Hey all, I know this is an older thread, but I wanted to share a recent experience. A month ago I put up a camera on a game trail off of a gated, non-motorized logging road in Pend Oreille county. When I returned recently to retrieve it, it was gone. They had resumed logging activities, and it was apparent that survey people had been down the game trail where the camera was. The operation manager for the logging company told me just how many inspection and survey people are sent in before and during an operation, and he also stressed the fact that the public use of the area makes it less remote than I might think. Regardless of this opinion and regardless of who was actually responsible for the theft, I say this to you: don't assume your location is too remote for dishonest people to find your camera, don't assume a gated road will stay gated, and maybe pay the additional money to lock and secure your camera with cases, cables, and chains. I know this seems like common sense, but I've been doing this awhile and considered myself a good judge for safe locations to set up cameras.
