extremely dirty, most 90% clean (Pro) their blades off before putting them away..also if the county is resurveying properties in general they usually don’t have to get permission..

[@walkinharmonyhomestead2888]

The worst part on the county thing is they keep that pretty hush, that they even use them. And it’s for more than just zoning. 😤

[@alisonlightner866]

I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME FREQUENTLY HERE IN CA. IT IS AN INVASION OF PRIVACY AND SO ANNOYING. BE SAFE AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL

[@JamieE76]

You should go around to all your neighbors with the blade and ask them if they're missing one. At least then, all the neighbors will know you're paying attention and watching.

[@victoriabishop9690]

Excellent suggestion.

[@victoriabishop9690]

And, Art needs to hold onto the blade.

[@wendyallisonbarnes1187]

When you invite people into your lives, you give permission for us to watch you. These people have not asked permission. It is an invasion of your privacy.

[@fivetopsfarm8061]

I would be upset to know that someone was filming or watching over my property. It's still an invasion of privacy.

[@misspersnickety3674]

I think of spying, snooping, and eavesdropping as a type of theft. It is taking something without permission that doesn't belong to you.

[@ymanajohnson585]

I would feel like my privacy had been invaded. Yes, I think they should definitely ask permission to retrieve the downed drone. Love watching your lives whenever you post. Thank you.

[@kathyfuson7408]

As a retired Realtor * we delt with this on its onset. That being said a major concern is the wrong people watching children.

[@maryfortin6295]

Keep your beautiful children in sight.

[@daleannharsh8295]

There are FAA rules about how low a plane or copter can fly over your home (generally 500 feet). They are working on regulations that would require ID numbers for drones so there's a chance that, if enacted, if you ran an app on your phone that allowed you to track commercial flights you might also see someone 'droning' over your house. They are also working on regulations for how low you can fly over people and vehicles. It might be interesting for you to contact your state representative and see what the status is on these regulations. And, personally, I don't see any difference between a peeping tom standing outside a window and one hovering outside a window....

[@patseemore5019]

Art you lying in the pasture next to a cow pie had me in stitches!

[@christinedehn3257]

Having grown up in a large city and lived in towns all my life, public access to an area 20 to 30 feet of your home is normal. You can see into peoples windows and back yards, admire their gardens, smell their lilacs in the air, hear their kids splashing in their pool. Some people are very uncomfortable with that. Others are not. Blinds, shades, curtains and privacy fences are the result as well as laws against "peeping" and excess noise. A view from overhead feels different, but isn't really. Living in the country, you are obviously used to a much larger buffer zone from your house to the street The trespassing is what I would be most concerned with. Once someone comes on to your property it is a whole different ballgame.

[@sparrowgarden1401]

When you live in a rural area you have a different level of privacy. Even in town, you know what can be seen from the street or by your neighbors. You act accordingly. If you have a junk pile, you might put it out of sight of your neighbors. If you like to sunbathe, you moght not want to do it where the neighbors can see you. If you want to be intimate with your partner, most of us prefer to do that without witnesses. There is an expectation of privacy on your own property, within your own boundaries. I live in a city, but we had great privacy from good fences. Then a developer built 2 story homes across the street with a full view of our rather large yard. We are not pleased that they can now see what we grow, and watch us as we work in our garden. I no longer feel comfortable wearing shorts and a bathing suit top on those super hot days. Tehy can see my little grandchildren play in the pool we set up in summer and I have had to make them wear swim suits. Privacy matters! People flying drones over your property feels like someone is looking into your windows. It is unnerving, even if you are just cooking dinner or watching tv! We can put gates on our driveways, fences around our yards, curtains on our windows, but how do we prevent people watching us from the sky?

[@fireforcecreative]

Totally agree the sky over your property should be protected space.

[@badgeman50]

I’m sorry this has happened. Also, if there is any property for sale around you sometimes real estate agents use drones for panoramic shots of the area. So hopefully it’s innocent- maybe even kids? God bless and love your laid back peaceful channel.

[@redinthethevalley]

First thing I thought about was a real estate flyover.. many have parked and flew drones to take a better look at a piece of property that way.. hopefully it’s nothing serious here!

[@denisemulkey3116]

That would be nice if that was case.

[@carolknepp5791]

I would be very concerned about the safety of the children. You are all in my prayers.

[@Pjdlharvey]

I would feel the same way if I thought someone was spying on our family. The biggest thing would be, are they spying on my property or my children. You guys have 7 children which 5 are always out and about on the land. Maybe you need cameras filming what is going on on ground and in the sky. God bless you all.

[@lindafoster2141]

No one has the right to invade your families own space. I enjoy what you share with us, I would never invade your privacy....love you all from Indiana.

[@brandystowell4067]

It should be illegal to fly over ANYONE'S home!!! This makes me sad for you all 😞 I sure do hope y'all find whomever it was!

[@jpgaffney248]

Art lying in the pasture next to a cow patty...true farmer.

[@LivingBreadHomestead]

Disturbing/ stressing animals and or wildlife may be another direction to look into. We have a DJI drone and at 30 feet, our animals hear it very well.

[@greensteelusallc7862]

In reality a drone it’s so quiet you’re really wouldn’t know it’s out there unless you’re standing really close to it. I believe they’re flying at high enough to see what he’s doing in his backyard but not really out there to disturb the animals. Mostly likely trying to get the animals to bring them back to their location so they can eat their animals. We live in a dangerous world now we can’t trust nobody the only ones we could trust is our immediate family and sometimes that’s not even a good idea and God

[@LivingBreadHomestead]

@@greensteelusallc7862 We have a dji drone and at 30 feet, our animals hear it very well.

[@macleayman65]

We had this happen to us with our neighbors. We knew about it because every time they flew over the dog would go nuts! We had a nice chat with them and they stopped. We were thankful.

[@countrysideacreshomestead2008]

Our fishing and game warden uses a drone to fly over instead of walking... great idea but very unsettling.

[@trinam2503]

We have had drones flown over our property. It's very upsetting. It's a violation of privacy. And a potential safety issue. We live remote and have also had trespassers both during the day and in the middle of the night. I always wonder if the events are connected.

[@jerrywagner5104]

Art, I completely agree with you. I am an FAA licensed drone pilot here in north-central NC. If someone flys over my little farm I expect them to keep some altitude, say at least 50' above the trees. If they are intentionally flying over at or below tree level, in my book they are up to no good. With that said, a lot of drone pilots experience flyaways. DJI is not immune to this occurrence even at the $2,000 level, but someone who has experienced a flyaway should have notified you and asked permission to retrieve the drone. So there are other potential reasons one may have ended up at your place. Programing may have been an issue as well. Good luck and I hope you and your family are all doing well. Especially the new additions.

[@hoppas77]

There is a difference between getting some 200-300 foot up footage of the mountains above your house and hovering 30 feet, and being low enough to crash into the trees. That is NOT cool. I had it happen to me once and I wanted to get a baseball bat until my husband told me that was illegal. I think it's a messed-up law.

[@debvandell491]

And they knock at the camper and the house to ask permission to retrieve the drone. Both are empty.

[@aj4856]

In the background of one of the shots, it looked like there were electric lines running into some trees. If that's the case, it could be the power company surveilling their lines to see if trees along the line need to be cut.

[@jimmiepatrum]

I live in the countryside of NC and am very fortunate that if the power company needs to come onto my property for any reason, they either send me a letter or come knocking on my door. I would like to think that even if the power company were flying a drone rather than setting foot on my property, they would still let me know it in advance.

[@aj4856]

@@jimmiepatrum Well, you don't always get what you want. I would ask if the power company notified you when they were surveying the lines by helicopter or plane. If not, I'm not sure why they would when doing the same activity using a drone. If they needed to come onto the property to get a downed drone, I would expect that they would knock on the door - except in Art & Bri's case, there probably wasn't anyone home.

[@jimmiepatrum]

@@aj4856 Upon reflection, I think you are correct that the power company would not likely contact me if they were flying a drone over my property. You're also right that we don't always get what we want. I do like that the power company contacts me if they need to actually set foot on my property. Let's hope that whoever was flying a drone over Art's property had no ill intentions.

[@Kat4u2]

WoW , that’s so crazy , I’d be upset ! Good detective work Art ! Keep a close eye out for this Spy ! !

[@newhopehomestead5621]

Ask the kids if they found it on the road on a walk down to your property. Hopefully one of them found it and was playing with it and just left it in the field. It looks too dirty to have just popped off and landed on the grass.

[@benmatthews3732]

Best case, a neighbor crashed a new Christmas toy while learning to operate it. I would talk to my neighbors and if someone ‘fessed up’ you might feel better. And you could let them know you don’t want drones over your property again for the sake of your livestock and children. But as someone else said, there are a lot of bad people out there. I would shoot down any drone I saw and tell my children to come inside if they see one. Your sense of privacy and safety has been violated and you can’t easily get that back. Im sorry this happened to you; it’s going on everywhere.

[@sueb-t2183]

yes we definitely need new laws to regulate air space over our properties.

[@Rppbiz]

I liked the part where you lie down right next to a meadow muffin and continue to talk about the drone like nothings there lol

[@michelerucker3755]

There are really creepy people out there and yes unfortunately that means they could even be our neighbors ! YIKES😳😳😳

[@deborahtofflemire7727]

You are so correct. I would NOT like it at all this seems to be happening to other homesteaders.

[@KAPPYCAM]

Could be someone playing with a new drone. I know if I had one I would fly around the general area just looking and having fun flying the drone. No maliciousness in thought . Just learning how to fly the drone . You are not at the farm all day, so they would have not found anyone home when checking . They could have tried to find someone. No one around. I have had drones fly over my property, I just wave and smile. That said i can see how it feels like invasion of privacy. I am in a 2 acre farm in the middle of suburbia, so already feel invasion of privacy everyday I walk out my door. So drone in my area is par for the course. If I lived farther out in a more rural area I might feel different.

[@beverlycook8679]

I love you guys!! Your privacy is priceless..... 😔

[@thenestingplace357]

We had a neighbor who did that. It bothered us. When we first moved in and we started homesteading. He would fly it to see what we were doing. Multiple times and we couldn’t see him. Sometimes or he would be sitting in his truck at the end of his driveway flying it. So we started waving at it. He hasn’t done it in about 2 years.

[@claytonbaker49]

Yeah Art, I’d want to do the exact same. Especially with Children involved

[@digarcia1890]

In so cal we have drones flying everywhere especially at night in rural areas. It is unnerving. Who is doing this and why?

[@shirleyschmid1156]

Yes! Drones are good for certain things, but not for spying! Shirley S.

[@hugelpook]

I would feel violated and not a little cross. There should definitely be a law disallowing people from flying their drones over anyone's property. This would be pretty difficult to enforce, but it should be law.

[@thevictorianedge5465]

ART AND BRI DO NOT LET YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER GRACE GO OUT HUNTING ALONE. PLEASE WATCH ALL THOSE BABIES CLOSELY.

[@reginanorris4258]

I live in North Carolina too and someone was flying a drone in my yard my husband went and got his 22 rifle and was going to shoot it when they saw he had a gun they took it out of here and we watched where it went needless to say my husband did take care of the situation I understand where you are coming from so my answer would be shoot it down

[@amandas5817]

Thanks for sharing the good bad and ugly! That's a very interesting question to ponder

[@diannemiller4754]

I thought my children to go with their gut feeling! I believe you are spot on about someone invading your privacy. Especially trespassing to retrieve their drone. I would put up trailcams or other security cameras around. Today's world is all about me and often don't care who they disturb.

[@gcg7074]

Hard one Art. How many of your friends have KZbin channels using those amazing shots that we all love.

[@robertthompson9122]

The FAA requires anyone flying a drone for recreation to take a free online “test” it’s more a course. In the course it clearly states that you must be able to physically see the drone at all times, this could include a spotter but the spotter must be close to the pilot. So I can say if you are flying low with trees and buildings you have to be pretty close to where the drone is flying. This could be they are either not following the regulations set by the FAA or they are standing on your property while flying. Also you are required to register your drone with the FAA and clearly mark your drone if it’s over 250g. That prop looks big for a drone under 250g so they must have to have it registered. Which is another reason they might have wanted the drone back because it could be traced back to them. If they registered it. You also have to take a pilots test at a testing center if you fly for any type of job.

[@millesoc]

Can you get a list of neighbors that are registered. It should be public information.Then talk to them. Is repeated use of a drone considered stalking, if it is done repeatedly? Can you post no trespassing to include drones?

[@robertthompson9122]

I’m not sure how much you could do, but it also whoever is piloting the drone would have to be following the rules and marking the drone with their FAA number. I know whenever I fly I feel weird knowing I can see my neighbors property even if I’m on and over my land. You can see a lot for up high.

[@jlrbhj]

At the beginning of the video I was thinking, “Hawk??” Edit: Not cool to drone over private property. Huge invasion of privacy.

[@shelleyparent4729]

We had a similar experience at our property at night, only it was a helicopter with a spot on us as we walked to our cabin. What were they doing way out in the woods? It was a total invasion of privacy and there was nothing we could do. It was frightening.

[@deepayne1930]

Might just have been someone who was curious (like so many of us) to find out how the house is coming on.

[@deneallh6491]

I was sitting out on our patio and heard the buzzing. It was 10 feet above our yard and just sitting there. I felt so violated and angry. I flipped it off and it flew away. I'm sure it was a neighbor. It was so irritating.

[@redbarnfarmmtv]

That feels like trespassing. The laws need to be changed. Very creepy

[@ktrussell4117]

Not only is their filming very clear, but once they get it back to their computer they can zoom in further. This happened once to me and it was very difficult to not shoot it down. Turned out it was a young teenager that took his Dad's drone without permission, then crashed it in the creek next to us. I helped him fish it out, because I feel justice was probably served when he got home.

[@andreacooley133]

To me it is unsettling for sure. I think technology is amazing and so scary at the same time!! Prayers for y'all's protection🙏🏼💕

[@marysills4317]

That’s when a security fence goes up. If they were looking for things to steal, it would make it harder to get. At least get a security camera for the property

[@karenweir7310]

I live on the gulf coast.. lots of boaters, etc.. most of our homes are up on piling- full story.. lots of drones… I keep all my blinds angled- all they can see is the ceiling now!

[@brandonarnold9915]

I see the concern but it could also just be someone who got a new drone and took it for a flight and crashed it by accident. Justin flys his for B role all the time, what if someone shot his drone down thinking it was a "spy"?!? Most likely an accidental crash. Good luck

[@gelwood99]

Justin doesn't fly his over random people's property or homes and those he does, I am sure, give him permission. The other B role shots are following his car just above the road and there are no homes shown!

[@brandonarnold9915]

@@gelwood99 I understand, but that statement is untrue. You can't help but film other houses even if it is not your intentions. I have watched several videos in which houses are filmed on b roll. My point being is he isn't doing it to be malicious it's just what it is.

[@ritadonovan6606]

I agree with everyone. Just please keep your eyes open wider now. The children’s safety is my concern. I hope and pray for your families safety. ❤️🤗🇨🇦🎄

[@Gardendreamsforme]

I feel that anyone who flies a drone over my house is the same as climbing my fence to stalk me… peeping toms etc. It’s an invasion of my private property

[@minnamae25]

This is a great video. Someone was flying a drone over our house and just at that time we also had a small private plane flying over our house. The private plane is usual because we are not far from a landing field. But that plane was on its way to land and had to quickly incline because it was gonna hit that drone. When i was standing on my porch visiting with a friend and witnessed this, i was pretty mad. If you want a drone, keep it in your own land skies. Not above our houses. We have no privacy anymore. It's sad. Love that you laid in the field by 2 big piles of poop.

[@karinjudge7277]

I personally have a big problem with Drones allowed on a person's property. They are checking out what you have. Plain and simple. Plus look how they had to come on your property to retrieve the drone. Basically we don't have privacy anyway. 🤔

[@aleset1]

I agree with JW Bowden. Alert neighbors are good neighbors.

[@greensteelusallc7862]

You know it’s very interesting you made a video like this. As I also live in rural USA and Southeast Georgia we see plenty of drones flying over our property. Sometimes it’s so low we could jump up and grab it. I hold onto it and hopefully somebody will come to my gate looking for their missing object. The problem is no one can control the airspace only the FAA. Not even our local government could help us or assist us. on as time has gone on we have noticed our quite a disturbance out here on our land. I don’t know who what and when it had happened even with our deer cams out in the field our bamboo field has completely been destroyed. Bamboo is our business we grow bamboo from Rhizamoes,we produce sprouts, and then we are able to sell them in our food market palace and also on the Facebook marketplace. As time went on we noticed very suspicious activity on our land such as foot prints, gates being unlocked, and also our Bobwire being this place. It’s very sad and disturbing in this world if you want something just ask me if I can provide it for you I’ll give it but if I can’t then I can’t. I moved out of the big city out to rural America together Homestead going but the problem is people out to hurt anybody nowadays. Great video I just hope they’re not out to steal your herd and steal your food.

[@victoriabishop9690]

But videos of drone invasions will be useful in getting the FAA, and down the line in time, we have the concern of conspiracy theorists, militant groups, thieves, burglars, and worse to consider.

[@TheTinkerersWife]

Voyeurism is just creepy on so many levels. Where does it end if there isn't any boundaries to protect us.

[@MissLauren20]

It’s funny, whenever I’ve seen a drone flying around I have never thought it was looking for me and pretty much ignored it. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@sroberts605]

drone flying over British home: owner does a mooning drone flying over American home: owner reaches for shotgun

[@virginiapinckley9371]

Do you think maybe that it’s just another hunter ( using a drone) nearby tracking a deer or checking out activity of the deer?

[@stephanieboyd1545]

There are some good security cameras with solar power hookup night vision and really affordable that you can put around ur property that links to ur phone cuz ur not living there yet and it will help you look over ur animals

[@PANTTERA1959]

It's probably just a neighbor flying their drone.Not being malicious just playing with their toy. Possibly just surveying the area. If it's hovering over my family or outside a window that's different. Maybe someone flying as the drive down the road. Call the neighbors and ask about drones.

[@denniswebb2068]

Arthur my granddaughter and i have been watching you for a long time love you and bri and the kids it's a great show and has great learning content l'm a buckeye in the buckeye state we shoot down drones because of invasion of privacy and trespassers we deal with according to their intentions so feel free to act like a buckeye