Catching a night prowler on camera

[Mrs. Jingle]

No electric, no wifi, but a smart arse neighbour who has decided that now one of my sons has recently died (who 'told' him in no uncertain terms to leave his parents alone) he is quite safe to start intimidating us again. We are covered up at the house, shenanigans went on outside last night so we are now ready for him up here. But not down the field at the yard, where it would appear he was also having a great time during the night. cutting strings on the bales, taking two bales I had put to one side, pulling down some electric fencing just infantile stuff like that.

Our other son is now living with us so we are not entirely vulnerable in the middle of nowhere on our own but he needs stopping before it gets out of hand. But we need proof it is him before he is reported (yet again) to the gardaí. It is always during the middle of the night so does need to take clear pictures/ video in the dark. And hopefully not cost a fortune to buy one. Thank you, all suggestions gratefully received.

 

[FestiveG]

Solar powered cameras, with a WiFi dongle, which can also be powered by a solar panel are what we use. Cameras from amazon, dongle from ee

 

[cauda equina]

So sorry Mrs J, good luck dealing with the vermin

 

[Dave's Mam]

Oh that's absolutely rubbish. I wish you luck in getting sorted.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

with a WiFi dongle

Solar powered would be great but a wifi dongle will not work down there, our mobiles barely get a pick up and my son has tried this afternoon taking his lap top down there with his mobile dongle and it just won't pick up the internet at all.

So I am guessing something where we would have to physically take the card out of the camera each day and play it back up here at the house to see if there is anything on it?

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

He’s needing left in a bloody heap in the middle of a field so he is. What a petty smallMinded and vindictive wanker!!

Anybody did that To my parents and we would be camped out down there in the dark waiting and he wouldn’t be walking back to his house that’s for sure. Warned, don’t take it then on your own head be it.

 

[Abacus]

A wildlife camera? Motion sensor so they only record when there is movement, they are battery powered and you just take out the card each morning to check it. My son got one for Christmas and the quality is pretty good.

 

[Abacus]

Ps - I am so sorry. For all that. How awful.

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

Wow! How awful. We use wildlife cameras and remove the SD card daily. We have a couple of cameras, one in plain view and one hidden. We also have the ones that don’t glow when they record. Sorry this is happening to you.

 

[AmyMay]

Camping out (surreptitiously) with a group of burly men is the only way to see off people like this.

 

[nagblagger]

Shame you couldn't use a bird scarer with a wire trip line to trigger it.!

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

My son got one for Christmas and the quality is pretty good.

Do you know which one he got Abacus?

He’s needing left in a bloody heap in the middle of a field so he is

That is more or less what happened with my late son, he had enough of him and just lot the plot, we had to drag him off the creep but he never bothered us again until now. That was nearly 3 years ago. The gardaí are as good as useless, they have 3 foolscap pages of complaints against him from other neighbours in the townland! They did act a few years back though when he put his cattle on our land and I told them if they didn't get him to move them within the hour they would be out on the lane and be their problem.

My other son is champing at the bit he is so angry, but I have to try and sort this legal route. I can't risk it escalating and my son getting into trouble if it goes too far, which it well could as he is very raw having recently lost his brother too.

 

[Rowreach]

Definitely a good quality wildlife camera.

I'm appalled on your behalf Mrs J.

 

[Sossigpoker]

I have a Victure wildlife camera, it cost less than £50 off Amazon and it takes good quality footage. If you Google Victure wildlife camera they will come up.
You don't need to spend loads. You can set a timer on it so that it only records when movement is detected within the time parameters, so for example from 11 PM to 7 AM.

I'm sorry you're having to do this and for the loss of your son. What on earth does the weirdo want?

 

[Rowreach]

GardePro are good for night time (I just asked a NT friend).

 

[The Bouncing Bog Trotter]

GardePro are good for night time (I just asked a NT friend).

GardePro is what we have, the A3. It is great for night recording but is very sensitive. We had to direct it away from the bird feeders as they triggered it when they swung in the wind. We bought ours from Amazon, remember to buy the SD card and batteries as well. It is easy to pop the SD card into a laptop and view the footage.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

What on earth does the weirdo want?

Land, just land. All over a few acres of land, the age old Irish problem. A good few years back we sold some land to friends of ours, he had told everybody who cared to listen he would be buying the land as he was 'good friends' with us - he had sucked up to us for a couple of years and often said by rights that land should originally have been left to him by the man who had owned it years before we owned it! Not true, just a mad Irish farmer and thinking if land was for sale and he said he wanted it then nobody would dare bid against him. He often tried to buy it from us at half the market value.

We had soon cottoned on to what he was after and just ignored his comments. We didn't even put it up for auction, it went straight to our friends. He has never forgiven us, totally off his trolley, but he has done the same to others in the past.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Shame you couldn't use a bird scarer with a wire trip line to trigger it.!

Ooh nagblagger, now THAT sounds like it might work, off to google bird scarers and trip wires. They used to frighten the bejaysus out of me when I lived in Norfolk, I never did get used to riding past them, although my horse wasn't bothered lol!

 

[nagblagger]

Also get a camera and watch him sh+t himself when it goes off...

 

[Nicnac]

Would solar powered trip lights work? I have a few dotted about and they are quite powerful (usually tripped by foxes or the roaming shitland in my case) and a good deterrant.

One that also shouts out "get off my land you barsteward before I shoot you" would also be good - goes off to Google.....

This one sets off 120db alarms when tripped - maybe all the neighbours could club together? https://safer-group.com/products-se...MI2K_AycPO-QIVRvlRCh17_gMaEAMYASAAEgJZsfD_BwE

 

[Andie02]

Camping out (surreptitiously) with a group of burly men is the only way to see off people like this.

This and a big nasty dog !

As if you haven't had enough to deal with recently Mrs Jingle.

 

[Esmae]

This sort of thing? /www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224784327238?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&customid=EAIaI
Or this sort maybe https://www.djdecoys.com/product/alarm-mine-gate-fence-trip-line-wire-12g-blank-firer/ with these things https://www.amazon.co.uk/12g-Shotgun-Alarm-Mine-Blanks/dp/B01LWJALNC

Not sure of your set up but must be within the wit of man to set up. Scare the c£ap out of the nasty b4$tard!

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

This and a big nasty dog !

We have one of those, one not so good at the protection stuff.. A rather large labrador that seems to think she is entitled to rip the throat out of any stranger that even walks past our boundary lines. We think that he has actually instigated this in her. One of his fields goes alongside the back of the dogs garden area - he shouts over the fence at them both, making growling noises and stamping at them! He really is scarily mad. When we first got her she was a big soft bundle of fun with anyone, she still is with family but now detests strangers unfortunately. God I would love to let her at him, but I know he carries a small knife, he has actually waved it at me a couple of times.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

@ Esmae - perfect, why didnt we think of that!. It doesn't look like any of those would post to Ireland but I am sure I could source some here. We have 3 points into the yard where these would work perfectly with a trip wire. Well now, I am thinking camera into yard area where he seems to enjoy playing his games, all 3 gates with trip wire and sit back and watch the action. Brilliant ?

 

[COldNag]

That's awful, MrsJ. You should feel safe in your own home. I hope you manage to catch him on camera, the lowlife.

 

[Andie02]

We have one of those, one not so good at the protection stuff.. A rather large labrador that seems to think she is entitled to rip the throat out of any stranger that even walks past our boundary lines. We think that he has actually instigated this in her. One of his fields goes alongside the back of the dogs garden area - he shouts over the fence at them both, making growling noises and stamping at them! He really is scarily mad. When we first got her she was a big soft bundle of fun with anyone, she still is with family but now detests strangers unfortunately. God I would love to let her at him, but I know he carries a small knife, he has actually waved it at me a couple of times.

What a despicable sh£t is he. It sounds like a good hiding would be in order after getting him on camera. Maybe a meeting with your neighbours and make plans to sort things yourselves.

 

[onemoretime]

We have one of those, one not so good at the protection stuff.. A rather large labrador that seems to think she is entitled to rip the throat out of any stranger that even walks past our boundary lines. We think that he has actually instigated this in her. One of his fields goes alongside the back of the dogs garden area - he shouts over the fence at them both, making growling noises and stamping at them! He really is scarily mad. When we first got her she was a big soft bundle of fun with anyone, she still is with family but now detests strangers unfortunately. God I would love to let her at him, but I know he carries a small knife, he has actually waved it at me a couple of times.

Sounds like he needs the men in white coats to come and get him!!

 

[nagblagger]

Mrs J., I will be coming over to Southern Ireland in just over 3 weeks time from UK, if you still need one get it sent it to my address me and i can bring it over. Brilliant idea, never heard of them.
Just let me know.

 

[Spotherisk]

Mrs J I am so very sorry for the loss of your son and the continuation of this stress. Forgive me if I’m wrong, but would you be considered a vulnerable older adult ie are you an OAP? Is there a social services you could alert and play up the mental health issues he is causing you?

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

We have one of those, one not so good at the protection stuff.. A rather large labrador that seems to think she is entitled to rip the throat out of any stranger that even walks past our boundary lines. We think that he has actually instigated this in her. One of his fields goes alongside the back of the dogs garden area - he shouts over the fence at them both, making growling noises and stamping at them! He really is scarily mad. When we first got her she was a big soft bundle of fun with anyone, she still is with family but now detests strangers unfortunately. God I would love to let her at him, but I know he carries a small knife, he has actually waved it at me a couple of times.

That surely needs reporting to the police.