Suspicious activity

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

https://youtu.be/L5HzNhn6aKk

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.

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.

A two legged fox.

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.

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....

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

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...

What is the deal with this 'lamping' crowd?

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.

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

Cud sum1 av climbed over da gate 4 a piss or dump.Check 2 see where udder fut went

Farm gates sellers should be discouraged genuine or otherwise

Advice on trail cameras.i bought a few of them a few years ago. They are not great tbh. They can be very discoverable by people who look out for CCTV etc but the biggest pain was changing the batteries but most was taking out the SD cards and going through the footage. Mind u I got a neighbor one summers evening going for a "walk" at 11pm having a right look around for herself!. Hadn't much time for her since.

The camera is your only job. I have it on the phone as well with intrusion detection..saves massive amount of time.

I had a nice trail cam at a secluded entrance until it was knicked one night. Some great wildlife pics and the odd motorist stopping to take a dump...

Or a visit from The Department :)

The solution to that is one that takes a 2.5g , 3g or 4g sim

I use trailcams for comprehensive cover and yes it's a pain to go theouh the footage. But priceless if you're trying to nail suspicious activity or scoping.

Around the houses ,I've used Alfred app for years using old Android phones (5.1 is the earliest it will run on now but that's fine as it as motion detection area and zoom and a lot more than when it first came out. Free but I pay for the premium version.

Mobiles need to stay plugged in for best effect but I've left a standalone mobile running to protect an avenue for 3 hours before. It pings my phone inside maybe 2-3 seconds when I arrive home. Wouldn't leave home without it.

So a 3g or 4g trail camera, while expensive, is a good job.

You should also consider a camera watching a camera. Mine are arranged thus and so if someone was to swipe the more obvious one, they'd never suspect or find the one playing sweeper.

Edited to add that I use simlocked androids on WiFi and if I have an unlocked one, I'll occasionally top up a 48 SIM for €8. Cheap security, better than any alarm when backed up with steel and mental steel.

Often it's a case where "the Tinkers" are blamed for a theft that is done by a sneaky neighbor.

Few years ago around this area there were guys hunting with lurchers taking it upon themselves to call into yards after their dogs wandered in.

A few nights or days after some of the yards and dwelling houses were robbed.

Guards knew the hunters well. Dangerous individuals it seems.

It's a combination of all. If they're inclined that way whether local or not if they see or know of something they'll take the opportunity.

Local rogue around here usually petty is said he couldn't leave a vice grips if he saw it.

Poor woman will be livin in fear for the rest of her days. Hangin isn’t good enough for these type.....