I've had a couple of stands stolen over the past few years. One was a hang-on stand with strap on steps. It was on public land and was not there long maybe a couple of days. I came in on opening day and it was gone. It was a long way back in the woods and honestly, I think a brother of one of the guys that went scouting with me that day took it. The other was on a private farm I had hunted for years, of course it was in the same spot for a few years as well. It was a 2 man ladder that I took my kids hunting with me in. I hate a theif too!!!