Arlo Go is what you seek

I’ve had the game camera up at the pond for a year, changing batteries when needed and checking the SD cards and downloading the pics every once in a while. Secured via two ratchet straps around a maple tree across from the feeder. No way it was clawed down; there’s actually a dark shadow on the bark of where the camera and straps were. No animal tracks other than deer and coon. No foot prints but it’s been raining/sleet since Sunday night.

I have one big lumber trail that leads back from the pond, going south towards the lower boundary of my property. I walked it today, didn’t see any noticeable tracks, but it’s guaranteed that’s the way he came, only other road/trail from the north end of the pond zig-zags down the mountain from the pond and ends behind my chicken coop/livestock barn.

I checked my posted signs north and south and checked the cattle farmer. 1/2 mile past the south fence of my property (south of the hobo trailer) is a road, I know the family on the corner. Never driven up past their house. Went down it half mile east, there was a series of eight or nine lots, each a hundred or more yards apart. Each lot had an ancient trailer and from three to ten shitbox beat to Hell cars in each yard, most in various non running states. Holy shit, never knew these were here. Realtor never mentioned it (no shit. Looks like a Kentucky version of Texas chainsaw massacre combined with the Avery family from ‘Making a Murderer’.). They’d have to climb over the fence into the 3-4 acre cattle field, over a fence into my property, then hike north about 3/4 mile to come up to my pond. I’m 99% sure that where they’re coming from. Earliest day I can go up there for any length of time is Friday but I wanted to study for my test. Have to start at the SW corner and hike all the way across the south fence line, post some more signs, not that it would deter them. Fucking hell.

Last October somebody killed my male pig, Pig Lebowski, during bow season. He was like a puppy, he’d walk up to anybody and flop on his belly. Thought it was the neighbor north of me, he’s got a permanent tripod stand on the property line facing into my property. Dude (my pig) would take the piglets up there to root for acorns. He went up and the pigs came back without him. I went up, found the stand on neighbors property line and a big gut pile. Went to the neighbor’s hopping mad and he claimed to know nothing about the pig (even though there was a gut pile by HIS stand.

I’m always armed on my property, pistol and my 5.56 MVP (I like it for deer because it’s got a 4-12x Vortex) but I’m switching to either one of my AR’s or (if I’m feeling particularly cranky) my SOCOM 16. Goddamn fucking poachers. If I had the time I’d stake out the pond but I don’t have 10 free hours a day to hide myself on the chance the asshole comes back. He probably left the feeder because he was on foot and didn’t want to carry it.

I've only read a few post so someone else may have mentioned it.  It's very possible they were there at night with night vision and noticed the IR.  I've seen it happen.  I believe one was stolen so two more were put up where we knew they were driving in, very well hidden and secured.  They found both and broke one decent size tree in half and pulled some metal post that used to secure a gate way over be for the steal cable broke.

On the other hand, sounds like OP has a lot of property to bury things on and not very convenient for others to get to.. so there's that.

Edit:  Second thought, two cameras looking at the same location with the over watch camera well hidden, IR emitter either disabled or covered up and close enough to see the IR from the other camera would do the trick at seeing them, the direction they came from and likely mode of transportation.

J'accuse!!  

Sounds like you need to move someplace more rural like me, none of my cameras have disappeared.

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1. Install game camera on tree.

2. Dig tiger pit behind tree.

3. Fill in tiger pit a few days later.

LOL.....Buys land a whole five years ago and thinks nobody has ever been there......Sorry Bud but I suspect "good-ol-boys" in the area have been hunting it or maybe just walking in and fishing in the pond for generations.

BTW......Farmer John next door would not tell you even if he knew.

What is the monthly charge for that service?

An old boss of mine over in Missouri told me how he dealt with trespassers and poachers on his land.

He has some class III goodies, so he would load up a BAR with all tracer rounds.  He'd go out into his woods and in what he knew was a safe direction he would let'er rip.

Then a few seconds later he'd hear a truck start and the headlights come on and he'd watch it high tail it out of there.

Granted it was way spendy, but I bought 3 Arlo Go's at $432 each.

Verizon charges me about $30 a month total for all three.

I can watch the post man deliver mail to my house everyday...

Or watch the squirrel crawling in the gutter above the back door.

Or watch my dogs inside.

All via the Arlo Go app on my phone...and I can set each camera to "buzz" my phone on either sound or motion detection.

Wow ... thanks for the post.

OP is leaving a candy bowl for them.

I don't have internet hard piped to the house, so that left out the cheaper WiFi camera systems.

And with Arlo Go, there are no wires to run or holes to drill.

cell capable camera or Just glue a tile to the inside of the camera and stalk the thief

Dam this place.
There’s too many smartasses here constantly stealing my thunder.

Sorry, it caught me crapping.

It was your step son.  He stole it to sell so he could pay for his car registration.

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Depends where you want to go with this and what level of drama you want.
The guy that "likely" killed your pig has a history of not respecting your property and livestock. I'd likely focus efforts along lines of approach from his land.
Put some UV theft powder on your field items and refresh it regularly. Then go say hello to the neighbors at night and shine a blacklight at their hands, door knobs, etc.
There are improvised trip wire alarms that could announce a trespasser.

Haven't read the whole thread but some thoughts OP.

My game cams are wireless (both cellular and/or wifi) They also have SD cards too of course.  They can shoot a signal just on wifi about a mile depending on terrain and yours sounds pretty rough so maybe 1/2 mile given what you describe.  But what they do is send the data immediately back to your base station PC (that I keep running all the time) so if anyone climbs up there to steal it they'll have their picture taken and sent to me.  They aren't cheap but they work great for just such a scenario.

But also that sounds like black bear country.  Is it possible a black bear climbed up there and and got it and maybe walked off with it?  Any tracks or other evidence of any kind around where it was mounted?

Link to game cams that can do wi-fi over a mile?

They say two miles but that seems optimistic to me.  Maybe under ideal conditions but 1/2 mile isn't hard and the nice thing is that they can daisy chain off each other with multiples.  So you could in theory go 250 miles with each one sending to the next and forwarding it on.

Buckeycam

$900?!?!?!??!?

Like I said. They ain't cheap. But you'll get a picture even if somebody steals it. Probably several. They are used I think mostly by border control in the southwest, at least that is their biggest market.

ETA: If you buy a $75 camera that you have to visit periodically, and climb to,  you'll have no way of knowing if it was a thief or hell who knows what happened? And that is the point of these. You'll want to know and they do that.

Any chance you left it lying there after installing the new batteries?

Judging by how much effort they had to put in to get to the center of your property and steal your cam, I'd be concerned about general security around the house and any other buildings nearby. I'd suggest improving your home security a bit. Maybe install some wireless wifi indoor/outdoor cams and motion and glass breaking detectors from a company like Nest or Arlo. Maybe beef the locks up a bit and install heavy duty door frames on the entrances and exits of the house. Make sure your SO is on alert at all times if she's home alone during the day. I'd insist everyone carry a firearm at all times. There are a few useful threads on arfcom about home security and protecting against home invasions and robberies if you do some searching.

Dang beat me to it

Definitely could maybe possibly be legitimate ‘squatch activity. Your game cam probably caught one on camera and they hate that so it or once more removed the camera.

If it is a Sasquatch, and it certainly could be, they would have removed the camera to get to the food.  If OP is habituating them, he is going to get house calls when he misses a feeding.

EDIT: This is now a Bigfoot thread.  

You need an experienced Indian tracker.

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Even if it has rained if you can find the daylight hours you should be able to find some remains of a trail, especially if the areas they would be entering your land are limited. I would invest in more cameras and spend some time in your woods (armed) this weekend. Whoever it is, they are the worst type of asshole. I detest people who don't respect private property, loath thieves and they are doubtlessly a poacher to boot. Someone that morally bankrupt will probably give you trouble if you catch them, you might consider giving the sheriff/game warden a call. The game warden may want to look into it and it would be good if the sheriff knows about it. Things may go south when you catch the POS.

I'd bet you and I could share a beer together and get along just fine. I hate the city, and the wife and I are finally at the retirement stage of our life where we talk about moving to the peace and quiet of some acreage where people still earn a living working the land while honoring God and Country.  But darn it seems like every time we find a nice old house on 10 acres somewhere, there's always some fucking hillbilly in a shack with his dogs running loose and an old rusted 1998 truck parked next to his boat that's covered with a blue tarp. If it's not Mr. JoBob hillbilly, then it's those little shacks up and down the road that look like the direct descendants of Uncle Tom are still living there. Don't know what's worse; the godless thugs of the city, or the inbreds in them their hills of deliverance? LOL  It sucks to have a little bit of cooth in you to know the difference between wholesome "country" living and whiskey style backwoods "existing"

Good luck to you, and thanks for reminding me that all isn't peace and neighborly love that I can expect out in the country. LOL

Bigfoot

PEWS TIME....

What bothers me the most is that my daughters, 16 and 12, have been bow hunting, they have the run of the property. Oldest watches the younger kids in the afternoons when wife and I have clinical rotations. Luckily my idiot stepson is always there sleeping on the recliner in the den. Otherwise I’d be worried.

An affordable way to capture video and secure your camera is this.  Total cost for everything about $100.  Put one camera watching what you want to watch and another camera watching the area around the first camera.  It is my default camera configuration now on the yard for my project house.

This camera, it will drop down to $50 in price if you watch it. [url]https://www.amazon.com/Primos-12MP-Low-Glow-Proof/dp/B001P5G6T8/[/ur]

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This lock box $31.   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016NMV4FS/

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This cable lock $15 but you can buy a 4 pack all keyed the same cheaper.  These are substantial cables and locks.  The cable just fits through the front loops on the camera.
https://www.amazon.com/Master-Lock-Adjustable-Camouflage-8418DCAMO/dp/B000LZRKFC/

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Here is how the camera works at night.

This is a difficult subject but I'm going to go there.  You bought property and moved there from outside the community, right?  In other words, "You ain't from around here."  Nobody is going to tell you shit.  And even if you're the nicest guy in the world they aren't going to instantly like you, or even respect you, just because you put down money on some land.  Your bitching about people living in trailers is pretty strong evidence that you have certain expectations about what the locals should do to be more pleasing to you.  We call that Big City Thinking.

Either start making some friends or live on a miserable island.  People think living in the country is just like buying a super-size lot in an HOA suburb, it isn't.  Especially when by living in the country you mean in rural Kentucky.

I hope I'm wrong.  I am quite often.  But I know hillbillies and the way they view the world.  You're either with them, or you ain't.  It's not really about the trail camera with them.

Gotta have game cams on your game cam on your game cams bro  

Yep. Caught a few on my place that way. Covert brand trail cameras keep everyone honest. The look on them fkers faces when the sheriff showed up was worth every penny I paid for the camera.

I came to suggest bears. They can smell the period blood so you know they can smell your grubby hands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC73oMNcy0Y

https://www.sirchie.com/forensics/theft-fraud-detection/fluorescent-uv-marking.html

 I love this place.

$7.99

Are these worth $30?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/10ea-TRIP-WIRE-ALARMS-perimeter-alarm-DIY-Signaling-Device-Prepper/202424222393

Jeepnstein reminds me of something.
Back in the 1970s, my family bought 80 acres from an absentee owner who rented it out to a guy who lived 3/4 mile away.
The whole neighborhood treated it as a public park.
After we started farming it, there were the neighbors we gave permission to hunt on it, and everybody else who still did whatever they wanted.
Then ten years later we built a house on the farm and moved there. And you know, our living on our own fucking land upset some trespassers who thought they had more rights to the land we paid for and farmed for a decade than we did. Only major problem was with the guy who had been farming the land before us, and who kept my parents from buying it for a year while he led the previous owner to believe he might buy it from her. Reporting him for poaching got him out of our woods, but it made him a bit resentful. Fortunately his wife got tired of him about the same time my dad got tired of him and he was gone.

Who knows what we might have learned if we'd had game cams 40 years ago.

Squatch thread

It has potential, making popcorn now.

You let pigs run loose, in deer season, and wonder why the neighbors are "dicks"???