A few weeks ago I made a post about one of my cams getting stolen. Well I went out a few days ago to put some trail tacks in one of my rut spots and ran into the landowners son. We talked for a minute and I asked if his dad had told him about my cam. Well of course he said that he hadn't so I proceeded to tell him. He was sitting on his quad as I told the story and the whole time he was playing with the key as if he was nervous. After I was done, he made the comment "I have on out too. I hope nobody steals mine". He went on to tell me about a buck and some does coming out at the corner of a field every night and then 5 minutes later told me that he comes out about once every 2 weeks to tatch the deer because he doesn't wanna spook em. Kinda funny how he "knows" of deer entering a field EVERY evening when he only visits every few weeks.
Now, you kinda have to know the family to understand that there is no member of their family that is into hunting enough to go spend money on a cam. Actually nobody in the family even hunts the farm unless they see a big buck on it. Coincidentally, he said he was going to bowhunt the corner of the field opening evening, but has never bowhunted in the 14 years I've been hunting the property.
As a matter of fact when I talked to his father, he told me that Hank (not his real name) had wanted to get one but couldn't afford or see spending the money on something that would probably get stolen especially raising a family and not having the best job. Now, I don't wanna go pointing fingers, but to me it kinda seems as if I know who took it. Since it's not my property I don't wanna go starting a bunch of stink, but I can't help but be extremely pissed off about it. I searched the majority of the property to see if I could find the cam with no success. I know its too late to cry over spilled milk,but I can't help but feel betrayed. Especially since I worked the farm for about 8 years when I was a kid and thought I had a good relationship with the family.