I've had stands stolen too. Now I use a cable and lock to secure them.

I'm not talking a little bicycle cable...I'm talking about the huge plastic coated cable you buy at Lowe's or Wal Mart (I got mine at Wal mart) It has loops on eack end for the lock to go though. I then bought the biggest baddest padlock Lowe's had...I've got about $40.00 bucks in my anti theft devices...Can they be cut?...Not with any bolt cutters I've seen...I'm sure they could be cut with a torch though....LOL...

Is my stand absolutly theft proof? Nope... But they'll have to work their azzes off to get my stands... They'd be better off to cut my tree down...LOL...

I pity any SOB I catch trying to steal my stands..."Really officer, I thought it was a deer up there"....LOL...