Recently I have divulged into another hobby… building my own trail cameras. If you have never experienced the difference between a home built camera and one made commercially you are in for a major surprise.
The quality found in today’s more expensive units can be duplicated at a fraction of the cost using cameras from Sony and Nikon just to name a few. The quality is amazing, a true megapixel resolution can be obtained. I was fooled too many times into buying a “5mp” camera which turned out to be nothing but overpriced garbage. 5mp was more like 2 or 3.
I cannot create a website ordering system due to the fact that the cameras used in these units are no longer in production. Each build requires me to find a camera and pair it with the parts to make it work. Some can be built in really small cases and some require much larger cases. It all depends on what the owner wants out of the camera. Trigger times of 1.5-3.0 seconds are obtainable and the quality of even the lower megapixel cameras is amazing.
If you are interested in having a camera custom built for you please contact me using the contact link found on the site.
Included are samples of a Sony S40 camera powered by a Yeti control board with a snapshot sniper wide angle fresnal. This camera is considered a fast hack and obtains a trigger time of sub 2 seconds with an image quality of 4mp.
I am going to give one of these cameras away for free when we hit 250 users of the forum. Sign up, invite your friends, invite whoever, someone is gonna get a great cam. Click Here To See Contest Details
Tags: Homebrew Trailcam, Pelican 1040, Sony S40, Yeti Control Board
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Posted on 29 July '10 by admin, under General Info. No Comments.
Voices of the public have been heard and certain board members went to bat. There are some major changes in store for PA hunters and you’ll want to be sure to read the digest this summer/fall when you purchase your hunting license.
- Certain wildlife units will see a shortened DOE rifle season, the first week will be antlered deer only with the second week being combined either sex.
- Many WMU’s will also see a reduction in doe tags. The one that sticks in my memory is 4D being my home, it will see a 20% reduction from last year overall.
- DMAP permits are now included in the allocation. Previously if a WMU had 40,000 regular tags and 10,000 DMAP tags that would’ve meant a total of 50,000 tags. Now, those DMAP allocations are included in the total. For example, if 4D has 10,000 DMAP tags this year, with a doe allocation of 32,000 tags, only 22,000 tags will be available for use on public lands.
- Bear season will now start on a Saturday.
- Archers will have a week long archery bear season.
- Beginning spring of 2011, during the 3rd and 4th weeks of spring gobbler season you will be able to hunt sunup till sundown. The first two weeks will remain till noon only.
There are many other changes but those are many of the major ones, again, be sure to read your digest. We as a group must continue to push for what we want to see or changes that must be made.
Maybe our next big step in catching up with the rest of the states in this country will be Sunday hunting… heres to hopeing! I never understood why you can drink and gamble on a Sunday but not hunt. As pointed out by a memeber of the archerytalk.com forums “If its for religous reasons imagine the anti church crowd telling the church they couldnt worship on any day except Sunday. Bet that shoe doesnt fit so well now does it.”
In conclusion, Im happy to see these changes, I for one might actually give hunting bears a shot now that I have an entire week to do it. The deer situation needed the changes and the turkeys… oh the turkeys… Ill see you Mr Gobbler next week!
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Posted on 27 April '10 by admin, under Outdoor Issues. 3 Comments.
There has been a huge buzz in PA about the independent audit conducted of the PA Game Commissions Deer Management Program. Here are the the direct links to the report for you to read yourselves. Direct comments from the game commission can be found in the last few pages. Join the Outdoor Integration Forums to talk about this subject or comment below.
Full Report
Report Highlights
Tags: Deer Program, Game Commission Audit, PA, PA Game Commission, PGC
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Posted on 24 February '10 by admin, under Outdoor Issues. No Comments.
As a software developer and outdoor enthusiast I have long tried to formulate an idea combing the software which is written at the company I work for with the outdoors. AgIntegrated specializes in the GIS based realm of developing precision agriculture solutions with many large agriculture companies.
Some of the tools we create could be utilized by game managers, seed companies or even private estates where keeping records is a must. We have long tried brainstorming to come up with a solution that will fit everyone needs and we are on the right track. These ideas have been five years in the making but we are seeking companies to provide input and possibly form a relationship with in order to make it a reality.
If your company or if you know of a company who is interested in developing an application geared towards forest management, game management, farm management, equipment management or anything related please contact us. We feel that we have a lot to offer the outdoor world and would really appreciate any input or leads towards creating a partnership with a serious customer.
We can demonstrate current products to show what we do and discuss how we wish to proceed in making a tailored application that benefits the woods/water/wildlife.
Contact:
http://www.agintegrated.com
Tags: Deer Management Application, Fishing, Forest, Forest Management, Game Management, Hunting, Hunting Application, Soil
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Posted on 12 February '10 by admin, under General Info. No Comments.
The winter can often bring a sense of sluggishness, its cold, its dark, its BORING! Hunting seasons are long gone, the massive hatches are extremely distant memories and for some fishing isn’t even considered.
Often, the winter seems to be the time when I catch my biggest fish. Not only that, it seems that its the only extremely productive time for me fishing minnow pattern streamers. As a young guy, at the beginning of my fly fishing career I would often switch to spin tackle in the winter time. With the fishes slowed metabolism I caught more fish, it was simple choice. Once my passion for fly-fishing grew I put two and two together. While other guys were fishing nymphs I was doing the exact opposite of everything I had ever read or was told.
The technique is rather simple, throw up stream, strip it hard then pause and let it drift for a second. Fish often will move feet out of their feeding lies to hammer the streamer. Often, they will completely miss or go back without taking the fly. Whats really cool is that Ive found the same fish will chase and chase till you jab him. Usually if you stick his mouth he is not coming back.
Shallow water in winter seems to draw the fish. It took me a long time to figure out that most times they could be in water inches deep while deep pockets exist just a foot away. My only explanation for this phenomenon is that the water must be warmer. Either that or the bait-fish are hanging back under the cuts of the banks but this does not explain the fish in mid current.
Once spring time gives way to early caddis hatches, stone flies and the ever popular blue-winged olives the streamer fishing hits a wall. Theres so much food available they are reluctant to move like that for a streamer unless the water is muddy. I dont advocate fishing in sub zero temperatures as I once took a face first dive into a spring creek when it was 14 degrees. Had the house not been within 500 yards i fear what might have happened, that was bad enough. So, be careful, have fun and break up the winter time blues with some streamer fishing. If the stremaers are not being productive go small, size 26 midge pupa, 18-20 pheasant tail nymphs and never ever forget the staples such as cressbugs and scuds!
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Posted on 5 February '10 by admin, under Fishing. No Comments.
If you have been following the history of Outdoor Integration you will note that we have undergone many changes. In an effort to bring forth the newest up to date information the decision was made once again to switch software.
I hope that you will find some interesting topics related to the outdoors within the space of this site. If you have any recommendations please dont hesitate to contact me.
Jeremy
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Posted on 4 February '10 by admin, under General Info. No Comments.
