Quote from: Solar on July 08, 2021, 09:55:57 AM
So I take it you have it up and running? Any videos you want to share?

Yes I have it up and running but no wild life.......

I swear the SOB know they are being watched........    

Actually I have it up at my hunting camp which is three hours away. I'll be heading down there next weekend and hopefully I have a good report for all to see.

Quote from: Bronx on July 10, 2021, 10:27:28 AMYes I have it up and running but no wild life.......

I swear the SOB know they are being watched........    

Actually I have it up at my hunting camp which is three hours away. I'll be heading down there next weekend and hopefully I have a good report for all to see.

Cool! I might add, if you plan on having it up months at a time, buying an extra 12v/DC battery pack that plugs in.
We get about 5 months to a charge, better to recharge at 3 months or the reach of the sensor diminishes considerably.

Much cheaper than replacing lithium batteries.

New video - What is it???  Toy

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/575994642

Quote from: Solars Toy on July 16, 2021, 03:05:21 PMNew video - What is it???  Toy

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/575994642

Look like a small cat out for a night hunt.

Quote from: walkstall on July 16, 2021, 03:24:25 PMLook like a small cat out for a night hunt.

We couldn't see a tail.  Toy

Quote from: walkstall on July 16, 2021, 03:24:25 PMLook like a small cat out for a night hunt.

Nope, it's closer to a weasel, no real tail to speak of and its neck is long and nearly the size of the body and head.
I got a better view on my 48" screen, it's definitely not an animal we have in the forest, almost as if someone's pet, like maybe a Ferret or a Polecat escaped.

Quote from: Solar on July 16, 2021, 04:23:11 PMNope, it's closer to a weasel, no real tail to speak of and its neck is long and nearly the size of the body and head.
I got a better view on my 48" screen, it's definitely not an animal we have in the forest, almost as if someone's pet, like maybe a Ferret or a Polecat escaped.

Could very well be.  Having my cataract removed and I don't get my new glasses for 2 more weeks, all colors look bright so thing are not very vivid yet.  I almost need to use sun glasses in the house sometimes.

Quote from: Solars Toy on July 16, 2021, 03:05:21 PMNew video - What is it???  Toy

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/575994642

Some kind of tree climbing weasel or rodent. Kinda like a ferret, or maybe a baby possum?

Quote from: T Hunt on July 16, 2021, 10:48:31 PMSome kind of tree climbing weasel or rodent. Kinda like a ferret, or maybe a baby possum?

Good call, though I don't think it's a baby opossum because of color and ability, but I could be wrong.
I'm thinking ferret. It was all by itself, so I'm assuming it's full grown.
That motion of the neck is closer to that of an otter, though we don't have those either.

I even checked out Nutria, a fuckin rat, but I don't think they can deal with the cold, being from South Africa.
In the 30 years plus I've lived here, never seen anything like it, that's why I think it might be someone's escaped pet.

I'm waiting on fish and game to call, I called them yesterday, so they may call on Monday.
If it doesn't belong, I want it gone, the eco system here is quite fragile and an introduced specie could destroy the balance in no time at all.

Quote from: Solar on July 17, 2021, 06:28:51 AMGood call, though I don't think it's a baby opossum because of color and ability, but I could be wrong.
I'm thinking ferret. It was all by itself, so I'm assuming it's full grown.
That motion of the neck is closer to that of an otter, though we don't have those either.

I even checked out Nutria, a fuckin rat, but I don't think they can deal with the cold, being from South Africa.
In the 30 years plus I've lived here, never seen anything like it, that's why I think it might be someone's escaped pet.

I'm waiting on fish and game to call, I called them yesterday, so they may call on Monday.
If it doesn't belong, I want it gone, the eco system here is quite fragile and an introduced specie could destroy the balance in no time at all.

Ya you dont want that crazy cat of yours going after it, and God help that dog if he sees it.         

Quote from: T Hunt on July 17, 2021, 07:49:52 AMYa you dont want that crazy cat of yours going after it, and God help that dog if he sees it.         

       
That silly cat! I wish I had saved the video...
The gate opener went out a couple of years ago, so the 20' gate was always open, until we got a new one the other day.
I have a video camera set on the gate as well, so here Hi comes home about 3:00am, he walks up to the gate, stands there as if "How do I get in"?
Tries sticking his head through, all the while about 50' behind him is a Mt Lion watching intently, you could tell it was by its eyes, broad set and large with a slow blink, kept watching him the entire time, as Hi looks back as if to say, "Bite Me, you can't get me."

I have a feeling they know one another, which is why the lion never made a move, Hi is just too damn quick and the lion knows it, so why waste energy.
The next video shows Hi giving up on the gate and walking off as if he owns the damn forest.

I have no idea why he didn't just walk through, the bars are more than wide enough for the turd to walk through, I guess it shocked him that we locked him out.      

OK, Update:
Local fish and game called me back after watching the video and said he was dumbfounded as well.

Thinks it could be an otter or a fisher, but he's sending it off to the biologists and let them play with it.
We all love a good mystery.

Quote from: Solar on July 17, 2021, 11:06:17 AMOK, Update:
Local fish and game called me back after watching the video and said he was dumbfounded as well.

Thinks it could be an otter or a fisher, but he's sending it off to the biologists and let them play with it.
We all love a good mystery.

Chupacabra?

The newest addition to our family...  He is the one barreling down the hill at the end.

Freedom for Lux by Solars Toy

Oh my goodness, he's gorgeous!!