Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
A stout fence and GSD might be a better deterrent than a camera. Maybe a few mean geese?
CHAT Security Cameras - Hide? Visible?
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I have a 5' tall 4 board fence around 3 acres and an automatic (locked) gate to get inside- ✓ And 2 GSD's ✓ And 3 geese ✓ But my geese are sweet
I'd say to put a mix, with a game cam or two.
Old Gray Mare
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For future reference White Chinese geese are mean and loud. Emden geese have their moments especially when eggs are being laid, but are nicer than Chinese geese.I have a 5' tall 4 board fence around 3 acres and an automatic (locked) gate to get inside- ✓ And 2 GSD's ✓ And 3 geese ✓ But my geese are sweet
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
I have a game cam along the back of my property. It's fun to watch! That was well worth installing, just to see nature. I've got a bird feeding station, bat house, and tiny, shallow pool back there for the critters. Haven't seen any humans back there. I'm sure the day will come.
one day my nieghbour mentioned to me
that it was a cool stand I had at the back of my property
and also.. why would I have a deer stand so close to my house?
both stands are well away from property lines
Are they inside a fence or blazed property line?
Profit of Doom
Dismember
His tactics suggest two-dimensional thinking.
Z minus 10,000 meters...
Repairman-Jack
Veteran Member
Random 9 minute video on with DORI examples incuding nighttime. (most cameras have a good daytime image, at night is where the image matters)
Again don't get hung up on hidden cameras if you are looking to be able to hand off useful video/screenshot(s) to Law Enforcement or to use in court at entry points inside or out make sure you can get a good face shot.
Instead of hiding cameras make sure your video storage is secured.
My current system is using 11 IP cameras ranging from 2MP to 5MP on the house and 8 Analog cameras on the shop. Data from the BlueIris Pc in the house copies over to the shop and data from the shop to the house.
Again don't get hung up on hidden cameras if you are looking to be able to hand off useful video/screenshot(s) to Law Enforcement or to use in court at entry points inside or out make sure you can get a good face shot.
Instead of hiding cameras make sure your video storage is secured.
My current system is using 11 IP cameras ranging from 2MP to 5MP on the house and 8 Analog cameras on the shop. Data from the BlueIris Pc in the house copies over to the shop and data from the shop to the house.
Mary Contrary
Inactive
I have a fake camera out in front. It looks real and has a red blinking light. I change the battery once a year.
Hfcomms
EN66iq
Pretty happy with mine. That is over a 200' shoot there although it doesn't look like it as it's zoomed in.
TerriHaute
Hoosier Gardener
We have several cameras around the house and barn. The most important ones are visible and out of reach. Since we live on a hill, our garage is on the basement level and its driveway is below ground level. One camera is placed on the window ledge of the room over the garage, in very plain sight and out of reach of most ladders, pointing directly at the driveway. Every delivery person appears to notice it, they all look up at it. I also like to set up a couple of hidden motion detector cameras inside the house if we are going to be away overnight or longer. Zmodo is our preferred brand.
We have motion detector lights around the entrances to the house and barn. This is mostly for our convenience as there are no street lights or other exterior lighting where we live, but it also acts as a deterrent. Our vehicles are never parked outside and our interior house lights are on smart timers, cued to the time of sunset, whether we are home or not. We set up an away-schedule for them to turn on and off randomly after dark when we are gone overnight. It's nearly impossible to tell when we are away other than when the camper is gone. Several of our neighbors have had break-ins and thefts but we have never had one, so far.
One security item I like is the Fake TV. There are several types, this is the one we have: Amazon.com : FakeTV FTV-11 Extra Bright Burglar Deterrent Television Simulator : Security And Surveillance Products : Camera & Photo It's placed in the bedroom most visible from the street, and it really does look from the outside like someone is home, watching TV.
We have motion detector lights around the entrances to the house and barn. This is mostly for our convenience as there are no street lights or other exterior lighting where we live, but it also acts as a deterrent. Our vehicles are never parked outside and our interior house lights are on smart timers, cued to the time of sunset, whether we are home or not. We set up an away-schedule for them to turn on and off randomly after dark when we are gone overnight. It's nearly impossible to tell when we are away other than when the camper is gone. Several of our neighbors have had break-ins and thefts but we have never had one, so far.
One security item I like is the Fake TV. There are several types, this is the one we have: Amazon.com : FakeTV FTV-11 Extra Bright Burglar Deterrent Television Simulator : Security And Surveillance Products : Camera & Photo It's placed in the bedroom most visible from the street, and it really does look from the outside like someone is home, watching TV.
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Can you take the old cameras and mount them so it appears you have the same or more coverage? I contemplate this from time to time. However, sometimes it is better to be gray than a red head.
Both.
What frightens me? That he was going to get your dogs. Even out here in no man’s land we chain and lock the gates because of so much dog theft.
Of course, I know neither your dogs or setup on that. And quite frankly, if they want the dogs badly enough, they will get them. (Under our current setup.)
But we have one who barks in the house (he’s older) and then my pup is the fall out and see what it is dog. So between those two, you know when something is going on. But, still doesn’t make me feel entirely safe for the dogs.
I REALLY wish I could afford to buy my dd a good security system. Wouldn’t take a heck of a lot to cover her area, but I can’t do it right now. Sigh.
Of course, I know neither your dogs or setup on that. And quite frankly, if they want the dogs badly enough, they will get them. (Under our current setup.)
But we have one who barks in the house (he’s older) and then my pup is the fall out and see what it is dog. So between those two, you know when something is going on. But, still doesn’t make me feel entirely safe for the dogs.
I REALLY wish I could afford to buy my dd a good security system. Wouldn’t take a heck of a lot to cover her area, but I can’t do it right now. Sigh.
Warthog
Black Out
WOW! If you have 16 you might as well go 20, you might miss that spider in the corner.
I have used game cameras at the back of my property to watch for poachers. My results have been mixed.
I've had a couple stolen, so I put them higher. After that, upon viewing the memory card I found that I only had a couple of pictures after a 4 week interval. The shots I did have showed a couple of people waling away with an extension ladder. Turns out that they went to the trouble of taking out the memory cards and wiping them, then reinstalling them. Who does that?
I have also had the lenses obscured by paintballs. Surprisingly, none have ever been shot at by rifles.
I was also at a trade show and talked to a manufacturer that sent me about a dozen of cameras that had been sent in for warranty repair and were junked. Those stayed in place for a while. I think they were opened up and found to be inoperable, so they were ignored.
Cell phone signal is spotty so cell based camera's are ineffective. We will have fiber optics within the year so I'm thinking we can protect the homestead with internet based camera's, but the poaching problem will be a recurring problem.
Not much advice, but some FYI.
I've had a couple stolen, so I put them higher. After that, upon viewing the memory card I found that I only had a couple of pictures after a 4 week interval. The shots I did have showed a couple of people waling away with an extension ladder. Turns out that they went to the trouble of taking out the memory cards and wiping them, then reinstalling them. Who does that?
I have also had the lenses obscured by paintballs. Surprisingly, none have ever been shot at by rifles.
I was also at a trade show and talked to a manufacturer that sent me about a dozen of cameras that had been sent in for warranty repair and were junked. Those stayed in place for a while. I think they were opened up and found to be inoperable, so they were ignored.
Cell phone signal is spotty so cell based camera's are ineffective. We will have fiber optics within the year so I'm thinking we can protect the homestead with internet based camera's, but the poaching problem will be a recurring problem.
Not much advice, but some FYI.
Tex88
Veteran Member
Fake ones in plain sight, real ones hidden.
