i dont think there poachers as in shooting animals to make money. its probably a stand left over from last season.people think they can sneek a stand in on private propery and they probably got lazy and left the stand there. i wouldnt worry about the camera i think it will still be there. but i personally would never have left the camera there. if its your private propery i would post it and pull the stand out of there with a note on how to get the stand back. find a new spot for your camera just in case. i just got a trail camera and put it out and from the pictures i got the horns are just starting to show. id wait till august to put the camera out then you will see some antlers.