this is AMAZING footage. only $180?! i don't believe that, sorry. the cheapes thermal camera i can find is almost $3,500 most expencive is...$23,500. a thermal scope for a rifle is 11-13 thousad :O GREAT video tho
Thanks! It's not a thermal camera, it's a normal digital camera that uses red LEDs instead of a white flash, and a red filter to make it look black & white. Google "Scoutguard SG550". They're really affordable, and a lot of fun.
Very cool - I have never seen one "live". There are a lot of cameras to choose from, but the ones I use are about $180, plus a metal security case, and cable lock brings it up around $210 or so. A good place for info is the Chasingame forum.
Cool, Thanks. I'll check it out that site. I think Chino Hills S.P. would be a good place for one of those Cameras. I've seen a few Bobcats,One Mountain Lion,,tons of Coyotes, Deer, Lots of birds and I've even seen a Turtle in one of the secret water holes I know of.Even a few renegade cows too...Hehe
Chino Hills would be perfect! Lots of hikers there obviously, so just make sure you conceal it well, and lock it up securely. If you start camera trapping, let me know. I'd love to see what you find!
@kimmarie801 You'd be surprised. The mountains around LA are very wild, densely vegetated and inaccessible, and there's plenty of mule deer to prey on.
nice shot, very fortunate and rare. It's so had to get pics of them. I've got bobcats, bears and coyotes but nothing that good of a cougar. Congratulations.
Where exactly was this located? Do you happen to have the GPS coordinates? Some times the USFS people like to be informed about sightings if only for their health status reports back to the fatcat politicians back in Washington. }:-}
We had a good photograph taken of a lion at the JPL North parking lot last year which was really fun to pass around.
I have coordinates, but I'm really protective of these guys. I don't want to people to be afraid or overreact, or anyone to go try and harass them.(Not saying you would do that)
I saw the JPL photo! What a beauty! Had the camera in there for a while, but no luck w/ that one. Now trying to get him in the Millard/El Prieto/Brown mt area since there have been so many sightings recently. Any way to send me a private message thru youtube? Could give you the loc. then. Don't want to broadcast it.
No problem, and I can imagine that even informing the USFS one can be paranoid about what the USFS would do with the information. But no, I don't really need the GPS coordinates. I was curious and would bring up Google Earth to see what the proximity to human habitats was.
That JPL photograph was passed around to all the USFS volunteers. }:-}
It's in a side canyon of the lower Big Tujunga. (not one that has a trail) Sort of near houses, but not like that Millard cat! There was another sighting there at the campground on May 23rd. Active guy...hopefully he'll wander by my camera soon! I do some trail work from time to time - maybe I'll see you out there.
That is one beautiful cat. Do you have any idea about population estimates for cougars in the San Gabriel Mts? I've mailed a letter to the USFS asking about population estimates, but I haven't heard back from them yet.
Also, with respect to the location of this sighting, would you be willing to say south side of lower Big Tujunga Canyon or north side of lower Big Tujunga Canyon? The south side, of course, is closer to populated areas.
Very roughtly, I would guess about 50 to 100 (the ANF is 650,000acres, which is about 1,000 square miles, and lions need anywhere from 30 to over 100 square miles of territory). There have been no recent studies on pop. there, and maybe never. So it's all just a guess. Let me know if you hear anything from the FS.
It was the North side.This guy could roam as far as Mt Gleason. Or maybe he crosses the road to Mt Lukens, who knows.
try academy the got some good cameras for cheap
killerbydayornight 10 months ago
Thanks!
goldeneyesofafrica 11 months ago
where was this taken . .
yourshitjusthitmyfan 1 year ago
I'm Not Surprised, There's A Rumor That A Mountain Lion Is Living In The Hills Of Griffith Park, So Close To The City.
KIXXLER 1 year ago
this is AMAZING footage. only $180?! i don't believe that, sorry. the cheapes thermal camera i can find is almost $3,500 most expencive is...$23,500. a thermal scope for a rifle is 11-13 thousad :O GREAT video tho
Fletcherwold 2 years ago
Thanks! It's not a thermal camera, it's a normal digital camera that uses red LEDs instead of a white flash, and a red filter to make it look black & white. Google "Scoutguard SG550". They're really affordable, and a lot of fun.
CougarMagic 2 years ago
Cool Footage, I saw a Mountain Lion in Chino Hills State Park once.How much would one of these cameras set me back?
davidsquall351 2 years ago
Very cool - I have never seen one "live". There are a lot of cameras to choose from, but the ones I use are about $180, plus a metal security case, and cable lock brings it up around $210 or so. A good place for info is the Chasingame forum.
CougarMagic 2 years ago
Cool, Thanks. I'll check it out that site. I think Chino Hills S.P. would be a good place for one of those Cameras. I've seen a few Bobcats,One Mountain Lion,,tons of Coyotes, Deer, Lots of birds and I've even seen a Turtle in one of the secret water holes I know of.Even a few renegade cows too...Hehe
davidsquall351 2 years ago
Chino Hills would be perfect! Lots of hikers there obviously, so just make sure you conceal it well, and lock it up securely. If you start camera trapping, let me know. I'd love to see what you find!
CougarMagic 2 years ago
It's huge! I had no idea that LA had cats that big I mean, I figured maybe a small bobcat or something, but this is way too large for a city cat
kimmarie801 3 years ago
@kimmarie801 You'd be surprised. The mountains around LA are very wild, densely vegetated and inaccessible, and there's plenty of mule deer to prey on.
haupper 1 year ago
WISDOM OF THE TRAILS#38
Do not call them "pumas" They prefer the term, "Mountain Lion"...Very sensitive about that...
seansarto 3 years ago
nice shot, very fortunate and rare. It's so had to get pics of them. I've got bobcats, bears and coyotes but nothing that good of a cougar. Congratulations.
kc
cavemountain 3 years ago
Oh my...
SHot70 3 years ago
he wanted the cordinates. for hunt the puma!
gorradecuero 3 years ago
Where exactly was this located? Do you happen to have the GPS coordinates? Some times the USFS people like to be informed about sightings if only for their health status reports back to the fatcat politicians back in Washington. }:-}
We had a good photograph taken of a lion at the JPL North parking lot last year which was really fun to pass around.
NotSoOldHippy 3 years ago
I have coordinates, but I'm really protective of these guys. I don't want to people to be afraid or overreact, or anyone to go try and harass them.(Not saying you would do that)
I saw the JPL photo! What a beauty! Had the camera in there for a while, but no luck w/ that one. Now trying to get him in the Millard/El Prieto/Brown mt area since there have been so many sightings recently. Any way to send me a private message thru youtube? Could give you the loc. then. Don't want to broadcast it.
CougarMagic 3 years ago
No problem, and I can imagine that even informing the USFS one can be paranoid about what the USFS would do with the information. But no, I don't really need the GPS coordinates. I was curious and would bring up Google Earth to see what the proximity to human habitats was.
That JPL photograph was passed around to all the USFS volunteers. }:-}
NotSoOldHippy 3 years ago
It's in a side canyon of the lower Big Tujunga. (not one that has a trail) Sort of near houses, but not like that Millard cat! There was another sighting there at the campground on May 23rd. Active guy...hopefully he'll wander by my camera soon! I do some trail work from time to time - maybe I'll see you out there.
CougarMagic 3 years ago
That is one beautiful cat. Do you have any idea about population estimates for cougars in the San Gabriel Mts? I've mailed a letter to the USFS asking about population estimates, but I haven't heard back from them yet.
Also, with respect to the location of this sighting, would you be willing to say south side of lower Big Tujunga Canyon or north side of lower Big Tujunga Canyon? The south side, of course, is closer to populated areas.
bapyou 3 years ago
Very roughtly, I would guess about 50 to 100 (the ANF is 650,000acres, which is about 1,000 square miles, and lions need anywhere from 30 to over 100 square miles of territory). There have been no recent studies on pop. there, and maybe never. So it's all just a guess. Let me know if you hear anything from the FS.
It was the North side.This guy could roam as far as Mt Gleason. Or maybe he crosses the road to Mt Lukens, who knows.
CougarMagic 3 years ago
Nice kitty....
Here kitty...kitty...kitty =:-O
poopstain99 4 years ago 3