Suspicious activity

bosallagh88

Folks seem this footprint just inside a field gate off the farm laneway bit suspicious as no one would have any reason to enter the field to my knowledge anyway but of a longshoreman does anyone know what make of wellie or boot it is ?

[Deleted User]

Yes it's a wellington

Jjameson

It is a wellington all right but no ordinary one , Russian pattern. Slovak moulding. Have a good search on the land for a used parachute, well concealed but hastily done, and watch for red dots on your forehead back or chest while doing so... best of luck

BENDYBINN

Could be some lad is missin a Whitehead heifer and was out lookin for her...

patsy_mccabe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118197742#Comment_118197742

You can tell it's a Whitehead Heifer from the foot print? 😆

bosallagh88

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118197742#Comment_118197742

Yea but he would be able to see the whole field from the lane without going in

Still stihl waters 3

Any footprint going out, if not he's still in there

Lime Tree Farm

https://youtu.be/L5HzNhn6aKk

jimini0

If it's just one foot print then you would be looking for a one legged man or woman. Now to get an idea of shoe size that should narrow things down a bit.

_Brian

We had “visitors” in the yard this week. wee runners have access to yard and field. They were herded against electric fence in yard until they knocked it and then into a corner against a gate which was broken.

Cant figure what was going on, the gate was broken but messed with and closed again.

epfff

Shooters? Coursing? Other types of Doggers?

Mr.Crinklewood

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118198141#Comment_118198141

It's either someone trying to beat the "Fastest mule hopping" world record, or Heather Mills has paid you a visit. If it's the latter, at least your cows are safe.

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118197729#Comment_118197729

Do not accept an offer of a cup of tea either.

Tow

A two legged fox.

StevenToast

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118198724#Comment_118198724

I get these cnuts the whole time...leaving gates open and electric fence wire on the ground....the ignorance boils my piss

Nekarsulm

Met a fellow walking up our lane today. I roll down the window.

Are you all right?

Ah, yeah.

Are you looking for me?

Ah, no.

Well, who are you looking for?

Ah, I'm just out for a walk....

Well, there's nothing up here only a farmyard, and it's private property.

Ah, all right...

Wasn't the sharpest tool in the box, or a good actor.

Birdnuts

THought this might fit in here 4 the laugh🤣

Nekarsulm

Feck!

Great idea!

Any mate with a trail cam would be fodder for a visit some night while dressed up in something from The Wicker Man.

You'd only want to do it once, mind.

A backside full of 7.5 shot wouldn't be nice....

bosallagh88

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118203395#Comment_118203395

Yea could be a scout or acting soft I should have said the tracts lead to the gate I could see where it had been opened and closed again but no more tracks so unless something or someone passing car etc disturbed him just seemed strange

does anyone recognise the make of wellingtons by the track ? I know it wouldn’t prove anything at all and you could never accuse anyone wearing the same wellie but could something to look out for again

Mooooo

Saw lads out lamping the other week. Was working late myself, cranky and clearing a blocked channel so hopped into the van and tore down the road to tell em to clear off. Still have stock out and last thing ya need is big lights jeeps and dogs around the place in the middle of the night. They went with little argument but perhaps the state and mood I was in had them wondering what I would do as opposed the other way around. Now prob not the smartest thing to do but I saw on twitter there a young female farmer confront lads at the same craic as well and they were a lot more intimidating in their behaviour. I'd always said I'd never have a gun about the place as their are enough things to go wrong but enough of those fcukers calling around would have you leaning that way

_Brian

Spent ages trying to figure out what was going on in our yard. Few bits moved about but no idea why they herded stock up into a corner against a gate until it busted. Then worked the gate closed with stock still in yard. It’s odd.

we wondered if they were being penned for stealing but I didn’t think Angus and limousine 250kg weanlings would be a target.

will get a few wifi cameras now for about the yard. Am angry because my 13yo daughter is around the yard lots on her own doing jobs with her pony when I’m not around

breakemall

The single footprint reminds me of something I came across many moons ago.

I was out hunting and came across footprints in the mud. Odd thing was, it was only a left foot each time so I was puzzled. Recounted the story to a friend and he solved the mystery. There was a local character who wore wellies a lot but always cracked the right one at the ankle, so he would buy two pairs of wellies at a time that were a size bigger than he needed. He would wear the first pair until the right boot cracked and put the left boot aside, then wear the second pair until the right boot cracked again. Then he would wear the two left boots until they too succumbed. Three pairs for the price of two...

rs8

We often do have esb/opw lads in the fields walking!! Never a issue with gates being left open tho!!

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118206246#Comment_118206246

What is the deal with this 'lamping' crowd?

Mooooo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118206890#Comment_118206890

Claim is they're hunting rabbits with lurchers etc, a lot of the time its a cover to case yards

Nekarsulm

A trail cam or two ( usually about €90) would be a good stop-gap untill you got wi-fi cameras installed. They all work in the dark, and take about 10 seconds whenever the beam is triggered.

Nekarsulm

Dunedin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118206246#Comment_118206246

I’m someone that did an awful lot of lamping foxes 20 odd years ago. But things changed now with all the rural burgulies. I am chairman of the local gun club and I’m firmly against lamping for the reasons above. Still a few in the club that think they have a sense of entitlement to do - drives me crazy.

I do a small bit of shooting still but stick very local to lands where I know the farmer and they know me. No issues then but it’s the outsiders thinking they don’t need permission that upset everyone. If I saw people on my lands that I didn’t know, out they’d go too.

funkey_monkey

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118207202#Comment_118207202

Just make sure you get the versions with non-visible Infra Red so that their location is not given away at night time.

_Brian

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118207202#Comment_118207202

We have one and moved it to the yard straight away.

whelan2

Had a visit from a lad in a 10 Rn registered jeep last week. I was in bed for a nap. He beeped the horn. Dogs were barking. I got up in time to see him kick one of the dogs. Bollox