New neighbor aims trail camera at Grandfather's house, homeowner wants to avoid discussion with neighbor

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  Neighbor smiles while capturing photo of neighbor's property. 

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• While living out in nature, you want to soak it all in. You're surrounded by plant life. It's quiet. Calmness sets in. Depending on where you are, you might be far, far away from other people. And that's exactly the way that a lot of folks like it. They want to enjoy nature on their own terms

  But this person realized that their next door neighbor has begun putting up trail cameras. They're like Ring cameras, but for deer. You've probably seen trail camera footage before — it's the type of footage where you watch a deer wander by, or you see a raccoon hunker down to eat it's nightly meal. Some of this footage is undeniably cool, and you would literally never see these moments if it weren't for the camera. 

  I think it's cool that the neighbor has a trail camera. And perhaps they aren't intending to surveil the person next door… but that person is also peeved that there's now a random camera pointed in their direction 24/7. 

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  Trail cam facing my backyard (house)?! What should I do? Am I wrong for doing this?

  
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  Here's the closeup... Yeah that camera can probably see a lot of what goes on next door

  
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  People had some really thoughtful advice for this person, most of which didn't involve a standoff with said neighbor

  
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• Let's hope this person has an exploratory conversation with the neighbor first! They'll need to ask a bunch of questions about why the neighbor is choosing to use this camera. They should let the neighbor do most of the talking, and then state their case. 

  Although this person is used to the tranquility of their family's property, this new neighbor might not be. As they settle in, they might be making adjustments (hence the signs, for reasons that people elaborated on down below). I think it's totally plausible that the neighbor picked a tree, glanced around, and thought, “Yeah sure, that's a fine spot for the trail camera." They might not be totally wedded to the idea of having the trail camera in that particular spot forever.

  As some people pointed out, this person could be after deer or other local wildlife, and wants to track their habits or migratory paths. They might be security minded, and think that that's the best choice for their property. And, as some folks noted, the trail camera can't actually see that far into the distance, so it might not really be that big of a problem. But I still understand why you wouldn't want to be on camera at your house in the middle of the wilderness. Even if the camera can't see them, a lot of people just do not want any tech in their woods, feeling that it defeats the purpose of being in the great outdors. 

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  Wooden fence seperates 2 neighbor's properties. 

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