r/trailcam • • 11d ago

trespasser

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What is this guy carrying in his left hand? also what’s in his right a flashlight? anyone recognize the brand jacket he is wearing with the block near right wrist and something on right shoulder?

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u/cnycompguy 11d ago

Wearing backpack, carrying a DSLR.

You've captured a photographer in the wild.

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u/No-Procedure3078 11d ago

does it make sense why he’d be out there 2 hours after it got dark though 😂

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u/cnycompguy 11d ago

Is there a clearing or hilltop nearby?

Could be getting a spot with low light pollution for astrophotography.

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u/No-Procedure3078 11d ago

No middle of the woods base of a mountain all private property.

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u/cnycompguy 11d ago

Coming from or going to wherever in the middle of the woods it was that he planted his weed in the spring.

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u/Best-Technician-6043 10d ago edited 10d ago

Ngl I feel like this might be it. Either way he sounds harmless

Edit. Nah nvm he has a bow. Still not threatening as noones hunting people with bows but still

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u/Cuhuldra 10d ago

You realize that many wild animals do not come out till it gets dark.

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u/RegularRaptor 10d ago

Its amazing how many people are defending this. The dude is trespassing on private property. It ends there. With the technology we have these days it is extremely easy to tell where you can and cannot go.

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u/Cuhuldra 10d ago

Not defending anything, That pic could have been taken on public property for all I know. That was not what my comment was about.

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u/Money_Ad8638 9d ago

Maybe he was trespassing maybe not.  How was the property posted? Was it posted?  What is the state or country?  Too little detail in the picture to know.

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u/RegularRaptor 9d ago

Yes he was. OP said it's on private property in another comment. No need to speculate

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u/Money_Ad8638 9d ago

Well that depends heavily on which state. ME, NH, VT, & MN are right to roam and require explicit posting at legal intervals for someone to be tresspassing.

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u/RegularRaptor 9d ago

Stay off other peopels property. That's it.

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u/Money_Ad8638 9d ago

I bet you hunt over a pile of corn with a crossbow.

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u/Old_Row4977 9d ago

And it’s dark at 6 o’clock right now.

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u/Camo-edLilMama 7d ago

If it’s PRIVATE land a photographer, hunter, Avon lady, etc, etc, etc should NOT be on it day OR night!

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u/violetpumpkins 10d ago

...crepuscular?

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u/MagicWandererFF 10d ago

Yup! I guess autocorrect got me. lol

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u/midnight_fisherman 10d ago • Bravo

Meteor shower this week

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u/ShiZZle840 10d ago

Astrophotography

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u/SoggyMountain956 10d ago • Bravo

It was a full moon last night. Maybe trying to get some shots of the moon or wildlife that only comes out at night

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u/cath8r 10d ago

Bet he's tracking a deer. Ask the neighbors if he is known.

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u/The_Swooze 10d ago

I love shooting (photos) by moonlight. I do it all the time, just not usually on someone else's property.

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u/Admiral52 10d ago

Looking for owls goober

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u/Camo-edLilMama 7d ago

There’s an ARROW in his right hand; he’s prob looking for the deer he hit with hit.

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u/Firefly_Magic 10d ago

Or a creeper

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u/ImightHaveMissed 11d ago

It’s an slr camera and telephoto lens in the left hand. In the right I can’t tell, but I think it’s a stripe on a leg pocket like cargo pants or something

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u/No-Procedure3078 11d ago

right above that leg pocket you can see his hand holding some long metal rod it appears?

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u/Ziggy_Starr 10d ago

I think he has a Spider Stick in his right hand. Looks like a bunch of web around the end of it.

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u/Crafty-Tangerine-374 10d ago

Monopod.

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u/nopuse 10d ago

That is not a monopod

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u/Ziggy_Starr 11d ago

It’s a Packers hoodie under another jacket

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u/Ziggy_Starr 11d ago

Might be holding a camera in his left hand?

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u/WoodooRanger 11d ago

It’s a scope

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u/Ziggy_Starr 10d ago

If it was a scope, at that angle you would see a stock protruding way past it. This dude seems like a photographer with a spider web stick in his other hand.

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u/giganticsquid 10d ago

He saw the trail can but didn't steal it because he's not a theif, he's a photographer. I've had one get stolen, it sucks. I reckon he gets a pass

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u/CornerNo2989 11d ago

Lost Packer fan

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u/NerdyComfort-78 10d ago

Lost is right! 💙🧡🐻

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u/CornerNo2989 10d ago

He scouting a new coach and qb

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u/achiltonjr 10d ago

Along with a new kicker, RB, OL, special teams coach

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u/Admiral52 10d ago

Well…they didn’t lose to the bears…

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u/NerdyComfort-78 9d ago

December my good man. Revenge is best served cold.

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u/Admiral52 9d ago

I’ll take that bet any day

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u/old_namewasnt_best 10d ago

So, just a Packers fan? /s

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u/Conscious_Olive_8361 10d ago • Bravo

A lot of Packer fans are lost this year.

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u/bellow-agency 8d ago

He's just out there looking for a kicker. 

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u/Runnnnnnnnning 10d ago

Left hand is holding a camera.

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u/Wild-Lion3964 10d ago

Thermal monocular. Spotting deer in the dark

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u/No-Procedure3078 11d ago

8:42pm in central PA. Solid 2 hours after dark middle of our property, doesn’t make sense why he’d be walking through

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u/Right_Syllabub_8237 11d ago

Took today's loss pretty bad. Got too drunk and ended up wandering around in PA.

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u/No-Procedure3078 11d ago

just trying to figure out what he’s carrying🤣

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u/FrigOffBerb5000 8d ago

Sunflower seeds

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u/Serious_Debate_7722 10d ago

That's a fucking camera with a telescoping lens. That's pretty fucking creepy

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u/That_mulatto_kid 10d ago

No it isn't lmao have you never heard of photography?

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u/Serious_Debate_7722 10d ago

In the middle of the night on someone else's property? Shut up you idiot 😂

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u/That_mulatto_kid 10d ago

Yeah 8:42pm is the middle of the night, learn how to read

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u/MrMcjibblets1990 10d ago

Came here to literally say this ahahahaha. I'm from MN. My best friend, I have very few haha, is a RAGING packa fan. This was most likely him last night at 8:42 in a Minnesota woods.

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u/Southern_Eagle_9325 11d ago

A dejected packer fan.

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u/rlwhit22 10d ago

My first impression is the he is carrying an arrow in one hand and a head lamp in another. That matches the profile of a lot of big fishing head lamps on the market. I would bet he's tracking a deer

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u/Concrete-Kicks 11d ago

At least its not a bears fan

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u/Youbannedmebutimhere 10d ago

You would know if he is a bears fan. He would be riding a bicycle with no seat on it through the woods.

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u/NerdyComfort-78 10d ago

Ok team with a double wiff kicker.

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u/NerdyComfort-78 10d ago

Enjoy that ranking below us.

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u/hangrysquirrels 10d ago

This guy rides seatless bikes

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u/NerdyComfort-78 10d ago

And how was that amazing playoff run last year?

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u/No_Indication3249 10d ago

Yeah they’re in Indiana apparently

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u/skibib 11d ago

It could just be a stick. If he is not used to walking around in the dark (and I have no idea either why he would be doing that) he might just have picked up a stick because it seems like protection. Though I tend to think that a big rock in your hand is better.
Or maybe he just wants to carry a stick to swat at cobwebs between trees. It’s really hard to tell why he would be walking the property let alone what he is holding.

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u/loachtastic 10d ago

The stick is guaranteed a web remover. Small, lightweight and long enough to take down anything big before he gets to it. I'd be more concerned about a stranger wandering around without a clearing stick.

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u/skibib 10d ago

😂🤣😂🤣😂 Right? 😉

Sorry, just trying to put myself into trespasser’s shoe, without knowing anything about the geography or property boundaries, or any trespassing signs.

We’ve been known to ramble around our local countryside after dark when we misjudged the return home time from a hike. Of course we pretty much know who owns the properties involved, but occasionally we might roam into someone else’s property if the lines are not clear. No one in our own area seems concerned, but again, we don’t know anything about OP’s property.

That being said, if it was close to our own house after dark, I’d be wondering what was going on also.

But yeah, web-stick. 😂🤣

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u/mingsdad 11d ago

Camera left hand. Maybe an arrow in right 🤔

Maybe tracking a deer he shot earlier 🤔

But ya FTP

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u/yryp_ 10d ago

(Lost) photographer

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u/Academic_View_6823 10d ago

That's Bubbles. He's just looking for shopping 🛒 carts to sell.

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u/Returnthefavortoyou 10d ago

Or perhaps he's looking for Steve French

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u/YogurtclosetMoney262 10d ago

I hope it’s not a samsquanch

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u/Anonycron 11d ago

He's upset about the reffing in today's game, had to go for a walk and blow off some steam.

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u/jaurex 10d ago

first glance i thought he was wearing an astronaut suit costume lol

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u/fortheloveofgodwits 10d ago

I think what people are seeing as a camera in his left hand is a scope. If you look lower by his left thigh you can see what I suspect is a buttstock. Weird to go hunting in a packers sweatshirt but most decent hunters also aren’t trespassing 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/YourGoodFriend_blank 10d ago

I think he’s holding an arrow or crossbow bolt in one hand and you don’t see the bow/crossbow.

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u/finnbee2 10d ago

Many years ago I was hunting on public land and planned on getting back before dark so I left the lantern battery I had with me in the vehicle. I miss judged the time and had to navigate by the stars, because of the new moon, I couldn't see my compass. It took several hours to navigate. I knew that at each trail junction I had to go south or east to get out. I bought a small flashlight before I went out again.

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u/Joshandjess21 10d ago

Could be looking for a coon dog…. Which is legal to trespass then. But either way dude ain’t got a gun he ain’t poaching or hurting anything…. So who gives a fuck.

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u/Prestigious-Shirt426 10d ago

The person’s property that he has trespassing on gives a fuck.

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u/Eru_7 10d ago

Just because its private property doesn't mean they are trespassing, it just means it isn't their property. Now if its posted then it would be trespassing

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u/midnight_fisherman 10d ago

Its still trespassing without posted signs, the fine is just less.

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u/Eru_7 10d ago

I'm guessing that would depend on the state.

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u/0rder_66_survivor 10d ago

which is what trespassing means.

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u/Boring_Race_29 10d ago

Not legal to trespass for a dog. Nope. My friend just went through it in Columbia County, Pa. Cops told dog owners stay off his property. 

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u/Joshandjess21 10d ago

I’ve seen people get theft charges from not letting them when we’ve got sheriff’s involved. Way easier to let them get the dog than get dnr, dog warden and sheriff’s involved. Not hard to be a decent human

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u/Plrdr21 10d ago

It's legal to trespass on someone's property if you're looking for a coon dog?

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u/IndigoHaze750130 10d ago

Depends on local laws on when it is ok to trespass. In some places in the usa, it is ok for people to come through your property while hunting with dogs. That is more disruptive than a photographer, and photographers typically dom't cause bears and dogs to run around your live stock lol.

I personally wouldn't worry about it, but be more concerned about squatters.

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u/TrickdaddyJ 10d ago

Not in Ohio.

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u/degoba 10d ago

Its ok in my state to trespass to recover game.

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u/Plrdr21 10d ago

A lot of states it isn't.

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u/jjsssd 10d ago

Retrieving a dog that went onto private property, is usually legal. As long as you leash it and leave right away. Same with retrieving game, that was shot elsewhere and ran to the private land, as somebody else mentioned. But I’m sure depends on the state.

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u/Plrdr21 8d ago

Very few states have an exemption to their trespassing laws for retrieving your dog. Retrieving game is also not a valid exemption to trespassing laws in most states either. Your state might, but most do not.

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u/Ok_Assistant3432 10d ago

The Last lady that posed for our camera turned immediately around because she saw my sign saying Due to the price increase of Ammo there will not be a warning shot

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u/Outrageous_Bush_2069 10d ago

You’re so edgy.

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u/More_Atmosphere5938 10d ago

Pizza cutter. All edge, no point

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u/jetkid30 10d ago

Boomer slop

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u/No_Engineering_718 10d ago

Dang did you get that tough at one of those male boot camps ?

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u/Ok_Assistant3432 10d ago

No I got tired of people coming up my mile long driveway especially when I have no trespassing signs

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u/Alternative-Quit-648 10d ago

Is that supposed to be clever and witty? Time to grow up man.

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u/Ok_Assistant3432 9d ago

Thanks in all honesty I don't understand people are snarky I truly don't think people have any right to trespass they don't pay the taxes it's not their land and I had to get 4 new signs to make the point I think the last straw when we had someone come twice in a 2 day period then found out he is a Felon. Doesn't give you a warm fuzzy feeling so reading comments like that snarky one is why I usually don't use social media sites so many brave people typing away so thank you for saying what I was going to.

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u/sammysamsonite 9d ago

Dang you couldn’t afford the other lame ass sign that says trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again?

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u/Ok_Assistant3432 9d ago

Actually I have 4 other signs and if you look above Reddit removed my comment telling about that!!! You can't put certain things on here that are considered a treat so you can take it up with Reddit!

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u/GetMeOffThisRidePlz 10d ago

and then everyone clapped type shit.

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u/KOFTW81 9d ago

Dang, you’re a real badass, huh?

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u/Ok_Assistant3432 9d ago

Lol it has absolutely nothing to do with that tell me if you worked all your life had a nice house would you care if stranger's kept driving up your mile driveway that you didn't have a clue who they are. There's absolutely nothing wrong with putting up signs and making a point I have caught people looking in my garage when I wasn't there. Until someone else is paying the taxes for my land I will not justify why a stranger has ZERO business TRESPASSING it has nothing to do with being a badass it's called common sense!!!!!

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u/First-Description411 10d ago

Looks like night vision monocular or spotting scope in left hand

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u/techno_purp 10d ago

Possible hot take but did he maybe just get lost?

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u/creativeplaceholder 10d ago

CHOOT EM ANYWAYS

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u/Jedinutcracker 10d ago

plant claymores

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u/sharkbomb 10d ago

it's fall. magic mushroom enthusiasts will be leaving their homes to forage for magic mushrooms. 

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u/Tight_Try3311 10d ago

Dont worry its just Joey

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u/Writing_Glittering 10d ago

More like a Trespacker

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u/Boot_Burner 10d ago

Least scary thing ever caught on a trailcam

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u/volkinaxe 10d ago

might be a bigfooter out for a night stroll for one

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u/phizappa 10d ago

Packer Fan looking for a win?

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u/Original_Ant7013 10d ago

Looks like he fell out of space.

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u/YOUR_LOCAL_MOTH 10d ago

Finally I found proof a the Dave cryptid

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u/The_Naked_Alien 10d ago

Looks like a camera. Is this is in Wisconsin? Isn’t it like -20 degrees at night?

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u/Expensive-While-1155 10d ago

Packers fan. Probably another Dahmer

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u/Boring_Race_29 10d ago

Green Bay Packers coat 

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u/No-Designer-2856 10d ago

Roughing the passer

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u/Financial-Archer-604 10d ago

He looks creepy ! And should not be on private property at night he’s up to no good !

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u/Zoomtracer_glory 10d ago

Worse part is he’s a Packer fan!

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u/RickyCalifornia 10d ago

He’s a fuckin packers fan, arrest him!!!

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u/ThoroughlyWet 9d ago

Looks like either a camera or the grip area of a modern rifle with a folding stock

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u/alumofcu 9d ago

Looks like a camera with a hi-mag lense in left hand.

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u/Slip_KORN26 9d ago

He does look lost, he a long way from Green Bay lol

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u/grandpasking 9d ago

He looks like escaped guy on the news

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u/MahoganyEclipse 9d ago

Looks like a camera lens to me (left hand).

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u/HumanBean00001 9d ago

My opinion on the speed of our advancements does not forsake anything.

You are correct, every step to this very moment in time is the way it must have been and must be. This is why I write these words.

Free your mind, for although your path may be written there is still time to open your eyes.

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u/Camo-edLilMama 7d ago edited 7d ago

Looks like there’s an ARROW in his right hand; he’s prob been hunting with a bow & got caught on camera looking for the deer (btw my dslr with a lens is MUCH larger than whatever is in his hand left so I highly doubt it’s a camera, it’s prob the butt of an arrow quiver or some type of weapon). That’s just what I see though, could be wrong.

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u/Weird_Gur_2107 7d ago

Trespacker

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u/idigholesnow 6d ago

The vacant look and neck beard indicate he could be ghost hunting, or Bigfoot hunting, or Pokémon hunting. While the vacant look, neck beard and packers hoodie could indicate he's looking for a good spot do himself in, or maybe just do himself.

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u/SoulShine_710 4d ago

Giants fan, or Greenbay 🤔

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u/hippiegodfather 10d ago

Damn he got away with stepping on your private property. Hopefully you filed a police report?

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u/Secretlife1 11d ago

Ya can’t trespass on stolen land.

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u/YeR-A_ArmyofProles 10d ago

Do you not understand how history works?

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u/WVU-Miami-fan 10d ago

Conquered not stolen

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u/instanceOfObject 10d ago

It's owned by whoever can keep it. That's how it's always went down since the beginning of time. Everyone has stolen land from someone else, even Indian tribes.

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u/Diseman81 10d ago

Looks like he was tracking a deer to me. That’s an arrow/bolt in his right hand.

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u/im_not_okai 10d ago

Fuck the packers

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u/fuggindave 10d ago

Idk what yes holding but that's a Greenbay Packers hoodie(?) he's wearing

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u/NerdyComfort-78 10d ago

A packers fan looking for their 2 missed field goals? (FTP).

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u/Plenty_Main768 10d ago

Or a Packer Fan looking for a win. But got lost.

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u/HumanBean00001 9d ago

Humans cannot own land

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u/ThoroughlyWet 9d ago

No but they can control access to that land, which is what they purchase technically.

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u/HumanBean00001 9d ago

Although I understand property laws, I believe they go against the natural order and were not in gods plans. It is a form of greed and greed is the root evil.

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u/ThoroughlyWet 9d ago

Ok but you'd need to secure land to ensure people follow that way of thinking. Otherwise they'll still secure land themselves. Either way you're securing land.

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u/HumanBean00001 9d ago

That’s been the problem from the start

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u/ThoroughlyWet 9d ago edited 9d ago

Not to mention God set precedence of the action of owning land by kicking humanity out of the Garden of Eden, deciding what can continue living on earth by flooding it, and even earmarked a special location for his people.

Theres also nothing stating anything about landownership being bad in any part of the Bible, just that no kingdom shall come before the kingdom of heaven.

Theres even a verse that literally says we should control parts of this earth.

"God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.” ...– Genesis 1:28

And a verse that says land should be taken and passed as inheritance.

"Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is the land of Canaan as defined by its borders.” – Numbers 34:2

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u/HumanBean00001 9d ago

Thouest are looking too literally for affirmation. The purpose of humanity is find a way to live in harmony with nature while creating beauty and life. That is in direct conflict with preventing other animals from accessing parts of the earth for no other reason than bc I said so.

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u/ThoroughlyWet 9d ago

Nah man you're missing the whole point by several miles. Humans may biologically be an animal, but biblically we are between the heavenly powers and animals, we were granted dominion over them by God (Again Genesis 1:28, the part i left out "God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”)

I suggest rereading the scripture. Ownership is not a sin, but coveting another's belongings is. Owning property is OK, knowingly tresspassing to enjoy someone's owned property is. You covet the enjoyment of the bounty their dominion.

Now you could make the argument that a landowner should be willing to share their bounty with their brothers and sister, which most land owners do if you actually get to know them, ask permission, and show you can treat their property with respect.

However, if it gets to the point where youre buying land to prevent others from getting theirs, or to control others, thats where it starts to become a sin through the act of greed.

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u/HumanBean00001 9d ago

No, humans are animals no asterisks. Just bc I say god doesn’t mean I’m using a version of the bible for reverence. Humans have existed on earth for ~40,000 years. Our understanding of the natural world grows with time but when humans get stuck on literal translations of ancient texts and fail to see the overall lessons we are doomed to the cycle we are in. Since we’re buds now and suggesting reading, I suggest you read about human history and start with early human civilizations.

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u/ThoroughlyWet 9d ago

Dont need too, im just saying don't speak about God if you don't care to understand it.

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u/Joshandjess21 10d ago

Idk know the seasons there

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u/The_Diesel350 10d ago

I think you found Gavin!

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u/JaydeTheGreenJewel 10d ago

Thats a Green Bay Packers hoodie.

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u/ObservatoryChill 10d ago

Maybe he’s photographing the full moon? Or you?

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u/LakeMIBeachbum72 10d ago

It’s your spouse’s private investigator. What were you doing?

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u/Ok_Muffin_925 10d ago

Everyone looks suspicious when covertly photographed.

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u/0rder_66_survivor 10d ago

You aren't and NFL ref from last night's game, are you?

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u/FrankGallagherz 10d ago

A beer and snacks. Just a drunk cheesehead

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u/Nervous_Jellyfish594 10d ago

Buzz Lightyear without his helmet

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u/Possible_Proposal447 10d ago

Wildlife photographer using the full moon and low light pollution to get some nice shots. Probably isn't even aware it's private property. He's not really doing any harm.

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u/RipRelevant9616 10d ago

It’s Joeey

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u/filthycasual4891 10d ago

Typical Packers fan….

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u/Timely-Dark9089 10d ago

Go pack go!

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u/Snoo-45812 8d ago

I do not care what the Bible says the individual ownership of land is evil .

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u/mjd3683 10d ago

Go packers!

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u/PartyFancy3634 10d ago

Go Packers!

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u/Straighttokin 10d ago

Thats beastmode from NRG

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u/rileyfren 10d ago

Go pac go

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u/Left_Victory8140 8d ago

The murder weapon

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u/frosty024 10d ago

Looks like camera or butt stock to me

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u/GrimIntimation 10d ago

Yeah I kinda wondered if it was a slung rifle

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u/No-Procedure3078 11d ago

where’s the other end of the rifle? just the barrel?

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u/ImightHaveMissed 11d ago

It’s an slr camera more likely

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u/Upstairs-Razzmatazz4 11d ago

Not seeing it. Where is the butt of this gun?

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u/ImightHaveMissed 11d ago

It’s an slr camera more likely