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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: HoofsandWings on March 04, 2011, 04:00:04 PM

Title: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: HoofsandWings on March 04, 2011, 04:00:04 PM: How often do you find your trail camera vandalized? Chopped with an axe or shot full of holes, that kind of damage.
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Post by: h20hunter on March 04, 2011, 04:14:32 PM: Haven't yet, why, something you want to tell me?
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Post by: Birdguy on March 04, 2011, 05:55:24 PM: :yeah: Thankfully
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Post by: turkey slayer on March 05, 2011, 03:43:07 AM: We had a camra set up for late whitetail on one of our leases and we had a sim card stolen but the cam was left. Pretty nice I thought
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: HoofsandWings on March 05, 2011, 07:11:31 AM: Quote from: h20hunter on March 04, 2011, 04:14:32 PM
Haven't yet, why, something you want to tell me?
I plan to set up the cameras on national forest land. From time to time there were reports of pot growing operations in the area.
I guess as long as I put up the cameras during archery season, when the roads and trails will be crawling with archers, I guess it will be okay.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: Wea300mag on March 05, 2011, 08:28:17 AM: I haven't had any human problems yet but I normally install mine off the beaten path.

This bear had his eye on my camera once though.
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Post by: billythekidrock on March 05, 2011, 09:18:15 AM: Same here. Despite photos or videos of 3 different brushpickers, I have not had a problem.
Now this cougar took a real interest in my Bushnell.

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Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: HoofsandWings on March 05, 2011, 09:12:20 PM: It is the 2 legged kind that cause worry.
With about 700 archery hunters combing the area, I should be okay. My bushnel with IR is not my main worry. It is the other with flashes.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: Devinshoe on March 05, 2011, 09:54:44 PM: Last year i had a big black bear rip my camera off the tree, broke my mounts. I found it about 15 feet away from the tree. I got some good pictures ill have to see if I can find them. Never had any people problems. usually I set my camera's up where nobody goes.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: HoofsandWings on March 06, 2011, 06:05:06 AM: Quote from: Devinshoe on March 05, 2011, 09:54:44 PM
Never had any people problems. usually I set my camera's up where nobody goes.
Thats is why I asked the question. I will be going where everybody goes.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: Devinshoe on March 06, 2011, 08:53:07 AM: Chain it and lock it up to the tree and hope nobody shoots it. Ive seen forest service trail camera's and they set up there cameras in steel boxes and have the holes cut out for the camera. they look pretty easy to make. Or dont set one up.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: LRP on March 09, 2011, 08:09:45 AM: Great idea to mount the camera about 10 feet off the ground. People do not look up. With wildlife, make sure you do not get any scent on the camera such as food. That hamburger you just ate and then touched the camera is a great bear attractor. You will have a mauled trail cam.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: Curly on March 09, 2011, 08:22:48 AM: Quote from: HoofsandWings on March 05, 2011, 09:12:20 PM
It is the 2 legged kind that cause worry.
With about 700 archery hunters combing the area, I should be okay. My bushnel with IR is not my main worry. It is the other with flashes.

I wouldn't necessarily say you are going to be okay since a bunch of archery hunters will be in the area. You'd be best to get some sort of lock setup on the camera. :twocents:
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: daiello91 on March 09, 2011, 02:23:38 PM: I have 4 out on national forest/state forest, with the exception of deer & elk season. I take them down during season #1 - I'm out hunting and don't really as much what's on camera when I'm not there, #2 more people in the forest mean more chance for them to go missing.

I have had 2 bears mess with them, one partially broke the cover on the LED flash and the other I walked up right after he moved it.

I've never had another human caught on camera, but I always get thick and deep. But then again that's why I get these types of photos;

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Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 09, 2011, 02:28:07 PM: Famous last words. When you have and area that the trees have been cut chances are you are going to get someone to come by sooner or later.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: daiello91 on March 09, 2011, 02:54:19 PM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on March 09, 2011, 02:28:07 PM
Famous last words. When you have and area that the trees have been cut chances are you are going to get someone to come by sooner or later.

While there is a chance, I don't put up a camera unless I'm AT LEAST 1 mile from the road and up a steep steep slop or down in a deep canyon. The chances are very very slim. The area pictured was only thinned and it was at least 5 years ago and you can't tell until you've started hiking down the slope.

If someone puts in all that effort and stumbles across my specific location and they steal it so be it. I feel pretty confident that won't happen.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: Jason on March 09, 2011, 03:14:21 PM: I think anyone who puts a trailcam up without any type of metal box is crazy.

I have never gotten a single pic of a two legged creature with any of my cams.

But that didn't mean my cams were safe. I've had two cams ripped off tree's by Bears.
Title: Re: Trail camera vandalism??
Post by: RClare1223 on March 09, 2011, 04:55:53 PM: my buddy put one up on the back section of his own property about 200 yards from his house and had it stolen.