Over the time I have been on this forum I have seen a few threads about people who put up cameras or stands on private property without permission. Taking these items can lead to legal ramifications and confrontations with people you may or may not know. Anyway, being idle right now, I came up with some lesser ways to deal with these situations. Please think of more and add them in.

1. Trailcam - take the joker out of a deck of cards and hang it on a string. Hang the card in front of the motion sensor on the camera and every time there is even a small breeze, pictures of nothing.

2. Trailcam or Stand - If you don't intend to hunt the immediate area, get some blood meal from the local lawn and garden center and sprinkle it out on the ground in a wide circle around the stand. Blood meal is used to keep deer and other herbivores out of gardens. After it has been out for a day or so, the smell is pretty much beyond the human nose, but not deer. It will attract coyotes and other carnivores to the area though.

3. Trailcam - take a small piece of scotch tape and put it over the lens. They won't get any photos that they can tell what is there. There is no permanent damage to the camera.