Post by: Lumpy Taters on July 25, 2023, 09:33:58 PM
The real question is whether or not I should try to turn them in or get justice on my own? Local LEO's probably are not going to do anything for such a small issue and the $100 dollars for the camera, lock and card are easily replaced. What do all think is the right course of action?
Post by: b0bbyg on July 25, 2023, 09:45:37 PM
Found one of my cameras vandalized this weekend. Camera has been in the same spot for almost 2 years and only this February did someone else discover it. Is it a coincidence that this now happened? Someone spray painted it, cut the hasp off it, cut the cable lock and took it, and took the memory card. They left the camera in place. Are they trying to send a message? Why not just take the camera and be gone? But I am not sure they realize I have other cameras in the area and have their face, truck and license plate number on the images. Nobody else has been anywhere near it.
The real question is whether or not I should try to turn them in or get justice on my own? Local LEO's probably are not going to do anything for such a small issue and the $100 dollars for the camera, lock and card are easily replaced. What do all think is the right course of action?
Report it, who knows what else they might do or have done. Could just be one more reason for Leo to track them down.
Post by: jrebel on July 25, 2023, 10:03:32 PM
Post by: fowl smacker on July 25, 2023, 10:07:20 PM
Make them famous on here and see who knows them. Post the pics of their faces and rig. :tup::yeah:
Post by: elkrack on July 25, 2023, 10:26:27 PM
Make them famous on here and see who knows them. Post the pics of their faces and rig. :tup::yeah:
X3 :yeah:
Post by: duckmen1 on July 25, 2023, 10:50:12 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 26, 2023, 05:21:19 AM
Post by: fishngamereaper on July 26, 2023, 05:23:21 AM
File the report. Sometimes Leo is looking for one little reason to contact someone because of bigger issues they may be into..more often than not the small potatoes leads to the whole thanksgiving dinner..
You can also post picks. Ask for help to I'd because they may "know" something about your damaged property
Post by: BA Mongor on July 26, 2023, 06:36:14 AM
I've had numerous cameras taken and had my cards removed a few times, but never damaged and left like that. I've also set up cameras to see who it was accessing the area after I had one of my HC-500's taken. I was able to catch the guy who took my card when he came back to take a look again. I packed in a ladder and put the camera about 12ft up in a adjacent tree to watch the camera.
Getting the angle of the thief catching camera was hard. Talking with the Wahkiakum Sherriff, he asked if it was really worth all the effort to go after him. In my case it wasn't. But I did make up multiple small signs with his name and what he did and put them on some trees in the area. He's never came back and nor have I seen him in the area again
With that, unless you have physical evidence of the individual taking or damaging the camera, your SOL. A truck driving by or person in the area is not good enough to prove they did it. You need to have the evidence that it was this person who damaged or took the camera.
BA
P.s. Thieves Suck!
Post by: hunter399 on July 26, 2023, 07:12:56 AM
That sucks ass.
I use tree stand steps you screw into the tree to get them a bit higher.
Just don't forget to take the steps with ya.
I've done that before :chuckle:
Post by: Bowhunter3 on July 26, 2023, 08:30:22 AM
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Post by: h2ofowlr on July 26, 2023, 10:27:10 AM
Post by: Gringo31 on July 26, 2023, 10:37:17 AM
Post by: trophyhunt on July 26, 2023, 12:11:16 PM
x10Make them famous on here and see who knows them. Post the pics of their faces and rig. :tup::yeah:
X3 :yeah:
Post by: buglebuster on July 26, 2023, 01:47:07 PM
Post by: boneaddict on July 26, 2023, 01:55:35 PM
Post by: Woodchuck on July 26, 2023, 02:20:19 PM
I hate to be that guy…. But when someone says they have pics of the offender and never posts them, 90% of the time they don’t actually have pics of the offender 🤣 I’ve seen this countless times on forums and facebook pages. Nice scare tactic. If you really have the pics, post them. No need to try and hide the identity of a theif!Or maybe the OP hasn't signed on since 20 til 10 last night. Just a thought. :dunno:
Post by: NOCK NOCK on July 26, 2023, 08:16:50 PM
I hate to be that guy…. But when someone says they have pics of the offender and never posts them, 90% of the time they don’t actually have pics of the offender 🤣 I’ve seen this countless times on forums and facebook pages. Nice scare tactic. If you really have the pics, post them. No need to try and hide the identity of a theif!
I agree.
and .....stolen cams are more often than not, "Stolen" by a bear or elk, heck i have 1 cam out this year with literally 100+ pics of elk and bears face to face with it. Have yet to lose any cam to thieves or critters. Use a box/cable lock and hide it good or put it up high.
Post by: Lumpy Taters on July 26, 2023, 09:30:57 PM
Post by: Dan-o on July 26, 2023, 09:32:54 PM
I hate to be that guy…. But when someone says they have pics of the offender and never posts them, 90% of the time they don’t actually have pics of the offender 🤣 I’ve seen this countless times on forums and facebook pages. Nice scare tactic. If you really have the pics, post them. No need to try and hide the identity of a theif!
I agree.
and .....stolen cams are more often than not, "Stolen" by a bear or elk, heck i have 1 cam out this year with literally 100+ pics of elk and bears face to face with it. Have yet to lose any cam to thieves or critters. Use a box/cable lock and hide it good or put it up high.
I've had a couple cameras stolen by bears, and one absolutely trashed by a cow elk. I even have pics of her pooping on it after she knocked it down.
But his camera was spray painted...
Post by: Lumpy Taters on July 26, 2023, 09:33:33 PM
Post by: Lumpy Taters on July 26, 2023, 09:42:35 PM
Post by: Lumpy Taters on July 26, 2023, 09:48:01 PM
Post by: NOCK NOCK on July 27, 2023, 04:50:12 AM
Plus bears dont cut cable locks lol I have had them eat cameras and found batteries in their scat.
Was not saying a critter took yours.......was just agreeing/replying to buglebusters post.
I hate to be that guy…. But when someone says they have pics of the offender and never posts them, 90% of the time they don’t actually have pics of the offender 🤣 I’ve seen this countless times on forums and facebook pages. Nice scare tactic. If you really have the pics, post them. No need to try and hide the identity of a theif!
Post by: hunter399 on July 27, 2023, 07:59:57 AM
It's just BS .
Putting a branch over it wasn't good enough.
Put up another cam on trail,up high,pointing down the trail, but up there in a way you can't see the cam till they have already walked by.