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Motion activated paintball marker?

sheehado

We have a TON of dear on our property in an area where all the lots are 5-30 acres. They have been smart to figure out that they don't get shot in this are as it is prohibited (and unsafe as the houses tend to be ~200-1,000 yards apart.) While nice for the dear, it is not good for us for many reasons. Driving my car at them is fun but may have some drawbacks too. : )

 

So....

 

Does anyone have any ideas on building a Motion Sensing Paintball Marker system? This way it can sense the motion and fire a paintball marker in that general direction scaring off the deer and not being harmful to them.

 

It seems like an Arduino or Raspberry Pi should have enough processing power. A battery (or long extension cord) could power it or even adding a solar cell to a car battery perhaps. Adding a camera to send the picture of what it sensed would be a bonus too.

 

Any thoughts?

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    You can get paintball mines and claymores that sense movement, even in the day time, already. See Sears.

     

     

    C

  • 0 in reply to Catwell

    While there are options available, I wonder about the legality of such a device.  A paintball marker is not a toy, it can be dangerous and could possibly cause death (shot in the eye).  I don't think you could set up an automated system that would shoot anything that comes on your land, be it deer, protected animals, police officers, etc.

  • 0 in reply to colecago

    Colecago is right. It cold be a bit of a grey area in the law. Most USA states allow "non-lethal" traps in a household, but a projectile weapon might not be in that area. To use a paintball claymore, for example, you need protective eye-wear. Without it, a paintball to the eye could end up being lethal.

     

    I would look into a noise maker of some sort to scare off the animals.

     

    C