BUSHBANDIT® / STRUIKROVER®
The Bushbandit / Struikrover® is a research instrument developed by Matthijs Smaal. It is a specially designed tube with which all martens and other predators (e.g. fox, raccoon, raccoon dog) found in Western-Europe can be photographed or filmed with a camera trap. This is described in Smaal & Van Manen, 2022. In addition, the Bushbandit / Struikrover® appears to be the most effective for identifying the water shrew (Verhees et al, 2023). But songbirds are also easy to capture on camera. The Bushbandti / Struikrover® is a further optimization of previously devised research instruments and meets the following 6 requirements:
- Suitable for inventorying all mustelids
- Easy to transport and quick to install
- Easy to use and without any specific knowledge
- Cheap lure that maximizes detection chances
- Sturdy, robust and virtually indestructible
- Can be placed virtually invisibly in the field
The Bushbandit / Struikrover® is available at Cameraval.eu in 3 versions:
- Complete = Completely assembled (so ready-made and including camera trap)
- Customized construction kit (you build in all the parts and your own camera yourself)
- Customized Built-in kit (your camera will be built in by us after you send it)
Here you will find an article about the effectiveness of the Bushbandit / Struikrover® to investigate the day/night rhythm of the red vole in the field: Van Manen W. & M. Smaal, 2021. Circadian and ultradian rhythms in free living bank voles (Myodes glareolus). Lutra 64(2):73-80.
Bushbandit® / Struikrover® - CompleteThe Bushbandit Struikrover® Complete is supplied complete and ready for use (NOT a construction kit), including a practical manual for use in the field and including a camera trap. We have adjusted the camera trap for use in the…
€ 499,00
Conversion lens for the Strikeforce 2023 Pro for Bushbandit /Struikrover® and other trail camerasPlease note: this product is only the lens with elastic; the camera must be ordered separately (or in a Bushbandit / Struikrover®).
Unfortunately, people seem to lose the glasses for the Bushbandit / Struikrover®. Please note:…€ 30,00- Bushbandit ® / Struikrover® - Customized construction kit
In addition to the Assembled Bushbandit / Struikrover® with a Browning Browning 2019 Strike Force HD PRO, you can install your own camera trap after you have specified the desired camera trap type. The package of the Bushbandit /…
€ 295,00 - Bushbandit® / Struikrover® - Customized - Built-in kit
In addition to the Complete Bushbandit / Struikrover® with a Browning Browning 2019 Strike Force HD PRO you can have your own camera trap installed after you have sent your camera traps. The Bushbandit / Struikrover® Customized…
€ 325,00 
Plank with screw for Bushbandit / Struikrover®If the plank of your Bushbandit / Struikrover® has disappeared, or if you want to use another camera trap in it, a new plank is needed. Please indicate which camera trap you want to put on this plank.
€ 60,00
10 Bushbandit / Struikrover® refill cansThe Bushbandit / Struikrover® comes standard with a can of sardines that is camouflaged, so that the lighting is optimal. The cans need to be changed every month. Of course you can spray them camouflage yourself; as a service we…
€ 40,00no image available
Conversion lens for old Strikeforce 2019 for Bushbandit / Struikrover® / various types of camera trapsPeople seem to lose the lenses for the Bushbandit / Struikrover®. Please note: this version of the lens works for the Strikeforce 2019 HD Pro X, but unfortunately does not fit the successor, the Strikeforce 2023 Pro X.
The…€ 25,00
Tripod screw Bushbandit / Struikrover®If you have lost the tripod screw to attach the camera to the Bushbandit / Struikrover®, it can be purchased separately.
€ 3,00no image available
