STOLEN GAME CAMS!

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HAD ONE CAM BROKEN AND ONE STOLEN. HACKSAWED MY BOLTS OFF. I WAS THINKING REVENGE ANY IDEAS? WHAT SHOULD I PUT IN MY DUMMY CAM FOR THE NEXT GUY? I HOPE I NEVER FIND THE GUY OR I WILL BE SERVING SOME TIME.

"You'll never get a big one if you shoot a little one"
 
Where did you have it?(general area) Did they cut the lag bolts? I have some up that are bolted to the tree in a metal box. its alot of security but people are dicks sometimes and thats what im afraid of.
 
Sorry to hear that Cody. I hear that it has become a real epidemic. Makes me worried about mine. Pretty bad when they are carrying hacksaws, sawsalls, and boltcutters now. What makes people not respect someones elses things?
 
The thieving mentality really sticks in my craw..I CAN"T STAND OR UNDERSTAND IT!!! If it's not yours then LEAVE IT ALONE!!! #$*@*&#@!%& (that's cuss words here on MM)
 
LAST EDITED ON Aug-04-10 AT 11:52PM (MST)[p]On a side note
While elk hunting a while back I had someone come into my camper, steal both coolers of food, and my beer.

I spent day 2 hunting all the camps for my stuff..did not find it. first and only time anyone stole from me while hunting.
 
Now that takes two things...a PAIR and lack of a brain. Maybe that's only one thing but whatever it is, it's BS. Sorry SOB.
 
I've been worried about my cams a little. They're bolted in really well, and blend in nicely to the tree, but I guess I just don't trust people. Had my 4-wheeler gas stolen a few years back and a cooler of food.

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I had two stolen back here in PA last year. I replaced one in exactly the same spot (which wasn't very well hidden to begin with), then set up another extremely well hidden, no flash with tape over the "ON" and "Battery" lights, to take a pic of the one they could see. Whoever got the first ones never came back. Don't know if that would work where you're at but it looks like I'd find my snachers. Either way it sucks.

edpre
 
We lost one in NM last year, was hoping to see the SOB on another cam but he took another trail out. we have them in a steel box and they are chained to the tree and padlocked.
Next ones we get will be IR the ones we use now the flash gives away the cams location aat night or early morning.
We believe it was a woodcutter or outfitter that took our cam last year they was the only ones we saw in the area the whole time we was there.



"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".
 
Well this is not very encouraging. I am getting ready to set my brand new $150 trail cam out on public land tomorrow where I will be hunting elk in a few weeks. I'm having second thoughts now.
 
Guess I had better look into locks and such. I have never locked mine up but have never had any issues with the exception to elk chewing them up... any recommendations on good but cost friendly camera lock systems? I have seen a few cameras in the woods but they also weren't locked up.
 
check out camlockbox.com...i bought a solid built 10 gauge steel box for my bushnell camera. I hope it keeps people from messing with my set up
 
SETUP A SECOND CAMERA TO THE SIDE OUT OF VIEW AND PREFERABLY ON THE TRAIL INTO THE CAMERA. I'VE ALREADY LOST 4 CAMERAS NOW AND HAVE PICTURES OF THE THIEFS. I KNOW WHO STOLE TWO OF THEM AND IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE AUTHORITYS TO RUN DOWN THE THIEVES. I DON'T KNOW WHO STOLE THE SECOND SET OF CAMERAS BUT DO HAVE PICTURES OF ONE GUY CHOPPING DOWN THE TREE TO GET THE LOCK BOX OFF!! MORE OFTEN THAN NOT YOU WILL EITHER RECOGNIZE THE PERSON IN THE PICTURES OR WILL RUN INTO THAT PERSON AT SOMETIME IN THE GENERAL AREA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SET THE TIMES RIGHT ON THE CAMERAS SO THAT YOU CAN RECOGNIZE THE TIMES WHEN THE CAMERAS WERE STOLEN. THIS IS ABOUT NORMAL FOR THE YEAR 4 OUT OF 12 CAMERAS ISN'T BAD BUT STILL MAKES A PERSON VERY ANGRY!!
 
Have you guys had cameras stolen from national forest that you have to hike to get in to? My cameras will be pretty far from the road and not near any trails. I have had whitetail cameras in the country disappear but nothing that you have to hike back into out in the mountains. I wonder if i will do any good without a flash?

Any thoughts?
 
That sucks that your camera got stolen, thats just to bad. All i do is go cheap and know that they might get stolen. I get a ton of pictures on them. Yes i cant see the ticks on the back's of animals but they dont get stolen or broken. My neighbor has had four stolen and i have had mine for 3 years now. I get people on them all of the time. One guy left his card to call him and i did and i told him thanks for not taking my camera and sent him pictures off of it. My luck this weekend they will be gone now when i go check on them.
 
Post up the pix of the thieves. Mayby someone elso here knows them and then we can all see who the cowards are. Then we can all go varmit huntin!
 
+1 blu, let's hope we recognize them, hang the fools


That John Denver is full of $#!t man
 
This week when I was out I found a game cam on a fence post near a water hole. The guy had a custom 1/4" steal box for his new Bushnell, with 1/2" lags. I was drooling over it and knew it could be mine with about 20 seconds of cordless sawsall work or just some bolt cutters. I found two others with no locks on them at all. Bottom line is if they want it they will take it. Sucks that we have to buy 2 cameras for one spot. One to catch the thieves and one to catch the game. Post all pictures of your cam thieves and lets bust them.

"You'll never get a big one if you shoot a little one"
 
That sucks big time. Locks will help, but then I was always taught that all a lock does is keep an honest man honest. Thieves will get to them anyway they can. Yep - it sucks.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
 
The very next time I go to take a Whizz and I notice a flash/Queercam,that MF'ER is coming down!}>}>}>

I love not acting my age,
Damn I love my NASCAR race,
And Hell yes I love my Truck!
 
Hey

I also had a cam stolen in the same area you hunt, I have a few cams with lag bolts out there so please dont cut them off, I have talked to you a few times out there and im the one that owns the property by where you guys hunt.
 
GPS, rock salt, or whatever attracting item you want to use a few hundred yards away in the thick trees at your favorite waterhole. Haven't had a problem in years since i started doing this!
 
LAST EDITED ON Aug-05-10 AT 07:18PM (MST)[p]not making any opinion, but just a question for you all. How would you feel if the F&G just made the cams illegal and no one could use them on public land?.
 
That sucks I got my cams set up at my home instead of the mountains this year trying to catch the bugger stealing my crap.
 
Well schmalts,
I'd be all for it,but it'd be one more Law in Tardville nobody would enforce & 90% of Tards would never quit using them anyway!

Anybody know what happened with the guy that got caught on a trail cam that was posted here on MM a year or so ago?

I love not acting my age,
Damn I love my NASCAR race,
And Hell yes I love my Truck!
 
I agree, find an isolated spot and go. But I also purchased cheaper cameras for the possibility of them getting lifted. If someone wants one, they will take it. A good handsaw would be all it took, even with the python lock and metal box unfortunately (cutting the tree instead). By the way, I know it is not the thread but there are a lot of camera users reading this. Anyone had issues with the sensor on the Moultrie D-55 not picking up game? I have both the D-50 and D-55 and the D-50 seems to do a better job (and is cheaper). As far as outlawing cameras on public land, that is all I am able to hunt and I have limited time to scout so that is an adamant NO from me. This is my first year using them and I now realize they are an absolute must for scouting new country and patterning game with limited time. To me, the risk of them disappearing is worth the reward of finding new animals and good country.

Mike
 
powellpounder thats me stealing your crap out of your yard. What you going to do about it. If you leave it out for me I am going to take it.
 
i built a couple lock boxes for my cams and i buy the cheap 60 dollar wildviews so if it gets stolen im not out alot. i figure with my boxes they will have to at least work a little to take them.

i also never put my cam on water i usually have it just off a trail that the game are using to go to water, usually salt or another attractant will bring them to the cam. i've rarely ever had a person even on my cameras. happens maybe once or twice a season and i have been lucky they were honest guys.

i've come across two cameras both are the same persons i see there name on the cam so knew it was the same persons. but they put one right on a main road next to our cattle trough bungied on a t-post. i knew that camera was nto gonna last long came back a couple days later and all that was left was a single bungie hangin on the post.

the other one is on a less traveled road but none the less right by a road, like 10 yards off it on a water hole, last time i was there it was still bungied on but i dont think its gonna last long.
i almost dont feel sorry for the people that leave them that accessible. its sad that people steal them but you cant give them that easy of an opportunity.i mean you know there are people that are gonna do it, at least make them work for it a little and hike a mile in or lock box it make them work for it a little is my philosophy!

i realize my boxes arent sawsall proof but they have to at least burn up a blade to get my cheap 60 dollar camera.
 
and for your dummy cam maybe stick a turd or rotten egg or, to bad couldnt put counterfit 100 dollar bill so they get caught spending counterfeit bills or something to that extent
 
RE: THE CATS PORNO FLICK!

HA HA!!!! BESSY YOU ARE STILL A FREAK I SEE!!!!!





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Wiley,
I am nominating that for post of the
century on Monster Muleys!

Your are spot on.
 
RE: THE CATS PORNO FLICK!

Hey ww?
Took you 3 days to chime in?
That was just for you & it took 3 damn days!}>}>}>
Hope you're quicker than that on the draw?
Glad to hear from you,bout damn time,where you been?

I love not acting my age,
Damn I love my NASCAR race,
And Hell yes I love my Truck!
 
RE: THE CATS PORNO FLICK!

CAT I'VE BEEN FIGHTING LIONS WITH A SWITCH!!!!!

Working on multiple projects this summer. All done ( mostly ) just in time to drop the string on that Nomad sumbitch this year..
we're headed to the coveted North East Region in a couple weeks.






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Wiley,
I am nominating that for post of the
century on Monster Muleys!

Your are spot on.
 
RE: THE CATS PORNO FLICK!

You'd best send me some coordinates ww!
Whens the last time you heard a magnum bow go off during season?}>}>}>

I love not acting my age,
Damn I love my NASCAR race,
And Hell yes I love my Truck!
 
I have been a victim of the camera theif in the Wasatch Front.

Three or four years ago I planted on on a two hour hike in. The camera was only about 75 bucks. Wildview brand. I wasn't concerned about the cash, as I was wanting to see the caliber of photos that had gone with it.

I know another well known hunter on the Front that has had all his camera's stolen. I believe he had at least 3-4.

From reading this, I have picked up some common sense... off trail with salt is good idea.

I have also had my fair shares of running into three different set up with cameras. One took my picture. I walked over, looking in the camera, it was unlocked,I pulled the card. viewed it in my digital camera and returned the card to the trail camera for more picture taking.

The guy that set the camera was able to see all his photos from his hard work.

Midnight
 
What is everyone's stance on looking at other's photos? As in, you come across an unlocked camera and have a picture viewer with you. Is that acceptable to look if you leave it as you found it and go on your way? Or inappropriate to even look? I am just curious, I came across one a couple weekends ago and it was unlocked, sitting on a huge active wallow, it took my picture as I walked on but boy was I temped to take a look at what was using that wallow. Wished I had found that spot first, had a camera with me and was hoping to put mine on the wallow but didn't due to the camera already being there.
 
If you want to see what animals are using the area, I would put up your own camera. If the camera is in a very remote area, I would leave a note and see if the owner will call you. My phone number is written on the side of my cameras so people can call me if they find my camera. If someone calls me, I will share my photos and work a way to share the area. I'll be thrilled they didn't steal my camera.
 
How many Cameras would be OK/Too many?

"Can you imagine somebody watching everything you do?
This is the USA where people get paid to watch people that are watching you"

I love not acting my age,
Damn I love my NASCAR race,
And Hell yes I love my Truck!
 

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