Who uses Protection

[Craig]

Do you guys use a bear boxes on your remote cameras or cameras that are out on public lands?

So Bought two bear boxes for my Bushnell trophy cams. They will get here on Tuesday

Problem is I leave on Monday to hike in and put the cameras out for my elk tag. the cameras will be out tell mid September.

The cameras will be 3-4 mile hike in from the road. pretty sure not many people go back there. I will have cables locking them to the tree so they won't get ripped off the tree. Hope they are ok.

[billythekidrock]

Yep, boxes, cable locks through the cam/case and padlock on the lid.

[jackelope]

Mine are always in lock boxes for protection from the 4 legged critters as well and the 2 legged ones.

[Becky]

 


Oh well umm ours has a cable lock but there's sooooo many salmon berries in that area maybe he should get a box on it too.

[Dan-o]

As a father of 5, I clearly misread the intent of this thread......

[jrebel]

I bought two bear boxes for my original cams...then I stopped. The cost of the bear boxes are not worth it in my opinion.  If a thief wants it they will get it and then I lost another $50.  I hang mine and cross my fingers.  My older cams are the ones that I hang in areas closer to roads.  My newer cams are typically where no one will find them.  The two boxes I bought are for my bushnell trophy cams and they are specific to just a couple models.  I guess I could modify them to fit the newer versions. 

[woodman]

I always use bear boxes on my cameras. I have many pictures and videos of all kinds of animals messing with my cameras, sometimes very roughly.

[sirmissalot]

My biggest reason for them is bears. I don't know why but they sure like to mess with them. As far as people trying to steal them, I figure once they see it and try and take it, they are going to figure out a way because they know there are pictures of them now.

[DOsborn]

I use them, it gives some protection from bears, and keeps hosest people honest. I do agree that if someone wants them, it won't stop stop them.

[pd]

Very happy with CamLock Boxes of Wisconsin. A box for every type of camera, reasonable prices. Use lag bolts, then a cable. Have had cameras up for more than a year without problems.

Don't hang your camera in an obvious spot.

[Halo]

Here is the last box I bought. Didn't last 48 hours.

[Halo]

Here is the tool used to beat the box and camera into oblivion.

[Jason]

As a father of 5, I clearly misread the intent of this thread......

As a father of 4 I was thinking the same thing 

I used to build my own boxes out of 1/8" steel, but now I just buy boxes from this guy.
www.custom1enterprises.com/custom1enterprises
His boxes are made of 12 gauge steel, can be locked with lag bolts or cable lock.

[go4itlab]

always cabled and locked, the 2 I have in areas with bears are boxed, cabled and locked

[Bean Counter]

Yep, boxes, cable locks through the cam/case and padlock on the lid.

+1

If you want an additional level of security, you can take your cordless drill with you into the woods and put a couple of 3" screws with a washer through the bear box and into the tree. That way not only would a miscreant need to cut the python cable, they'd also have to cut the more heavy duty padlock. I was going to do this but after having had three people walk by one of my cams i think the two layers are good enough.