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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: Mandownitis on October 02, 2011, 07:14:28 PM

Title: It was going to happen
Post by: Mandownitis on October 02, 2011, 07:14:28 PM: I started with one camera last year at this time. Had fun and got number two. Then I got a third one for my birthday. Never had any trouble with the first two. I put the third one up last month and let it soak for 3 weeks. When I checked it two weeks ago I had a spike elk and three archery hunters. So I went back today to move it to a more remote location. Well, I was too late. GONE! I had a bad feeling when I set it. On a trail that was too close to a road.

Live and learn. Out 150 bucks..
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: Jellymon on October 02, 2011, 07:30:52 PM: Camera thieves :pee: :bash:
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: boneaddict on October 02, 2011, 07:31:48 PM: I'll never understand why people take things that aren't theirs.
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: woodman on October 02, 2011, 07:55:02 PM: Sorry to hear that, but I think you are a new member of a growing club. (not that you wanted to join it)

By the way, I am a member.
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: bearpaw on October 05, 2011, 05:53:29 AM: sorry to hear, to bad a guy couldn't hook up 440 volts to their cams, just for a little extra character in some of your photos.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: greenhead_killer on October 05, 2011, 03:02:59 PM: Quote from: bearpaw on October 05, 2011, 05:53:29 AM
sorry to hear, to bad a guy couldn't hook up 440 volts to their cams, just for a little extra character in some of your photos.... :chuckle:
no but you could take a 6v battery(DC) and rig it to give a very nice pump. mite think twice about the next cam they see
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on October 05, 2011, 03:05:10 PM: Rig a solar powered fence charger up the tree beyond reach.
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: MtnMuley on October 05, 2011, 04:06:55 PM: I've got cams set on broken cams cams to try and lure in a thief. It's actually more exciting than trying to catch pics of animals. ;)
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: crow killer on October 05, 2011, 09:48:47 PM: I don't put my trailcam out (unless it's on private property) because sometimes people will track down their elk or something and the elk happens to run by it and them little suckers will snatch it and get a elk
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: rebal69972 on October 05, 2011, 10:04:17 PM: :sry: to hear about your cam. its gettin more and more common for these a##holes stealing our stuff
Title: Re: It was going to happen
Post by: sixty4nhalf on October 08, 2011, 11:24:22 AM: Quote from: Sundance on October 05, 2011, 09:56:02 PM
I had a problem with tree huggers stealing my cams off private property on the westside. So with a label maker I put "UW Dept. of Ecology" with my phone number. The next time they pulled my camera they called my number and I fed them some bull about doing a blacktail deer habitat study and deer behavior. They were very surprised when the cops came to pick up my cameras for me. I like to use lockboxes now but in some cases I just try and outsmart them.

:yeah: Great Idea....! :yeah: