To the Creeps Who Stole My Trail Camera

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[@JoeyKlu]

Someone was hunting on property that doesn't belong to them and wanted to hide their face. That is infuriating.

[@pastorjerrykliner3162]

BTW, that's called POACHING.

[@sswwooppee]

He has approaching 1 million viewers and probably more on TicTok, Instagram and Facebook. It’s not beyond imagination he’s got a freak stalker.

[@Papaguena]

I was thinking the same think. 🤥☹ @@sswwooppee

[@patriciaposthumus6684]

How is that Toby dog didn't alert to the presence of a stranger close to his turf? He's really good at that kind of stuff.

[@InspiredJJ]

I was thinking the same.

[@sdtyler40]

Get on training your murder of crows, so they can alert you to intruders and chase them off your property.😉

[@barbarabigelow9110]

Yes!!! Ca-Caw!

[@jagoldenpyrenees491]

Crows (and ravens) are the best as long as you're friends with them!

[@yvonnetruelove2270]

Hahaha

[@nerdicusdorkum2923]

@@jagoldenpyrenees491 They might already be his friends. Who else but a friend would open pasture birds that make for such neglectful parents; as to give them literally free food every morning?

[@soltcolt4506]

A bunch of birds will not scare of hunters.

[@kristineteall368]

Start hiding your cameras in stumps or buy some fake rocks to hide them in, get creative. Place them up high as well, they’ll be harder to reach and go unnoticed. The more you can blanket the area with, the more likely you’ll capture the trespassers before they start using your land to poach from. It’s infuriating when people disrespect your private property, and I hope you can catch them! Edit: considering your ongoing tension with hound hunters, I wonder if they’ve watched your videos and seen your footage of your mature bear? My thought is could they be planning to poach him as a form of revenge possibly?

[@theshanamaster]

id say put up soo many, they get tired, and they'll steal enough to charge him with stealing LMAO

[@visverkoper1]

This might be a pain in the butt, go out with an 8 foot stick ladder and some wooden wedges and get those cameras up high. The wedges will help you aim the cameras down. Just A stupid old man's idea.

[@naerwyn239]

@@visverkoper1 I love this stupid old man idea!!!~ (Also you are great, and I hope you never forget it!)

[@ellieglumz]

Yeah I thought he should put them higher too

[@IbelongtoJesus.]

I like your suggestions about moving cameras where they are hard to get at or more hidden.

[@neilthehermit4655]

Morgan - I have a conversation a few years ago with a retired " geek ", who have moved to their family farm and was fed up with poachers coming onto their farm to steal fish and other wildlife... He suspected a neighbour, so after a few unpleasant arguments in the local pub, he set up several 'smart water' sprays along the likely paths the neighbour would take. - Clear water containing a long lasting U.V glowing dye. A couple of weeks later he saw the guy in the pub and asked the landlord to turn out the lights and pulled out his 'blacklight' torch....Guess who glowed in the dark...Nobody trespassed after that.

[@barbarabigelow9110]

Oh this is AWESOME

[@erinstinson5735]

This is an amazing idea!!

[@julielumsden5184]

That would have been so satisfying to see

[@micheledix2616]

Great idea

[@CaribouOrange]

THAT'S GENIUS

[@charlottemajewski5992]

Poachers casing the joint or covering their tracks. Set some way up high to catch culprits

[@kennyholmes5196]

Tanuki-no-gakure, the japanese call exploiting how humans rarely seem to ever look up.

[@ShadowMoon878]

Bear traps or 6 feet deep Tiger pits

[@jf6305]

You gotta file a police report so if you do see someone and are able to get officers out they'll be able to proceed as if it was a repeat offense.

[@sswwooppee]

This is excellent advice.

[@harpintn]

Police reports are a waste of time unless you also have the criminal laying face first in the dirt, because the police only care about protecting the local coffee shop.

[@Briskeeen]

Doubtful, pigs never want to do work

[@lydia67119]

unfortunately most police departments would not investigate until there is a major loss of property or risk of imminent danger; most states have laws indicating a minimum threshold of a crime before it can be investigated

[@andream4452]

He can still file a police report. Just because their Is a police report doesn't mean that there will be an investigation.

[@CuSolais]

i would recommend moving your cell cameras to the edge of the farm and your non-cells to the interior less sensitive areas. That way should they return to the same camera or area they cant expect to do the same thing again and get away with it.

[@l.mcmanus3983]

I agree! Although, placement of the cell service ones might be limited if there is not complete cell coverage of the farm’s perimeter. More discrete or hidden placement of cameras could help some the prevent theft. On the other hand, I think highly visible cameras work well as a deterrent. It is unfortunate that this a problem that needs a solution.

[@CuSolais]

@@l.mcmanus3983 highly visible in this instance i think would not resolve the issue. Accidents happen. Taking out a secured SD card is no accident. Most reasonable people would if realize they are where they dont belong would just leave. Intention is 50% of crime.

[@davidschaufus7856]

Morgan i suggest calling the wildlife officials in your area they have been taking sd cards out of trail camera on private property all over the country

[@bkm2797]

davidschaufus7856, Why would they be doing that?

[@katschrodinger954]

@@bkm2797 Extrajudicial expedition of information (i.e. information obtained on private property without a warrant).

[@davidschaufus7856]

@@bkm2797 they have been caught doing it looking for illegal hunting and have gotten away with it due to the open fields doctrine

[@hoosierpioneer]

Open fields doctrine? Why don't they just notify the owner?

[@davidschaufus7856]

@@hoosierpioneer cause they are usually who they are after , the owner , should look up the institute for justice on trail cams

[@bkm2797]

Thinking you came to the right conclusion Morgan, they didn't want you to see them on your property, which probably means they were up to no good. Maybe place another trail camera that can't easily be detected at the one they stole the SD card from and see who it might be. Also ask your neighbor if they've seen anyone lurking around. Enjoyed the footage of the other trail cameras, lots of wildlife to see. Thanks for sharing, hope it doesn't happen again.

[@Charoula1608]

Even if they weren't doing anything malicious, they were still trespassing posted property.

[@James2PlayzMC]

We need more of these drone footage Its absolutely amazing, your farm is beautiful.

[@bukuroshja_shqiptare]

If someone has balls enough to come on your property and take something from you what else are they capable of...

[@katschrodinger954]

Right?!? He already had men with dogs and guns trespass on his land.... wouldn't put it past those with criminal intent to steal an SD card to obfuscate their identity.

[@gotwalk]

Lying

[@katschrodinger954]

@@gotwalk ??

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@gotwalk he documented it

[@Dreamero9]

You could try making your cameras harder to see/find or place them in hard to access locations (e.g. up high). That makes them less likely to be noticed by trespassers and, even if they do, hopefully they can't reach them. Only alternative I see to that is the expensive ones that don't store footage locally.

[@barbarabigelow9110]

With some hotspots to get the footage to his house

[@saphriaofhogwarts]

Sorry to hear, Morgan. I grew up on a hobby farm outside a small town in Minnesota; we had some issues with folks casing the area because we were so far out of town, especially after my dad died and my brother and I left for college. I know SD cards aren’t cheap (neither are new trail cams). If you can, I’d say put a word in with your local sheriff and see if you can get some increased patrols around your property, especially if this sort of thing escalates.

[@BrycenCarrocci]

As a fellow hunter it is so frustrating for someone who works so hard to get there deer plot for an example just the way they want just for someone to come in and mess it up

[@diannasgardenmenagerie967]

I love they way you approach your land as a steward!!!!

[@lisam5744]

Trespassers are the worst. They think that just because they can come onto your property or have in the past, they're automatically allowed to now whether you like it or not. We had that issue the first few years we lived on our property. It finally ended. I do recommend filing a police report so at least you have something on record. I hope this doesn't continue for you.

[@Dan-zs4kv]

It's amazing how you manifested the relationship you have with your cows along with the pigs. I know you herd the cows like clock work but to see how they respond to your call and seamlessly move from one section to the next is a marvel to watch from the beginning when it was just hopes and dreams to now a reality.

[@sswwooppee]

This kind of behavior makes me sick. It’s time to make a camera trap for humans and put a better hidden camera on the bait camera. Put a note in the SD slot that says, “You’re intentionally trespassing and you’re busted.”

[@ginacirelli1581]

Or have another hidden camera higher up focusing on the old one.

[@vorlon81]

The Scene from Aliens come to Mind, the one with the Automatic Guns.

[@sswwooppee]

@@vorlon81 I get you’re mostly joking, but booby trapping your property is illegal in all 50 states. If you do it and someone gets hurt, you will be prosecuted. Don’t boobytrap your property.

[@barbarabigelow9110]

​@sswwooppee is it OK to boobytrap the property with something harmless yet highly annoying like a super bad smell or nontoxic paint that would stick to the perpetrator?

[@sswwooppee]

@@barbarabigelow9110 it probably is. Check your local state laws and case law.

[@amym8479]

Beautiful footage of doe and fawn in the wild. Thank you for sharing and hope the SD card is found/returned.

[@calijoe1074]

Maybe you should overlap the cameras coverage areas with at least one of the cameras well hidden.

[@kristineteall368]

I would put a camera on the camera, but high enough thieves might find difficult to get to… or not see at all.

[@jjbowman4653]

Maybe put them higher up with a ladder? At the Forks of branches?

[@bkm2797]

I agree, and gave the same advice, great minds think alike lol.

[@ladybirdgib]

Maybe place a second cam in the same area as the one with stolen sd card. Affix it on a branch in such a way that it would give you an aeriel view. People who feel the rules do not apply to them can be potentially dangerous. Be safe!

[@JoeyBlogs007]

What you need is a streaming video recorder / server back at the farm house that auto uploads to cloud storage. Capture all your live motion detection video feed via solar powered WiFi cams and store the video footage in the cloud. Set it up to auto delate old footage after 14 days or whatever time period you want. That way if any trail cam or web cam gets stolen, you have the footage safely stored back at base or in the cloud. Those systems do exist as commercial CCTV security products, so I suggest shop around for the best deals. That way you will retain footage at least. Also if you have four cams setup up for 360 degree capture, then you will probably capture who is stealing your cams or flash memory cards etc... I suggest this is an important upgrade for your video security system. Can also be used for household security.

[@VailsMom]

Maybe Morgan could get a trail cam sponsorship (Al Lumnah did this) for Web-linked/Wifi cameras. Seems like this incident is an excellent justification for this type camera.

[@lauralcollins2796]

We live on two acres surrounded by farmland and one year corn was planted in their fields. It was almost to maturity when I heard a loud strange noise coming from the high corn. Then all of a sudden two stags came out of the corn with their antlers locked together giving it all their best to be a dominant male. They eventually disappeared into the corn and I couldn’t see them but could still hear them. It lasted for quite a while also. I was awed at the sight! It was once and a lifetime experience I’ll never forget!!

[@StoneE4]

It was a once in a lifetime experience.

[@fluffbuck3t]

yeah i wonder how they got that phrase so wrong haha @@StoneE4

[@piperleelee]

I have no suggestions for what to do about the camera incident, but I do like the mystery surrounding the situation and you sharing it with your viewers.

[@lydias2012]

The question is why steal the card? More mysteries on the Gold Shaw Farms. Inspector Toby needs to be on this case.Edit: Due to the responses I have recieved. Yes, I know the motive is to hide their identity, I was just asking what that was. Weird chicken unite!

[@WaitWhat99]

Quick n easy evidence removal

[@anthonymiller8979]

Like Morgan suspects, probably doing something he didn't want captured then saw the trail cam.

[@piplupcola]

They were hunting on private property so they wanted to get rid of evidence

[@MagnakayViolet]

I heard a story about a tracker being taken from a catch-and-release bird, and a phone bill was sent to researchers because the Sim Card was used by the thief to make phone calls.

[@andream4452]

​@@MagnakayVioletsim card ans SD card are 2 different things. SD card does not have cellular data. It just saves information. Its like a mini floppy disk.

[@sowandtare]

Sucks someone is messing with your trail camera. I think you are probably right--someone took the evidence they trespassed. I use these for work and also used these while doing my Masters--I had one set up at the natal den of a badger...came back three weeks later and found out I had forgotten to put the card in!!! I was so upset with myself!

[@yeagerxp]

Camouflage several cameras and see what happens 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦

[@rachelroscoe5618]

The wiggly waggly tail of the fawn was too darn cute 😭

[@phineusphineas]

Buy more trail cameras and then hide them in overlapping fields of fire so if someone steals one camera they will be seen doing so on a different camera. Do not dismiss this theft too lightly. The individual who did this could be probing the strength of your perimeter defenses and not just a random trespasser. He might be scouting out an area for a future illegal game hunt. Place several more game cameras at higher elevations that require tree climbing skills or a ladder or even place some in hardened boxes that would require tools and noise to break into. I am not sure what your internet service is like but if possible purchase a camera that has automatic upload to the cloud capabilities so if the camera is tampered with the images taken right before tampering are captured.

[@kristineteall368]

I second this! I even mentioned getting creative with the camo mounts like using tree stumps etc.

[@oliviaspecht7228]

Maybe to help catch future trespassers, have the cameras you can get online notifications with on the perimeter of your property and the other ones towards the center?

[@mastring1966]

for the ones near the borders of your farm you might leave the camera in plain site and then another pointing at that one as hidden as possible. that way you can get overlapping coverage.

[@sarahgraver2927]

The footage of the fawn was adorable!

[@Paul_Au]

Id do as others have said. Mount some cameras with field of view overlapping others. I would also go through the motions of reporting to the police. They may catch some ne'er do well ( to quote Alfred), with a SD card but if you have not reported the theft, they would not know to contact you about it.

[@deborahroehrich]

as always - your musical choices are wonderful...

[@HeWhoShams]

I would suggest placing a curse/hex onto the camera. The thief, once doing their theft, will then suffer from the curse until the immediate return of your property and an apology.

[@tigeresskoora]

Some trail cam brands generally have a spot to place a padlock to prevent that from happening. I suggest looking at Bushnell's range.

[@miraclo3]

Our property has a couple dozen trail cameras around and every trail cam is in view of another trail cam or it’s immediate path for this exact reason. A trespasser might be able to stumble upon one maybe to trail cams, but they won’t find them all.

[@emmamorgan1283]

I can see how you would become a trail cam geek! That footage was so cute!

[@meilaniwenska664]

Sorry this happened, Morgan. Thieves are the worst!

[@JT-cf5ol]

Not when you add a little salt and pepper. Just kidding pigs don’t need the spices!

[@meilaniwenska664]

@@JT-cf5ol Lol, that's just some canna-bull!

[@madwithaloha5966]

Cant you put a lock on the latch cover and better secure the camera to the tree so they don’t steal the whole unit?

[@mamab5368]

GBYCS! I LOVE YOUR MISSION! Morgan i love your cows, cats, dogs, ducks and the whole family! Watch you dont get to skinny...live love and continue to smile! God loves you all the wile! ❤ You sure make my day brighter! Ty!

[@Tea-nOpals]

Baby wild turkeys! That's a first for me, and I live outside a huge wildlife preservation area. 100% agreed that it was someone on your property and didn't want to be identified.

[@lindag4484]

Cherish those apples! The late freeze ruined the apple harvest here in NH as well. The piggies got them! What a treat for them this year! I can't even get local apples this year!

[@anitraahrens905]

😮 Morgan, it's sure strange that just the SD card was stolen, and not the entire camera. My suggestion is vary the times when you check the trail cameras. Love the video footage of the deer, and, of course the entire video. As always, take care. P.S. The footage of the deer is beautiful and enjoyable with the music. So soothing. Thanx!

[@RJ-go3sn]

SD card taken to conceal their identity is the only reason. Thief doesn't care about the merch, just does NOT want to get caught.

[@SohiHien]

not strange at all. They weren't there to steal anything, the were likely looking to hunt and realized they got caught on camera so took the card so that they could remove any evidence of them being there.

[@LexiJoFarms]

It's pretty neat that yoy caught the fawn nursing on camera!

[@sebbes333]

*@Gold Shaw Farm* 11:25 #1 as other have said: Make a police report (& notify Fish & Wildlife) #2 Use all trail cameras you have, place a few in VERY obvious places, BUT always place at LEAST one camera hidden but it has a full view of the obvious camera. Also place some cameras "normally" in semi-not-hidden but again aim a well hidden camera towards that one too. Just in case it was "just" someone who wanted to be anonymous & happened to see the camera.

[@sean-or1nc]

@goldshawfarm you know where they are likely to enter your land, double your signs posted on the boarder.. get two more trail cams and have them be real time cameras connected to the grid , so that these cameras will be designated for trespassers and the footage will be up loaded real time. If you gotta run a wire up a tree to make it work do it!

[@paulvcope]

Hopefully it isn't state agency there have been cases in Tennessee Department of Natural Resources they're coming onto people's property and placing trail cameras.

[@barbarabigelow9110]

Why would they do that?

[@andream4452]

To catch poachers and other illegal things. A lot of the time they suspect the owner kr.their family and so they don't alert the owner.

[@Jake-ib1qz]

Hey man, I have 40 acres which is much smaller but had a similar issue, set up cameras facing eachother while being at different heights from one another and you’ll catch your culprit. Good luck man, love the videos, been watching for a couple years now

[@ellieglumz]

I suggest putting them up higher and in less noticeable spots maybe even put ones that give you a notification pointed at ones that don’t as well so if it happens again you can catch the culprit

[@oreoorva]

Love hearing the piggies cronch on apples 🥰🥰🥰

[@CharlieDoodleGirl]

Are you sure Alfred isn't up to his shenanigans again? 🤨

[@theothermother70]

My first thought to.

[@MikeDubbau]

I hope cuz someone on your property snooping is not good

[@headswillroll89]

After reading the title, I expect to see our buddy, in a 9 foot gorilla type suit😂

[@bkm2797]

You mean his buddy Alfred who lives on down the road lol.

[@JacquesTreehorn]

It was naked Alfred.

[@chrisbrownaz]

I did not know what a trail camera was or what an SD card was, so I appreciate the explanation.

[@davidcolley2855]

As per usual, you put out excellent videos. I have enjoyed watching you develop as a filmmaker over the years. Watching from Sooke BC Canada on Vancouver Island. Wishing you and Allison all the best. Any update on Abby dogs Injury?

[@bkm2797]

davidcolley2855, Abby is all better now.

[@katejohnson6756]

I'm watching from Victoria BC on Vancouver island! I'm glad to hear he's got other viewers from the island :)

[@Crazt]

This deer hunting season, I volunteer to spend a few nights just camping in some of your back woods.

[@kajsa78kajsa]

Wonderful wildlife footage ❤

[@craigduddles5650]

This happened to my neighbor too. He was thankful they didn't take the trail cam but dang... I'm with you... love to see what's going on at night and in the woods. Good stuff.

[@BeeHus2256]

I have two trail cams out in my suburban back yard. One to watch my storage shed in the way back corner, the other to see the wildlife. I never knew how wild my back yard really was. I guess I always assumed a suburban yard was civilized. Lol. I have seen countless skunks, possums, raccoons, cats, dogs, coyotes, a couple foxes, birds, frogs, a turtle, wild turkeys and someone's lost sheep. Lolol. Been very entertaining. I would be upset if my SD card was gone. Sorry to hear that.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

❤❤❤❤❤ love the trail cam footage.

[@RJ-go3sn]

Morgan, it is very disheartening to learn of this invasion on your property. Perhaps consider a wireless, outdoor surveillance camera(s), one that will record to the Cloud. I know this means extra expense for you (cost of system plus cloud-based video surveillance) but due to the fact that you love & respect your farm, it's wildlife, and your own beloved creatures, perhaps a couple/few strategically placed, high mounted cameras (for surveillance purpose only) would be the answer. Batteries might have to be charged once monthly, depending on brand, etc. But because they record to something beyond site, it would help to answer the "who" question. And maybe, because you are on social, you can let us all know you have done this, and with luck, that will decrease the "who's"! Wishing you the best always.

[@7BlackMamba7]

The piggly wigglys are so cute! They're getting so big 😲

[@judykinsman3258]

Great video. Beautiful music. We all know that violated feeling from theft. So sorry.

[@DelFitzs]

There's some cheeky buggers out there! You should put a camera up higher facing where the sd card was stolen from. The pigs are looking great Morgan 😊

[@dragonbowlsupper]

Put a cheap trail cam as bait in the same place as the old one. Put a video of you saying "GOTCHA, POACHER!!" On the SD card. Then put a high quality trail cam up high where the poacher can't reach so you can catch him stealing.

[@josemanueldacostadiogo5574]

Get it, no worries injoy it good rest of this week

[@abby-yt]

In case they watch it's nice you don't actually show where the trail cams are

[@theswamp2559]

I like how he just acted like them ant ain’t there lol

[@Forestwhispers444]

Maybe you can hide a camera in a bird house? Or make a squirrel nest higher up and hide it there?

[@lzgroh]

I ❤ trailcam footage❣️

[@gotwalk]

When wife can join you, place a camera at higher elevation near a suspected path(s) to this stolen camera. Don't climb high without someone around for safety reasons.

[@colecolettecole]

i just love how the music is always so perfect ~

[@Jennifer62389]

You're kinda showing the placement of the cameras aren't you? They could have taken the camera too. And just because you don't hear guns shooting your wildlife doesn't mean they aren't using arrows.

[@bluefish239]

I wonder if some of them are honeypots

[@joyful_tanya]

Exactly what I was thinking too.

[@Jennifer62389]

I looked up honeypot, new word for me. Didn't think it had anything to do with honey😁

[@soltcolt4506]

Hunters are trespassing there.

[@jedidiah5131]

I use Spypoint cell cams for security at my off grid place.....I have one at my gate, very visible, most people pull up to the gate, get out of their vehicle, see the camera and leave. And I have several around my outbuildings....I have quite the collection of trespasser pics that I drop off at the RCMP once a year....The guilty ones usually have their hoodies up trying to hide their faces...but what they don't realise is I now have their license plate recorded on a hidden cell cam...In NS Canada you only need one plate on the rear of your vehicle....I love the new technology as before my place was broken into twice....6 years now and no more break-ins...

[@TeddyCavachon]

More than once I’ve gone out to shoot photos with my camera only to discover I’d left the SD card at home in the computer. Have you considered that as a possibility? It seems more likely than someone stealing it because if it were theft wouldn’t they just steal the entire camera?

[@SohiHien]

because they weren't there to steal things. They were out there likely looking to hunt and noticed they had been caught on camera so stole the card to remove evidence of their tresspass.

[@Mojorisen06]

You can purchase metal security boxes to put your cameras in, along with cable locks to help protect them.

[@chibiterasu369]

You should report it to the cops and you can post on your local FB groups with a screenshot asking if anyone knows the individual. Mention they stole how many SD cards and how much you are out of and that they are trespassing. Even if nothing comes of it it might get around to them and teach them some shame.

[@uhpenyen4291]

"Hey cow, come-on cows. Fresh grass-fresh grass-fresh grass come-on!" - Always the chant I will say outtloud, along with you.

[@afeminame]

Apparently, you need to put some cameras higher up or less obvious to catch a trespasser.

[@mandy8558]

In the same spot as before, put two cameras: the obvious and very visible camera (the decoy, it can be in the same spot as before) and a second, hidden camera. If anyone messes with the decoy, the hidden one will pick it up.

[@rodisham]

Trespassers are infuriating. Keep a heads up for more. Might those tasty little apples be crab apples? My mom use to make the best crab apple jelly when I was a kid. We we went to the same lightening ravaged old tree for a few years. Then my teenage years kicked in. 🙂

[@elisemiller13]

With respect to your comment @rodisham I've never seen Crabapples as big as the apple Morgan sampled. Well being ~

[@rodisham]

@@elisemiller13 definitely agree the second apples he showed were not crab apples. The first one that he said was a little too tart was the one that caught my attention.

[@ellenwheat3608]

The apples could be gravenstein

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

His piggies sure think they're yummy. Technically a crabapple is only a small variety of apple.

[@dazbeamish8144]

what my friend used to do is have two cameras in close proximity to each other so they both visible to each other, that way if one is tampered with the other will pick it up and visa versa, also gets amazing shots of animals behind the cameras

[@MrWillypanda88]

The thief probably hiked and accidentally entered your property, checked your trail cam and realized it's a camera, and decided to steal the SD card to hide their identity

[@stacyconger3914]

Agree.

[@sswwooppee]

His property is clearly marked from all access points or they have to trespass on a neighbor’s property to get there first.

[@MrWillypanda88]

@@sswwooppee Many times in my life I have met people stepping into places they shouldn't because they were just "walking around". Either way, intended or not, it is likely the SD card was stolen to erase the proof of trespassing

[@sswwooppee]

@@MrWillypanda88 it’s unlikely someone unknowingly trespassing would steal the card. Clearly, you are right that someone is compounding their crime by protecting their identity with theft.

[@ginacirelli1581]

The theft is the issue. If I was trespassing by accident I'd wave at the camera, mouth "sorry" and turn around.

[@Lazy_Fish_Keeper]

@GoldShawFarm we had Border Patrol and FWLS employees regularly on our property when we first moved onto our farm on the Canadian/Washington border. We also had poachers, and fought a 3 year battle to stop the county from spraying herbicides and pesticides along the almost 2 miles of our property along the county road. By the time I left the farm, we had used phytoremediation to restore the soil, leach out the mercury and other heavy metals that had been illegally dumped by the paper industry, and restored acres upon acres of wild, uncut forest. We had a similar mission as you: Heal the environment and demonstrate that sustainable agriculture is environmentally responsible, benefits local wildlife, and becomes cost effective. We didn't have trail cams, we did have the legal rights to loudly announce "NO TRESPASSING" and follow up with firing warning shots to deter further trespassing. Training my 7 Rottweilers to patrol the property and not cross the perimeter line (take new dogs to pee the property line daily while doing perimeter training with a 20' longe line to concretize "we DO NOT PASS" is very effective), in addition to the loud announcement and firing warning shots, elimiated the poachers.... as well as Border Patrol, LEO, and Forestry & Wildlife Services from coming on our property. Eventually I re-established a working relationship with the county and federal officials, and had better support at protecting not only our livestock but also the wild animals that included our farm in their territory. Living together is a novel approach in 20th/21st century USA. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be done, or isn't sustainable.

[@rebeccazimmerman870]

But if not try and put some up high see if they are trying to sneak on your property to steal a animal or trying to hunt on your property I’m sorry this is happening to you guys

[@pamelagabert4709]

Bugger all they stole the card. At least they didn't take the camera. Kind of the new age version of tping a house.

[@Briskeeen]

>all they stole was an expensive piece of storage that can be used to find their identities and prove if they were doing other illegal things on a person's private property. Man shut the fuck up, this is not the equivalent of TP a house, and even if it was. TPing a house is fucking awful and takes a long time to clean up, it's even dangerous if the owner is someone older. They either have to risk their health and body to clean it up or waste their money hiring someone to clean it up for them. Gods you sound like someone who this they weren't an asshole in school, aren't you?

[@elizabethharttley4073]

It's that time of the year for some hunters to case the area. You are right to be annoyed and angry with losers wandering thru. I enjoy your work and the critters.

[@JamesKnighttx]

That reminds me. I need to go back and check out Lumnahs review on that one camera system. It had one that acted as the communicator and the others were remotes. Looked pretty cool. Thanks for reminding me! Great video!

[@sjbock]

I didn't know exactly how trail cameras worked so I'm glad you explained it. Thank you.

[@Maino88]

Pigs & Apples. A match made in heaven.

[@kristimcswain4439]

Love the “Good Fellas” reference 🤣

[@sowandtare]

Tip for no-see-ems...they congregate at the height point. If you're tired of them in your face, raise your arm and they will find the top of you to congregate around.

[@mayaweirauch1739]

Dear Morgan, the music in this film is very nice. Thank you! Maybe you could write what music it was in your commentary. Thank you en good luck. I hope no more intruders this year!!

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thank you for sharing! Really enjoyed your video!

[@karimonster]

Remember that prank that Alfred played on you when he took your whole ass tractor bucket and you didn't even notice? LOL Have you called him and asked him if he ganked it to play a joke on you?

[@CornfedLady1]

I've been following your channel long enough to know you don't want to hear this, but maybe it's time to consider putting up a perimeter fence... I know, I know, but it would solve so many issues at once. Best of luck! ✌️✌️✌️

[@Moosetick2002]

Like many people said, more cameras and make them harder to get to, even needing a ladder. You could also put solar lights with motion detections. If they are doing it at night they likely don't want the attention lights brings and will scurry fast.

[@raquelmota14]

I Just loved the trailcameras footage at the end. Its such a privilege to see wildlife like this. Pleas show us more of them oftem If you can

[@headswillroll89]

Id love for it to be mrs goldshawfarm, playing pranks. You should launch a baby bird channel next spring. Pigs are looking great!

[@ChrisinOSMS]

Kept waiting for the “My Buddy Alfred” music to kick in.

[@benjaminkline7301]

One trick ive used is put a bait cam in a obivous spot with another well hiden one pointing toward the bait cam.

[@andrewj5998]

The crows have moved up from duck eggs to SD cards. They're very intelligent and learn exponentially. I hope you lock up your tractor at night.