The first thing you need to do if you find a lost drone in your own yard is to check and see what model is that drone. If the drone is cheap, and under $100, then the owner probably won’t even look for it and you’ll have a hard time to find the real owner. These drones are not equipped with GPS technology, so the owner can’t locate it.
If the drone is over $300, then you can start to look online to see if there are some posts on Facebook, Reddit or Instagram that are indicating that someone has lost a drone.
The third option is to take the drone to the police and let them handle the matter. In most cases, if the drone is expensive, the owner will come and look for it. So you will fence yourself in and do the right thing. When you are dealing with an expensive drone, you’ll probably have the telephone or some mark on the drone. If the drone is not legally purchased, the owner will not look for it.