Hey Turkeygirl, sorry to hear of your experience, guessing most of us here have a similar tale or two to tell about stolen cams and stands, I've learned the hard way that no matter what you do, if they want it bad enough, they will take it, private land, public land, doesn't matter! As many others will tell you, there are a number of good reasonably priced cameras on the market to replace the one you has stolen, Moultrie makes some good one, Cudde and Stealth as well (those are the three I have experience with)