bears screwin with cam...

[jess]

I have had bears screwin with my cams lately not eating them but rubbing on them and turning them on the tree, i went to check a cam today and it had been pointed at a water hole until a bear turned it to point at the tree next to it two feet away.. How can i keep them from messing with my cams?

[MtnMuley]

Put them in a lock box, and lag bolt them to the tree.

[Dhoey07]

Shoot the bear  or better yet, let me shoot the bear 

[mfswallace]

Put them in a lock box, and lag bolt them to the tree.

Do you lag bolt them on private property trees or do you do this to public land trees?

[muzbuster]

Just use a uncoated lag bolt. Galvanized can kill the tree.

[h20hunter]

Many good options. Yes, a box is great. Yes, you should shoot the bear. Yes, I will shoot the bear. I prefer the more passive approach.....

[D-Rock425]

Shoot the bear.

[Fishstiq]

I ripped off H2O's idea with the hellraiser treatment...

[MtnMuley]

Put them in a lock box, and lag bolt them to the tree.

Do you lag bolt them on private property trees or do you do this to public land trees?

I don't lag any of mine.  All mine are on public land.  If I had a bear screwing with it though, and wanted to solve the problem, I'd lag it to a tree.  It wouldn't matter if it was private or public.   As far as a certain type of lag to help save a tree, that's some funny sh*t. 

[Fishhunt223]

Do you guys put those screws there to try to keep bears away or just so he has something to scratch behind his ears with?

[oldleclercrd]

Just a suggestion, maybe do your camera card switch BEFORE you mess with the bait. If you touch the food first, then the camera, the scent of the food could be left on the camera in turn attracting the bears. That is of course if your using bait.

[lokidog]

Isn't that baiting, putting that tempting morsel on a tree in the woods....