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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: wilsongideon on May 12, 2013, 10:32:18 PM

Title: Bear ate my trail camera
Post by: wilsongideon on May 12, 2013, 10:32:18 PM: Lesson learned...even if your not baiting or salting or anything it might interest them enough to tear it down. Guess I am going to build me a lock box
Title: Re: Bear ate my trail camera
Post by: huntnnw on May 12, 2013, 10:46:49 PM: They will do that...we have cams on baits now and they havent really touched them all month
Title: Re: Bear ate my trail camera
Post by: Turner89 on May 12, 2013, 10:58:48 PM: I had to take my cameras out of an area for awhile. Little bear would follow me around, and rip the camera off the tree.
Title: Re: Bear ate my trail camera
Post by: Jellymon on May 12, 2013, 11:04:01 PM: Ive had more problems with elk ripping my cameras down than bears. Maybe they think it looks like a tasty part of the tree? :dunno:
Title: Re: Bear ate my trail camera
Post by: Turner89 on May 12, 2013, 11:07:56 PM: I wish I had elk in my area ripping my cams off. It would be worth it :chuckle:
Title: Re: Bear ate my trail camera
Post by: wilsongideon on May 13, 2013, 07:48:01 PM: Yeah I should have done more research I mean all the info you need is on here if you look for it but I didnt think a curious bear would pull it down...now i know better. now I am going to try the lock box.