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i had a homemade treestand stolen a few years back. i was sure i knew who did it . there were 2 kids hunting near me and thought they did it. the following year i walked there hunting property and found my lockon stand in a tree with a aluminum ladder stuck up under it. as i walked up to i noticed a name spray painted on the ladder,it was a good friend of mines ladder. i climbed the ladder got my stand then carried the ladder about 50yds awayand buried it under the leaves. when i got home i called sam who owned the ladder to see if they stole it to. well to my surprise the 2 kids had borrowed the ladder from him. i told him what happened and he said he would go see them and demand the ladder back.he did,they ofcourse couldn't find it so he made them pay to replace it. i then returned the ladder to sam and we ssplit the money.after confronting the kids about my stand they still denied stealing it,but i then told them the whole story in front of there dad and they had nothing to say. when i left laughing the dad was threatening to kill them both,lesson learned i guess.

No, just loosen the screws with about 1.5 thread left, he'll figure the rest out.

OP, got a bud that ALWAYS positions another camera [very well hidden] to watch his other cameras/stand/etc.

Gunner

Several years ago on public land in ID a hunter I know got his whole camp stolen. Wall tent and a bunch of his other gear while he was in town. He said if he didn't know he had put it there he wouldn't have known anything was ever there. He said they took their time. As I understand it theft is increasing around here in remote hunting camps although still not common.

270

I have been robbed three times in the past 7 years. This last time they got into the house and were almost caught by my wife that carries a mean pistol. I ordered a security camera system with 8 cameras and spent the weekend hooking them up. My DVR unit is wired into my gun safe where they cannot get to it even if they knew where it was.
My insurance agent and wife wanted me to post the security signs to detour anyone attempting to break in. I say no way; I do not want them to know because they will look for ways around the cameras. I want to catch them not scare them off so they can rob the next guy who may not have cameras.
There is nothing like working your butt off to get things you want just to have a scum bag take it from you because they are too sorry to work for it.

I will say that I hate to hear of the scum trash that stole your camera loader. I had a radio and a 357 s&w pistol stole out of my truck a few years back. This was definatly the maddest Ive ever been. If I could have gotton my hands on them they would have needed the gun for shure.

Man, some of these guys are pretty bold. I like the idea of using a hidden camera at the egress point and/or others to cover your existing cams.

The story about burying the ladder was great!!

Last year I moved away from a good neighborhood that was frequently targeted by a nearby bad neighbood. Lots of people walking into backyards, looking through windows, trying doors, etc. It never happpened to us but it happened to most of our neighbors. With 2 little kids I didn't want to deal.

Eric

Last season, I had a feeder, a trail cam, and a turkey decoy stolen off my property during turkey season. The turkey decoy was inside my ground blind- for whatever reason, the thief left my ground blind and the chair inside it. Guy that farms for me thinks he probably knows who it was, but that does little good in recovering my stuff, or stopping the azzhole.

This spring, I carefully camo'ed my camera setup- did it so good, in fact, I had trouble locating it. Bought some camo duct tape at Walmart to tape over the black strap, which is often a dead giveaway to the presence of a camera.

Bench mark.

When I was in my early 20s a fella stole a friend of mines CD. Player out of his truck. He admitted to having it but said the police couldn't do a thing without evidence and lauphed...............well...........he was a little surprised when he got home late one Saturday night and his trailer house was gone!!!!! That's a hell of a tow for a little Dodge Dakota pickup.

Shod