Hunting Washington Forum
Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: Killercolin on October 30, 2015, 02:24:35 PM
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So I learned a valuable lesson today. I guess a bear box and maybe a second camera watching the first one is the only way to go. Someone trespassed onto my parents place this last week and stole my trail camera. :bash: I guess I shouldn't have thought this wouldn't be an issue on private property. But like the title says... Lesson learned.
Here are a couple of the pictures that I was able to get off of it prior to the theft. Enjoy!
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Thieves SUK
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Colin, for your reflection. I posted this previously, but I lost a camera to thieves sometime in the past year. It was on a 15-month soak, very deep in the Idaho mountains. National forest. 50 miles from the nearest town. 5 miles from the "main logging road." 3 miles on a trail from the nearest logging road. At least a 1.5 hour hike in to the spot. Bolted to a tree, in a bear box, with a cable.
Thieves broke the lock, took the camera, but couldn't take the box, so they left that.
A bear box is better than nothing, but determined thieves will get it anyway.
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Holy cow. :yike: Yeah that sounds like they were determined. I enjoy having the camera up. This was my first camera and was a good experience until today. Its a cruddy feeling to have something stolen. I learned some things about trail cameras and I look forward to future experiences with them.
