Coxy383 wrote:animalpest wrote:Went to my (mostly) bush block today. Cameras set in the middle of 350 acres bush stolen. Again. Trespassing hunters on foot.
Some cut the locks but this time they are walking. Work boot tracks seen
What can actually be done ya reckon. Getting out of hand
I've had the same dilemma about some of the cameras we deploy along the main road; what if they see and destroy/take the cameras?
I keep thinking that if they are using a spotlight, there's a good chance they might see a flash from the camera itself reflecting the spotlight.
Havent had anyone actually take/harrass any of the cameras (yet), but I am half-expecting
Most of our country isnt in mobile coverage, so I cant get the camera to send me pics as it gets removed.
One thought is an obvious camera, and a hidden camera to get pics of the person who hassles the first camera.
But how far do you go with that? [Camera watching a camera watching a camera watching a camera??]
There are some cameras on the market that create a 'mesh' network through their own wireless network; they can send imagery back along the chain of cameras to base.
I think those cameras can 'talk' to each other up to ~5kms apart line-of-sight.
[I've been interested in them for monitoring a few water troughs that are a few kms apart.]
Appealing as far as the images of the culprits are already sent before they reach the camera, but expensive to do.
And you sacrifice a fairly expensive camera in the off-chance you get an image that can convict someone..
It also bugs me that you have to spend so much money on pulling Phukwits into line...
Shame a good old Dingo Cannon isnt legal these days....Sigh.