Rick Karlin reports in the Times Union that two New York legislators are preparing a bill to “prohibit the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for hunting or taking of wildlife.” A Republican and a Democrat, both from Long Island, are sponsoring the measure to ban drones in hunting. “It’s anathema to the standards of fair chase,” said Brian Shapiro, state director for the Humane Society of the United States. But, “I’m not sure that people are doing it,” said Joseph Wendth, who serves on the New York Advisory Council for the Quality Deer Management Association. Montana, Alaska, New Jersey, and West Virginia are among the states that have already banned using drones for hunting. Read more about this story in the Times Union.