Mary, I've used a game camera to monitor my sheep and my friend has
used one to try to determine what predator is killing her chickens.
The trick with the camera is to mount it in an area that the predator
is guaranteed to pass. That could be hard to do if your sheep are out
on pasture at night. The predator has to pass within a certain
distance to trigger the camera shutter. And every animal that passes
will trigger the shutter, including your sheep. That can quickly wear
down the battery.
Check http://www.cabelas.com for cameras.
For reviews of the available cameras, see
http://www.google.com/search?q=game+camera+reviews&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Make sure you purchase one that has infrared capability to take night
pictures .
Carol
At 08:56 AM 8/15/2011, you wrote:
Someone suggested a night camera mounted to look on the fence
line. Has anyone tried them? They sound expensive. I wonder if
the IDNR or some other source makes arrangements to loan or rent them out.
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