Sorry, Coloradans. Despite the national press attention and evident demand, the measure to introduce drone hunting permits in the tiny town of Deer Trail has been rejected by voters. It wasn’t even close.
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At first, this 4,000 square-foot cabin in Colorado seems like nothing more than a gorgeous high-elevation getaway. But then you start to notice a few things—signs that this place is for more than just maxing and relaxing. The helicopter pad. The UV cannons. This is some serious prepper porn.
It’s time for another edition of What’s Ruining Our Cities! This week: a factory that pepper-sprays its neighborhood, Canada’s favorite crack-smoking mayor, dreary urban shadows, and rural towns banding together to secede from their big-city brethren.
Back in July, everybody chuckled a little over Deer Trail, Colorado’s half-baked plan to issue drone hunting licenses and pay a bounty to any sharp shooter who bagged a flying robot. Some took the opportunity pretty seriously, though, leading to over a thousand applications and a big headache for city hall.
Do you like drones? No? Do you want to shoot them out of the sky sometimes? Yes? Do you feel like you need the government’s permission to do so? Maybe? Well, head on over to Deer Trail, Colorado where drone-hunting dreams come true.
This is the scar left by the terrible Waldo Canyon Fire that burned through 18,247 acres (74 square kilometers) in Pike National Forest, three miles west of Colorado Springs. With 346 homes incinerated, two lives lost and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, it was the most destructive fire in Colorado history. More »