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Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: Ridgeratt on October 08, 2022, 07:54:06 PM

Title: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 08, 2022, 07:54:06 PM: I got a text from a friend this evening. He was hunting and found a trail camera that the strap was rotted off and was laying at the base of the tree. It had been there for quite a while the strap just disintegrated in his hand.

He brought it with him to see if he could find any info on it. Put the SD card in it and the last photos are 6/17/2019. it shows over 9999 photos and the last ones a sky pics. He has put batteries in it to see if it will work. Said that there isn't any identification on it anywhere.

He's wondering if perhaps the person has maybe passed on and no one knew anything.
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on October 08, 2022, 07:58:38 PM: Sounds like a 16GB card was maxed out with pics. 3+ years in the tree, pretty sure the original owner forgot about it. Any good pics?
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 08, 2022, 08:06:39 PM: Said so far a few does and fawns and a cow moose. But going thru them one by one it will take some time.

Looks like the IR lens is seen some better days.
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: NRA4LIFE on October 08, 2022, 08:40:50 PM: Found one 3 years ago about in the same condition. I didn't really know what to do, if anything. Maybe someone set it and couldn't find it? Was in an odd area where I wouldn't have cared anyway.
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: STRINGSHOOTER on October 14, 2022, 03:05:08 PM: Where did he find it? My buddy had a couple just like this, same damage, one was stolen, one was lost after some logging in the area.
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: Ridgeratt on October 14, 2022, 04:24:07 PM: PM sent.
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: Jrtishchuk on October 16, 2022, 06:41:05 PM: I’m pretty sure that’s mine. Someone stole from me 2 years ago. Unit 454

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Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: teanawayslayer on October 16, 2022, 09:04:37 PM: Quote from: Jrtishchuk on October 16, 2022, 06:41:05 PM
I’m pretty sure that’s mine. Someone stole from me 2 years ago. Unit 454

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you have moose in 454 :chuckle:
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: JakeLand on October 17, 2022, 11:11:31 AM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on October 16, 2022, 09:04:37 PM
Quote from: Jrtishchuk on October 16, 2022, 06:41:05 PM
I’m pretty sure that’s mine. Someone stole from me 2 years ago. Unit 454

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you have moose in 454 :chuckle:
just 2 legged bellowing cows in heat and angry
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: teanawayslayer on October 17, 2022, 12:28:24 PM: Quote from: JakeLand on October 17, 2022, 11:11:31 AM
Quote from: teanawayslayer on October 16, 2022, 09:04:37 PM
Quote from: Jrtishchuk on October 16, 2022, 06:41:05 PM
I’m pretty sure that’s mine. Someone stole from me 2 years ago. Unit 454

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you have moose in 454 :chuckle:
just 2 legged bellowing cows in heat and angry
:chuckle:
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: boneaddict on October 17, 2022, 04:16:13 PM: Just look back to posts from 2019 and see who posted a big rant that someone stole their camera. Little did they know that they went back to the wrong tree. Lol

For reals though. Interesting.
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: MR5x5 on October 17, 2022, 05:51:18 PM: whatever happened to the "it's not yours don't touch it posse"? :stirthepot:
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: Dan-o on October 17, 2022, 06:11:57 PM: I think if the nylon cord has rotted off, it probably passed the statute of limitations, even for the posse.
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: jstone on October 17, 2022, 06:29:15 PM: Looks like a bear tried to eat it. I had that happen this year. But I found my camera
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: hunter399 on October 17, 2022, 07:03:08 PM: Quote from: Dan-o on October 17, 2022, 06:11:57 PM
I think if the nylon cord has rotted off, it probably passed the statute of limitations, even for the posse.
Yup...
That sounds perfect.
That should be the law ,hunter code of conduct.
Nylon strap rots then you can touch it.
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: Birdguy on October 21, 2022, 10:19:02 PM: Quote from: jstone on October 17, 2022, 06:29:15 PM
Looks like a bear tried to eat it. I had that happen this year. But I found my camera

My thoughts exactly! Made off with by a bear (stolen) and thus found may years later. It's a cool find. If it were mine and gone since 2019 I would be glad someone picked it up and enjoyed the pics. I am clearly not getting it back. Lol. That said all mine are on our property and the ones we had stolen were found with teeth marks in the case and the pictures revealed the bear that took both of them. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Friend found a trail camera
Post by: WoodHacker on March 18, 2023, 09:26:46 AM: Quote from: Ridgeratt on October 08, 2022, 07:54:06 PM
Said that there isn't any identification on it anywhere.

Those return address labels the RMEF sends out are on every piece of gear I own. At least they get some use that way. :)