Mourning Doves fly at up to 55 mph, faster than all DJI consumer drones. I know from personal experience (and the expenditure of quite a few shells) that they can be dispatched with a shotgun. Similar thoughts apply to hovering drones and...
Back home in LA it's completely illegal. Here in central KY, it wouldn't be a big deal as long as it isn't in a crowded neighborhood. I've had 3 officers threaten to shoot my drone down and they would have been applauded for doing it.