JeepHammer
SHOOTER
I saw the thread on doorbell cameras, that's not what I'm talking about...
I don't live in town, short range IR cameras don't work very well on open ground.
One thing I do is take the typical (cheap) driveway or sidewalk solar charged light, and replace the LEDs with IR LEDs.
https://www.amazon.com/GIGALUMI-Out...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VX5GWMBJ2J8EYQETMCB1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/100-x-5mm-...58aa5e2118:g:tncAAOSwnDZT5qKa&redirect=mobile
More or less 'Rings' of IR LEDs out from my shooting position that indicate range, then use a light amplification optic (night vision) to spot hogs.
This also works for the homestead.
Those cheap solar units have charging, battery, automatic daylight shutoff and are so cheap no one bothers to steal them, particularly since they don't emit visible light at night.
This GREATLY extends the range of the night vision, both cameras & PNV/Optics.
The second thing I do is motion sensor units.
These are sold as driveway detectors, come on motion sensor lights, etc.
With these on common paths/driveways, stationed outside the range of the motion sensor lights on the shop, etc., I use these as alerts, with sound & light alerts in the home/shop.
This gives me time to respond before someone actually gets to the door of the house/shop.
Keep in mind that some of these are hard wired and can't be fooled since you actually have to break an IR beam to trigger, others are field motion sensors and will pick up anything moving (and can be fooled, wireless can be interrupted).
I don't live in town, short range IR cameras don't work very well on open ground.
One thing I do is take the typical (cheap) driveway or sidewalk solar charged light, and replace the LEDs with IR LEDs.
https://www.amazon.com/GIGALUMI-Out...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VX5GWMBJ2J8EYQETMCB1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/100-x-5mm-...58aa5e2118:g:tncAAOSwnDZT5qKa&redirect=mobile
More or less 'Rings' of IR LEDs out from my shooting position that indicate range, then use a light amplification optic (night vision) to spot hogs.
This also works for the homestead.
Those cheap solar units have charging, battery, automatic daylight shutoff and are so cheap no one bothers to steal them, particularly since they don't emit visible light at night.
This GREATLY extends the range of the night vision, both cameras & PNV/Optics.
The second thing I do is motion sensor units.
These are sold as driveway detectors, come on motion sensor lights, etc.
With these on common paths/driveways, stationed outside the range of the motion sensor lights on the shop, etc., I use these as alerts, with sound & light alerts in the home/shop.
This gives me time to respond before someone actually gets to the door of the house/shop.
Keep in mind that some of these are hard wired and can't be fooled since you actually have to break an IR beam to trigger, others are field motion sensors and will pick up anything moving (and can be fooled, wireless can be interrupted).