Hey Harry,
Yea, if I had more coyotes I would just shoot them, then need some more. Seems I'm never satisfied.
It has indeed been a while since we talked. How are things?
I've had some fox at the site lately, two grays and a red. This one gray fox is
like a chipmunk - he packs his mouth full of food and then takes it off.
UPDATE: Thought I would post a photo of my actual bait site, showing the sensor arrangement,
camera, lights and battery. The sensor (DoubleUp modified version) on the tree, and the middle
sensor are both aimed at the actual place where I put the bait. The upper sensor is aimed more
out and uphill just a bit, to catch a coyote as it comes down the hill to the bait. The prevailing
wind blows up the hillside, so coyotes generally come down to the bait, wind in their nose.
I have two infrared lights on the post, and two cameras. The deep cycle battery powers
the IR lights. I have one light wired to illuminate every night via it's photo cell. The second
light is wired with a remote device, so I can control it from the cabin if a bit more light is needed.
The battery will power the one IR light nightly for approximately two weeks before needing a recharge.
This is DoubleUp's modified sensor on the tree.
Here is the sensor to the left in the photo, on a stake lower to the ground. I did a Krylon
job on it and covered the red light with a piece of electrician's tape.
