no bears only smashed windows.

[D-Rock425]

I didn't have anything worth steeling in my car.  From now on I will just leave it unlocked.

Happened to me at that same place. Now I take every thing out of the truck and leave it unlocked. If its nice out I role the windows down. Those morons are not smart enough to check the doors before they bash your window.

The terrible thing I have found about leaving your vehicle unlocked, is they will pop your hood and steal your battery.  Ask me how I know    As well as other things.  Just keep that in mind.  Crack heads will also cut the fuel line between the tank and the engine and take whatever they can and let the rest run out on the ground.  They also steal catalytic converters if they can unbolt them.  A little JB weld or similar on the top of the bolts/nuts fixes that.

If you are going to leave your vehicle unlocked get a locking gas cap (if you don't have one), and get a battery isolation switch (prevents them from turning on your headlights and having your battery drain down, while you are gone).  At some point, vigilante justice is probably going to make a comeback in a big way...  If I were you I would leave a donor beer on the passenger side floor out of sight but easily found.  If it is gone when you get back you know someone visited your vehicle.  Then at least they find something and move on. 

One of these days it might be nice to setup a HuntWA crackhead roundup...  Baiting completely legal.     

   

. If they want yo steel your crap ain't nothing going to stop them so you may as well not have your window bashed out.

[grizzlyadams]

Sorry to hear that D-rock. I worry about this every time I park at a gate.  Maybe keep a pet rattlesnake in your rig while you're away from it. I hate thieves.

[Curly]

I saw a truck parked at a gate with a Rottweiler sitting in the truck seat during elk season.  I guess the dog was the burglar alarm/security system.  Would work pretty well during elk season, but not so much for August Bear season.

[D-Rock425]

My luck someone would steal my dog.

[bobcat]

I saw this guard dog a couple weeks ago.
Had to stop and take a picture:

[dewandgin]

My luck someone would steal my dog.

Or someone would try to steal the dog and get bit and I would get sued

[dewandgin]

I saw this guard dog a couple weeks ago.
Had to stop and take a picture:

I seen that same thing out by the smoke shack across from the water park owned by the Indians.

[bobcat]

I saw this guard dog a couple weeks ago.
Had to stop and take a picture:

I seen that same thing out by the smoke shack across from the water park owned by the Indians.

That's where it was.
See this picture from another angle:

[bearpaw]

very sorry to hear...

[Crunchy]

I feel your pain.  Happened to me the first day of a 7 day hunt in Toutle.  Stole my $200 pack frame.  I would have paid money to catch them. 

[Elkrunner]

I saw this guard dog a couple weeks ago.
Had to stop and take a picture:

I seen that same thing out by the smoke shack across from the water park owned by the Indians.

That's where it was.
See this picture from another angle:

That looks exactly like my old commuter car...the dent in the bumper/back panel matches!

[nocklehead]

Im sorry D, that sucks....alot of good ideas on here, baiting, cameras, guard dogs etc....

A few years ago we had our $1200 wall tent raided for goodies with 4 guys stuff inside, they took boots, gps, clothes, all sorts of stuff THEN as if that werent bad enough, then they set fire to the tent with the cots, bags, and whatever they didnt take still inside!

This took place pretty much out in the open, mid day, right by Taneum creek in one of the the first big spots by the river, in view of the road....

Hope you tag out this year!

[dinker]

Are you sure it was ranch dressing on the door handle?  There was a guy recently that made the news because he was "making love" to somebody's car. 
 

  Did you taste the dressing

no it was ranch i smelt it haha i was with him when it happened

[Mark Brenckle]

Anyone know a cheap auto glass place in snohomish county?

  I had really good service from Joe at Northwest Glass, he's mobile and had the best windshield prices around.  425-737-4950.

[kevinlisa06]

Sorry to hear that D rock! Worry bout it all the time I park my truck at a gate while hunting.