Hired Gun Weed & Pest Control
Weed and pest control company using drone aerial application for GPS-guided herbicide spraying. Listed on Weld County commercial applicator list.
Based in Kersey, Hired Gun Weed & Pest Control runs drone pesticide and fungicide spraying on Pasture and Rangeland for farms in Colorado. Commercial drone applicators in Colorado need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA).
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Hired Gun Weed & Pest Control services
Typical 2026 per-acre rates for drone spraying by crop, based on US ag drone industry data. Contact the operator for a quote on your specific fields.
- Drone spraying for pasture and rangeland$14 to $25 per acre
Crops serviced
States served (1)
Aerial pesticide licensing in states served
Every state requires a pesticide applicator license with the aerial category endorsement on top of FAA Part 137. The agencies that issue these licenses in Hired Gun Weed & Pest Control's service area:
- Colorado — requires Category 114: Aerial Pest Control (explicitly includes UAV) for aerial pesticide application; the licensing authority is Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA).
Full agency, exam and renewal-cycle details by state are catalogued on the state pesticide licensing reference.
Verify and resources
Primary-source references for verifying credentials and looking up state-specific rules in Hired Gun Weed & Pest Control's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Hired Gun Weed & Pest Control runs through three independent checks: Part 107 via the FAA Airmen Inquiry, Part 137 via the issuing FAA Flight Standards office, and the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license via the receiving state's department of agriculture. In Colorado the state credential is issued by Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. Pair that with a current chemical-drift COI and the Section 44807 exemption number for due diligence.
Typical drone spraying rates of $14 to $25 per acre in the region is application-only — the chemical itself, surfactants and adjuvants are usually farmer-supplied. The rate covers calibration, RTK GPS flight planning, the labor to fly the field, mixing and loading from the supplied product, and the FIFRA Part 170 application record (date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID). Watch for travel surcharges past a stated radius, weekend or emergency-turnaround premiums, terrain or obstruction add-ons, and any minimum-acreage floor on small fields. Confirm in writing.