Reading other people's trail cam cards

[bowsandhose]

not cool

[ThePascoKid]

Private or public land either way it's wrong but if you put your cameras out on public land I would expect them to be messed with not saying it's right just how it is.  Bottom line if something is not yours you should leave it the f%^k alone.

[jdb]

I could see maybe mooning the camera or something funny I amy or may not have done that once

[billythekidrock]

It would be hard to resist if you were out scouting and saw one.  I guess I wouldnt have a problem as long as they didnt take anything.

+1

As a matter of fact, I now have a small digital camera in my pack just so I can read the cards from other peoples cameras..

[demontang]

I wouldnt do it, I would hate someone to do it to mine.

[Slider]

The sad part is he's an Official Measure!!! The guy is caught red handed!!! He violated that camera period!!! He had no business messen with another person's stuff. Prosecute him!!!

[Ray]

I wouldn't do it. However to try and get someone charged for tampering with it criminally or stealing it from a place on public land. Good luck. Doesn't sound like much of a case to me. Neither does intellectual property. I'm not trying to be a bad guy but that's just what I think. Me being a $$hithouse lawyer and all you can take that at about 25 cents on the dollar though.

[bow4elk]

Mine are all locked up tight.  You'd have to cut the damn tree down (and I pick big trees on purpose) or cut the cable lock.  If you go that far, just take the damn thing because if I catch you, you're in a world of hurt  .  I don't take too kindly to people taking liberties with other peoples stuff in any case.  If it isn't yours, leave it alone!!

Ethics should rule your every move in the woods whether you are scouting, hunting, hiking, or whatever.

[sivart33]

here is another example, if you sat in some place all day a deer walks up you are about to shoot, then some drives up and shoots it. how pissed would you be??? you went through all the work and some else took what you worked for, same with camera's you put it out there its yours some one else walking around should touch it cause well you did the work they did nothing.  still not cool ( little extreeme but same idea)

[wastickslinger]

I put a killer stalk on a cow elk one time and punched her through the lungs with my 7mm. She ran out of the timber and into a wheat field and layed down to expire. A guy came around the corner, hammered his breaks, jumped out, laid across his hood and put 5 rounds in her before she even stand back up. He had no clue she was already dead. When I met him at the elk he was so pumped. He had never killed an elk before. I said congadulations and went and got my game cart for him and helped him get it out. Eventhough I had spent countless hours out there and he was a drive byer I just couldnt tell him. You cant get mad at someone for getting an easy kill right in front of you no matter how many hours you have put in. That is part of hunting. Everyone deserves a little luck once in a while.

Back on subject. If it is public land you have to expext that the card will get read or if you have a stand it will get used.

[ICEMAN]

No touch. I imagine if I found one in the woods, I would hang the BA or something like stated earlier, but not touch it... Maybe pose a few photos of a booger up my nose or something gross, but not touch it.

[sivart33]

i would write a note and take a pic of it asking for the picstures off of it at least so then the owner decisdes. if somen did that to mine i would toss him the pics.  then i at least know he wasn't all over my camerea

[Black Ghost]

I have notes attached to my cameras, that states my phone number and states I would be happy to share the pics BUT LEAVE THIS CAMERA ALONE.  If they want pictures I would be happy to send them. Hell I post em here and there anyways.  Better than losing the whole camera.  My camera would be worthless to someone anyways, with cuddeback it would be a pain in the arse to figure out the password.

[hogsniper]

I really would have liked to see the guys face when he saw himself on MM....haha...What a dummy!!!!

[elkaholic]

If its not yours then leave alone.  I have come across so many cams. Im sure someone has a pic of me cutting a shirt sleeve off when i forgot the teepee.