Thief Help

I typically run two cameras on this one particular spot.
2 weeks ago, I go in to check my cameras and notice one was gone. Pulled the card from the other camera and found pics of a tresspasser and his dog (looks like a lab).
I cleaned the pics up as best I could and posted below.
Decided to risk it and put two cheap cameras back in same spot. Went in this evening to check them and both cameras were there, but the sd cards were removed from both and both were switched off.
Some strange behavior. First, He was in there in the middle of the night. I've never heard of someone coon hunting with a lab. Second, how strange is it that they did not steal the cameras the second time?

Private property? Maybe they are finding a spot for growing pot or something else? I hate trespassers!

Fishinspot said:

Private property? Maybe they are finding a spot for growing pot or something else? I hate trespassers!

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Private property. Guy is walking up from a creek that serves as the back property line. Warden is meeting me out there tomorrow. I'm going to invite him to move in.

That looks like a hog dog... Any hogs on your property?

Timberchicken said:

That looks like a hog dog... Any hogs on your property?

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This is what I was gonna say , also the county he's in may help also , good luck !

Timberchicken said:

That looks like a hog dog... Any hogs on your property?

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Telfair County. Interestingly enough. Have never had hogs on this property until this fall. Repeatedly got photos of a single boar (nice one too). Saw no others on camera or while hunting. Only the lone boar.

I know some guys that hunt hogs w/ dogs in Telfair. and they have been hunting hard lately. I wouldn't mind if someone removed hogs off my land if I had any but would like them to ask first.

Removing hogs or not, they are trespassing and stealing my property. Property is posted clearly. What's ridiculous is that if they would have asked permission , I would probably of said "no problem" and "let me go with you."

I grew up around Jacksonville , and lumber city, and know most everyone in the area , I wish u had a pic of there face , would be a little different if maybe they were just getting there dogs but that's not the case when they take your stuff , hope u catch em

Almost looks like he's carrying another dog. Hope you catch him and do press charges. Tell the GW you will press charges or he won't do much to help you.

Wanderlust said:

Almost looks like he's carrying another dog. Hope you catch him and do press charges. Tell the GW you will press charges or he won't do much to help you.

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He's got a spotlight in his left hand.

If the cam has internal memory, and you can control where pics are stored, try it. Use cheap chips, but set to store internal.

You may get a pic while he is turning off.

Also, he knows this path is monitored, is there another path he may switch to now?

chefrific said:

Removing hogs or not, they are trespassing and stealing my property. Property is posted clearly. What's ridiculous is that if they would have asked permission , I would probably of said "no problem" and "let me go with you."

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You need a better picture of his face. Any chance of him getting close enough to you for this to help? I really like these.

http://www.harborfreight.com/wireless-driveway-alert-system-93068.html

You COULD even use on or two to bait him in to a better picture of his face while he is figuring out this beeping noise he is hearing.

I paint the sending unit to camo it and put tape over the little light on it to black it out. The receiver is in the house. Use it for every thing from a driveway alert to chipmunks are digging go shoot them alert.

Even if it's pretty far from the house you can put this sending unit up a tree and point it down or sort of at another tree. Then put the alarm high up another tree and pointing up. With the back side blacked out and the lights taped he'd never find it and it would just beep LOUD and over and over while he looks for it and wonders if any one is coming. If your dog stays outside he could hear that thing at night from half a mile away and start barking.

Jack Ryan said:

You need a better picture of his face. Any chance of him getting close enough to you for this to help? I really like these.

http://www.harborfreight.com/wireless-driveway-alert-system-93068.html

You COULD even use one or two to bait him in to a better picture of his face while he is figuring out this beeping noise he is hearing.

I paint the sending unit to camo it and put tape over the little light on it to black it out. The receiver is in the house. Use it for every thing from a driveway alert to chipmunks are digging go shoot them alert.

Even if it's pretty far from the house you can put this sending unit up a tree and point it down or sort of at another tree. Then put the alarm high up another tree and pointing up. With the back side blacked out and the lights taped he'd never find it and it would just beep LOUD and over and over while he looks for it and wonders if any one is coming. If your dog stays outside he could hear that thing at night from half a mile away and start barking.

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Yes, this little item works like a charm as a home security device as it will pick up the movement of humans, Sasquatches and other Bigfoot characters, cats, dogs, coyotes, squirrels, possums, raccoons, armadillos, birds, and even those elusive "black panthers" etc and will alarm with a beeping sound (two different volume settings) at the main base alarm receiver.

As Jack Ryan advises, you can put tape over the blinking light area (It is much better to put 2 layers of black electrical tape over it as it completely eliminates any light showing through).

I do think that it would be really neat as Jack has described above by puting the beeping receiver hidden really higher up in a tree so that it could not be found and it would be funny to have a video of the person that had tripped this sensor and was trying to find that beeping noise !!!!! Of course, that beeping noise will quit after a certain period of time after the movement has cleared away from the sensor device.

PS: I use a piece of black electrical tape on EVERY one of my trailcams that have the "red" sensor light activation" on the front of the camera. The deer do not see any light source for detection day or night time and humans will never see it either and never really know that their photo has been taken. You have to be looking directly at the camera at night for that precise "couple of thousandths of a second" to see any dull looking red glow of the LED lights at all.

A friend was gracious enough to let me borrow several wireless/cellular cameras that we have strategically placed around the property and secured with security boxes. Additionally we are placing and securing an additional 10 'regular' cameras on top of my own cameras. It pays to have friends.
Law has a gate key and is going to make irregular checks.
If this guy is dumb enough to come back, it shouldn't be long before he's in handcuffs and going for a ride. I'm definitely pressing charges.

Show a thief the same "mercy" they'd show you...none.

Get him.

EAGLE EYE 444 said:

Yes, this little item works like a charm as a home security device as it will pick up the movement of humans, Sasquatches and other Bigfoot characters, cats, dogs, coyotes, squirrels, possums, raccoons, armadillos, birds, and even those elusive "black panthers" etc and will alarm with a beeping sound (two different volume settings) at the main base alarm receiver.

As Jack Ryan advises, you can put tape over the blinking light area (It is much better to put 2 layers of black electrical tape over it as it completely eliminates any light showing through).

I do think that it would be really neat as Jack has described above by puting the beeping receiver hidden really higher up in a tree so that it could not be found and it would be funny to have a video of the person that had tripped this sensor and was trying to find that beeping noise !!!!! Of course, that beeping noise will quit after a certain period of time after the movement has cleared away from the sensor device.

PS: I use a piece of black electrical tape on EVERY one of my trailcams that have the "red" sensor light activation" on the front of the camera. The deer do not see any light source for detection day or night time and humans will never see it either and never really know that their photo has been taken. You have to be looking directly at the camera at night for that precise "couple of thousandths of a second" to see any dull looking red glow of the LED lights at all.

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You know, this situation has EPIC PRANK written all over it.

Given:
The perp has a penchant for searching out and finding the electronic devices and stealing or disabling them.
The perp slinks around at night using the stealth and cover of night.
The perp has a dog with him.

These traits combined with 2 or even 3 of these drive way chimes and one or two trail cams could be used to both hilarious advantage as well as setting up the culprit for apprehension.

These alarms are $10 a set at Harbor Freight right now one sale. They have a tested range of over 50 yards between the sending and receiving units even with the receiver indoors. confirmed by myself.

The motion detector/sending unit will sense movement and sound the alarm from a 20 yard distance reliably and up to 50-60 yards about 50% of the time.

It would be nearly comical as a three stooges skit to put sensor unit 1 over head aimed about 45 degrees toward the most likely path of the trespasser. Set the alarm unit from set #1 about 30-40 yards down the same path and a little off it. So he walks through, hears an alarm ahead. Chases it in an effort to regain or eliminate the evidence, AH HA! But you've place SENSOR #2 so he passed through the motion detection zone of 2 before finding or retrieving the #1 alarm. #2 sets off the alarm #2 which is directly in the middle and high up a tree in a big bunch of briars. As he is searching in the briars for the source of the noise sensor #3 is tripped sending him back to the general vicinity of the first one where #3 alarm is hidden high up 10 feet or so from the #1 sensor. So completing the loop.

Imagine his dog going nuts the entire time he can't shut up the dog barking in the middle of the night and he knows there are cameras around here some place.

Which of course there are, continuing to collect more and better video every time your alarm circuit sends him through the camera zones looking up in the trees for the source of the noise that eludes him every time he thinks he's close.

Even if I never caught him I'd laugh myself out of my mind listening to the alarms up in the woods, the dog howling and him yelling to shut up. Meanwhile I can call the game warden and drive the near by county roads looking for parked cars where he likely parked or neighbors house lights coming on if he's calling in an evac pick up.

use those camp alert trip wires. would freak him out too lol.

any updates?