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So, it appears something much larger than a bunny rabbit has been pooping in the rocks in my back yard.
I think I might get a couple of cameras set up to see what kind of critter it is and what time of day or night its doing its business so that I can rectify the situation.
I don?t know anything about these things but probably need two of them and don?t really want to spend a boat load of money.
Make and model recommendations or links are appreciated.
Thanks.
kidicarus13
08-06-2021, 12:42
The Park Hill Pooper must be migrating.
https://kdvr.com/news/local/denvers-park-hill-pooper-draws-outrage-from-residents/
You can borrow mine for a week or two if you want. I just have one though.
You can borrow mine for a week or two if you want. I just have one though.
I appreciate the offer.
Let me finish gathering some intel here and if I don?t end up buying a couple of my own then I might take you up on that offer.
we've had a family of foxes in our neighborhood for the last few years but i haven't seen them in a couple months, maybe they moved south to your part of town? They can jump up on top of the 4x4 fence posts of my privacy fence, no problem. It's pretty cool to see.
we've had a family of foxes in our neighborhood for the last few years but i haven't seen them in a couple months, maybe they moved south to your part of town? They can jump up on top of the 4x4 fence posts of my privacy fence, no problem. It's pretty cool to see.
I still have a rabbit infestation so I am going to rule out foxes.
I had a great idea to live trap the rabbits and move them elsewhere. Only had the traps set during the day and still caught a skunk in there... Don't be like me.
I had a great idea to live trap the rabbits and move them elsewhere. Only had the traps set during the day and still caught a skunk in there... Don't be like me.
I am honoring my wife?s wishes and pretty much just ignoring the rabbits.
Catch and release isn?t on my agenda for the deficating culprit.
Post a picture of it, we might be able to ID it.
The problem with cheapie trail cams is that they aren't reliable. I have 5 trail cams, the first two were $55 Stealth Cams from Sam's Club. It wasn't long before they stopped catching night images, and one doesn't do video anymore. I've since bought a Browning and liked it so much I got two more. The Browning cams have a good rep for reliability, and mine take beautiful color images, and clear b&w night shots. I plan to get more of these:
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1023367070?pid=591505
I also got one of these and will get more....
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1018823470?pid=506547
I've caught lots of raccoons and skunks and have a technique for dealing with them without getting sprayed. If you elevate the live trap off the ground a ways, skunks are less likely to go into it. Be especially careful if you catch a raccoon. They are dangerous animals and often carry distemper.
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Post a picture of it, we might be able to ID it.
A picture of the scat?
whitewalrus
08-06-2021, 16:36
A picture of the scat?
Yes. With something to tell the approximate size.
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Like maybe a comparison to your own scat.
I've bought a couple of game cams from SWH. Been a while, so I bet the technology is better.
Yes. With something to tell the approximate size.
Yes, exactly. Some of us are learned scatologists. [bulls]
Like maybe a comparison to your own scat.
Careful there, Ray might take you up on it.
BPTactical
08-07-2021, 07:26
I was speaking with a gent who taught tracking for various entities and dotmil, specifically the human variant.
He said there was an entire section of his course that was Scatology, apparently you can learn quite a bit about your mark by examining their excrement.
He was a very, very spooky dude.
encorehunter
08-07-2021, 07:46
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/stealth-cam-20mp-ir-trail-cameras-2-pk-stc-ts20-2pk
I have had very good luck with these. The batteries have lasted for more than a year, one took of 4000 pics because of a stupid branch. The batteries on all four were still at 50% after a year.
I was speaking with a gent who taught tracking for various entities and dotmil, specifically the human variant.
He said there was an entire section of his course that was Scatology, apparently you can learn quite a bit about your mark by examining their excrement.
He was a very, very spooky dude.
Did he work with the knife guy at the Army Surplus store?
I use the Browning Strike Force. Have them set on 5 second video. With lithium batteries (recommended by Browning) they have taken thousands of videos and still read in the 9? % battery life. Great color daytime pics, and good night black and white pics. Mine are the older ones, with no wireless capabilities, like the new ones have.
BPTactical
08-07-2021, 11:12
Did he work with the knife guy at the Army Surplus store?
No, he didn’t work with your husband.
I was speaking with a gent who taught tracking for various entities and dotmil, specifically the human variant.
He said there was an entire section of his course that was Scatology, apparently you can learn quite a bit about your mark by examining their excrement.
He was a very, very spooky dude.
https://i.imgflip.com/2z37jl.jpg
asystejs
08-07-2021, 13:01
This is a WiFi security cam but it can work really well as a trail cam,
especially if it is within range of your WiFi router.
It is way cheaper than the Browning Trailcams (I have two of the Brownings)
You get a lot more functionality for a lot less money.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GBRV8W5/
Video quality is excellent.
IR Night vision is good out to 100+ feet.
It has a "star light" image sensor that works kinda OK under at least half moon light
and works pretty well if there is a street light in range.
You can turn the IR off if you don't want the camera visible to IR capable devices.
When it is connected to your WiFi you can view it from anywhere.
It will send notifications to your phone when it detects movement and you can set
time ranges to do motion detection in.
It records motion events to an SD card so you can view/copy them later.
You can remotely view/download the motion events and clear the SD card if there is nothing you want to save.
The PC based app does not have near the functionality of the phone app but it works decently to view a live feed.
I have two of these around the house we have under construction because of all the
construction site theft that is happening due to the insane price of materials.
One is mounted 15 feet up on a power pole on one corner of the lot the other on the back side of the house.
With the solar panels there are no batteries to change.
I will be adding a bunch of their POE cameras all around the house this fall.
I pulled CAT-6 for the cameras after the house was dried in.
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