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    The forest service has, at least temporarily, banned the use of private drones in the Wilderness Areas, and the use of drones is inconsistent with wilderness usage. Not judging, just don't want anyone on HF made an example by the forest service.
    http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2014/...rivate-drones/

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    The video from the OP is no longer available. Country Roads - the article linked is about the National Park Service banning drones not the Forest Service. However, an interdisciplinary group of Forest Service employees is also working on recommendations for senior leadership to use in future drone-specific policies. Currently, federal regulations prohibit taking off or landing within any of the 36 million acres of designated wilderness, but allow flights in the roughly 150 million other acres of the national forest system, including roadless areas. I suspect that within Wilderness areas drone use will be statutorily banned though by the wording of the Wilderness Act it already is. Folks, remember, this is Wilderness and we go there for a reason, to get away from as much of modern civilization as we can. If you can't live without your drone then go to a non-Wilderness area.
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