Finally got that bobcat...

[erkme73]

On the very last evening of the nighttime bobcat hunting season too, imagine that!

It started as it usually does. Mr. Bobcat is visiting the all-you-can-eat chicken buffet bar...

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But while patiently sitting pretty (and still) looking for an opportunity, the manager of the establishment said, "NO MORE CHICKEN FOR YOU!"

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As viewed from the manager's perspective:

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The coop camera is an Amcrest 5mp eyeball (IP5M-T1179E)
The PoE thermal is a Dahua TPC-BF2221-HTM.
The scope is an ATN Thor4 384.
Rifle is a suppressed CORE AR15 firing Wolf .223 ammo

Disclaimer: I don't take joy in taking the life of any animal. However, the predation of our chickens has left us with no other options. The purpose of posting these videos is to illustrate how thermal technology increases success when it comes to minimizing livestock risks. Bobcat are like ninjas. They're extremely smart, cunning, silent, and quick. The odds of spotting one, setting up, and taking a shot without spooking the skittish animal are extremely low. I was fortunate to have multiple bug zappers popping all over the property which desensitized the predators, allowing me to move on my porch without them getting spooked.

 

[bigredfish]

Cool clips.
why the cheap Wolf ammo? I suppose it worked though

 

[erkme73]

Cool clips.
why the cheap Wolf ammo? I suppose it worked though

It's what I'd used earlier to zero in the scope. I had bought tons of it years ago. It is cheap. That brass casing actually got stuck in the breach after it fired. Extractor ripped the edge off the casing. Had to push it out from the muzzle side with a cleaning rod. I suspect it's cheap brass or the gas pressure was too high due to the suppressor.

 

[mteky2]

On the very last evening of the nighttime bobcat hunting season too, imagine that!

It started as it usually does. Mr. Bobcat is visiting the all-you-can-eat chicken buffet bar...

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But while patiently sitting pretty (and still) looking for an opportunity, the manager of the establishment said, "NO MORE CHICKEN FOR YOU!"

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As viewed from the manager's perspective:

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The coop camera is an Amcrest 5mp eyeball (IP5M-T1179E)
The PoE thermal is a Dahua TPC-BF2221-HTM.
The scope is an ATN Thor4 384.
Rifle is a suppressed CORE AR15 firing Wolf .223 ammo

Disclaimer: I don't take joy in taking the life of any animal. However, the predation of our chickens has left us with no other options. The purpose of posting these videos is to illustrate how thermal technology increases success when it comes to minimizing livestock risks. Bobcat are like ninjas. They're extremely smart, cunning, silent, and quick. The odds of spotting one, setting up, and taking a shot without spooking the skittish animal are extremely low. I was fortunate to have multiple bug zappers popping all over the property which desensitized the predators, allowing me to move on my porch without them getting spooked.

What software do you use use to make those short clips?

 

[erkme73]

What software do you use use to make those short clips?

I'm using Blue Iris' UI3 to export short segments of the BVR files. That's the first and second video. The third video from the scope was about 45 seconds long, so I ran it through a shareware program called Avidemux to shorten it to the final 14 seconds. It's great for making simple edit cuts, cropping, and reencoding it to other formats.

 

[mteky2]

Oh ok cool. Thanks

 

[guykuo]

Nice scope!

Now I'm reminded I need to find a place to mount the Dahua thermal from eBay