bipedalist Posted November 2, 2011 BFF Patron Share Posted November 2, 2011 See BigTex's posts and trip-plate film camera set-up threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) See BigTex's posts and trip-plate film camera set-up threads. I've seen Tex's camera rigs in person, very simple and easy and effective. Edited November 2, 2011 by Tautriadelta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I have thought about this some. If they can see/sense/hear the IR...then maybe we need to elimintae it. What if the camera trap has no power to it unless a connection was made? There would be no noise (hum/buzz) from the trap and no IR light to be seen except when the pics are taken. I am thinking that when an animal steps on the trigger (buried under ground cover like leaves) the electrical circuit (powered by car battery for instance or camera's own battery) would be completed and the camera trap would take a series of pictures. You could bait the area so the animals would need to step on the trigger area or set the triggers along natural game trails. You would still need to camoflauge everything and possibly mask the scent but there are a ton of scent eliminators/tricks that deer hunters use. This will take longer to set up and the possibility of being seen is greater, but if these creatures are as curious as we believe, they might be more curious because if they can hear/see/sense the typical camera trap, but this one they can not..thier interest may be higher. any thoughts? has anyone ever tried something like this? Wow, That is an amazing idea! I just knew that the members here could figure out how to solve some of these problems and would be able to film better videos. Thank You!! Now for the experts to chime in....C'on guys, what do you'll think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Take pictures in daytime. Natural sunlight. They are not ONLY out at night. Forget IR, you don't need it. Distract 'em: Make something very nearby more interesting to 1) atttract them and 2) distract them from a camera noise or whatever. Tie up a goat, say, like in Jurassic Park. Pretty sure they haven't read it yet. Put out a tent, some tarps, and a cooler full of bbq ribs. Eat a few and toss the bones on the ground as a siren call. Cameras all over an area. Six days later a different bunch appears, a camping / picnicing party. They cook bacon in a skillet, so the BF smell it. Put the bacon on a plate and nap in a tent nearby so they don't think it's bait for them. Cook it and they will come. They see you put camras up. To put it in squatch terms: Man leave gizmo or food behind, it bite and kill you or you bite it and then it kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zman1967 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 another idea. we have talked about IR...what about lasers? Can sasquatches see/hear lasers. Some of the TV shows use these to set up perimeters around base camp and occasionally they have been triggered. Here is a product that can use lasers to activate a camera (possibly a camcorder also). http://triggertrap.com/2011/07/05/triggertrap-what-does-it-do/ What about thermal imaging as the trigger to set off camera? What about ultraviolet beam as trigger or green laser? sorry not upto speed on lasers and IR...so just throwing ideas out there. See BigTex's posts and trip-plate film camera set-up threads. got a link? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I've seen Tex's camera rigs in person, very simple and easy and effective. Tex, Are you able to get pictures with your setup? Do the BF not recognize it, and is it able to get good pictures of BF? Could you share with us how you manage to accomplish this feat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incorrigible1 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Take pictures in daytime. Natural sunlight. They are not ONLY out at night. Forget IR, you don't need it. Good topic, SusiQ. KC, correct me if my impression of some of your postings is incorrect, but as I understand it, you take daylight photographs and then discern bigfoot in your photos, sometimes? A question: do others corroborate your findings when shown your photographs? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflower Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hubby and I will take pictures of each other at times. It's more of a demonstration to them that it does not hurt us so it won't hurt them. I have no idea if that is how they understand it but a few years ago we did the usual. I took a pic of hubby with both sides of the road in the photo and then a minute later he took one of me. Essentially I stood in the same spot and we were laughing and playing on the road. I downloaded them and in each of the pics way back on the side of the road was a "something" that didn't look at all like a dog, or cow, or anything familiar except that it did remind me of a monkey on all fours. It was watching us and that is very obvious. When I block us out of the pics I will try to post them. It's so cool!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I have thought about this some. If they can see/sense/hear the IR...then maybe we need to elimintae it. What if the camera trap has no power to it unless a connection was made? There would be no noise (hum/buzz) from the trap and no IR light to be seen except when the pics are taken. I am thinking that when an animal steps on the trigger (buried under ground cover like leaves) the electrical circuit (powered by car battery for instance or camera's own battery) would be completed and the camera trap would take a series of pictures. You could bait the area so the animals would need to step on the trigger area or set the triggers along natural game trails. You would still need to camoflauge everything and possibly mask the scent but there are a ton of scent eliminators/tricks that deer hunters use. This will take longer to set up and the possibility of being seen is greater, but if these creatures are as curious as we believe, they might be more curious because if they can hear/see/sense the typical camera trap, but this one they can not..thier interest may be higher. any thoughts? has anyone ever tried something like this? Casually accidentally leave some food stuffs in front of the camera. Drop it as you walk away, make sure it has not been touched by uncovered human hands, use gloves rubbed with leaves and/or dirt, then brush off and handle foodstuffs.. But truly, if all trail cams can be made to not smell or have wires in and out of it,and blinking and a human smell to it or around it then I bet you guys would see some great picture results.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) I should start a business, making wooden bird houses that look like trail cameras. Put a few of thesE birdhouses up, full of feed for birds and squirrel wait a few weeks for BF to get used to them, then sprinkle in a couple of real trail cams. Hide in plain sight. Edited November 2, 2011 by Tautriadelta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Good topic, SusiQ. KC, correct me if my impression of some of your postings is incorrect, but as I understand it, you take daylight photographs and then discern bigfoot in your photos, sometimes? A question: do others corroborate your findings when shown your photographs? Thanks. Thank you my friend. You saying that means more to me than you'll ever know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedalist Posted November 2, 2011 BFF Patron Share Posted November 2, 2011 Link, BigTex will have to take it from there, think there were others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) I should start a business, making wooden bird houses that look like trail cameras. Put a few of thes birdhouses up, full of feed for birds and squirrel, then sprinkle in a couple of real trail cams. Hide in plain sight. I think that you could make a fortune from just the BF researchers, and that's not even counting other people wanting good trail-cam film. You could make some money off of this idea!! I know that I would buy one or two! This is an **Excellent** idea! We are doing it! We're coming up with solutions to the problems. This is what we do as nurses, we take a problem, and work with it until we've solved it.. I sincerely hope that you guys/gals will brainstorm even more solutions to this problem, and it sounds like we are getting there with the recent posts!! Thank you.. Edited November 2, 2011 by SweetSusiq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 none of this takes into the account the possbility (that's been discussed on here numerous times), that its possible their vision capabilities differ from ours(and other critters they share the forests with)- allowing them to see IR beams/flash from the camera units. I've worn night vision while accidentally walking in front of a game cam. In at least the units we use in the TBRC, they don't emit IR until they take a picture and by that time it's too late. By the time you see it (if you can see it), you're already busted. And yeah, IR flashes when wearing night vision are REALLY bright. I thought I was being abducted for a second or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedalist Posted November 2, 2011 BFF Patron Share Posted November 2, 2011 I should start a business, making wooden bird houses that look like trail cameras. Put a few of thesE birdhouses up, full of feed for birds and squirrel wait a few weeks for BF to get used to them, then sprinkle in a couple of real trail cams. Hide in plain sight. I'd get 'em up high and string em on wires or call them black bear bait stations instead of game cam bird houses, They might work well in North Dakota though, send a prototype up to Norseman in the Bakken and see how they do. Link, BigTex will have to take it from there, think there were others. Bigtex has patented it: http://bigfootforums.com/index.php?/topic/9171-new-camera-for-me/page__view__findpost__p__106843 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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