Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
01-15-2007, 08:40 AM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 950
Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
I've heard plenty of stories about tree-stands, trail cameras, bows and guns or even deer being stolen, has this ever happened to any of you?
I became a member of the club no one wants to be a part of this past weekend. Some Jerk stole my trail camera off my own property!!! (This land has plenty of Posted signs) The camera was a Moultrie Digital, with battery and memory card, approx. $135 value. The money isn't what bothers me that much, it is the thought that somebody stole it off my land!!! It really made me think about some of the people we have walking around sharing this country with. To me, it is disgusting.
Since Ilast checkedthe camera on Sunday the 7th, which it rained all day and checked it again this past Saturday, gone! I think it was stolen during the week, either by a coon hunter, who got caught trespassing (picture taken of them) and decided to take it or by someone who just happened to see it walking the woods and took it.
I had the camera pad locked closed, so someone will have to cut the lock off, which may be hard to do, because of how tight the lock is to the camera, or they will have to break it open to get inside. Either that, or they just pitched it in a ditch or pond, hiding the evidence.
Hopefully, their conscious will get the best of them (if they have one) they will break into the camera, delete the pictures of themand put the camera back where it belongs. What would these people think ifthis camerawas some little kid's Christmas present that they stole?
I became a member of the club no one wants to be a part of this past weekend. Some Jerk stole my trail camera off my own property!!! (This land has plenty of Posted signs) The camera was a Moultrie Digital, with battery and memory card, approx. $135 value. The money isn't what bothers me that much, it is the thought that somebody stole it off my land!!! It really made me think about some of the people we have walking around sharing this country with. To me, it is disgusting.
Since Ilast checkedthe camera on Sunday the 7th, which it rained all day and checked it again this past Saturday, gone! I think it was stolen during the week, either by a coon hunter, who got caught trespassing (picture taken of them) and decided to take it or by someone who just happened to see it walking the woods and took it.
I had the camera pad locked closed, so someone will have to cut the lock off, which may be hard to do, because of how tight the lock is to the camera, or they will have to break it open to get inside. Either that, or they just pitched it in a ditch or pond, hiding the evidence.
Hopefully, their conscious will get the best of them (if they have one) they will break into the camera, delete the pictures of themand put the camera back where it belongs. What would these people think ifthis camerawas some little kid's Christmas present that they stole?
01-15-2007, 08:54 AM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: The OH-IO
Posts: 7,103
RE: Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
I have had around 6 lock on stolen and probably around 50 screw in steps and 2 sets of climbing sticks.
I also had a cam stolen this year. I had it lag bolted to the tree from the inside. The just snapped it right off the tree.
I have also had 2 3D targets stolen.
Countless stuff borrowed by buddies that I never saw again, I no longer loan any of my gear toanyone except for one buddy and my brother.
I also had a cam stolen this year. I had it lag bolted to the tree from the inside. The just snapped it right off the tree.
I have also had 2 3D targets stolen.
Countless stuff borrowed by buddies that I never saw again, I no longer loan any of my gear toanyone except for one buddy and my brother.
01-15-2007, 09:05 AM
#4
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
Yes , half of my season.
My daughter had a baby about 4 months ago, and my wife arranged to babysit him for the grand sum of $50 per week + $10 for doing their laundry to save our daughter some money and make a little change for herself since she's unemployed and likely to remain so. They live right across the river from where I work, a 30 mile drive, so my wife just assumed that she could commute there with me, we don't have a second car(yet). She neglected to remember that while I frequently get off work at 2:30 to 3:00 pm our daughter doesn't, which means I have to toddle over there after work and wait for her to come home, which lately has been nearly 5:00 pm. By the time we get home it's nearly dark, so my hunting time has pretty much been reduced to just weekends. When she first told me of this grand scheme she was mystified by my angry reaction until I explained how hard she had just screwed me. Tax time is just around the corner and I plan to go to a local auction and buy a gas sipper car for commuting , just wait until she finds out that I plan to let her drive my 20 mpg Explorer back and forth when October 1st comes back around. Between the $35 per month for the insurance and the cost of the gas I'm confident that she'll feel just as trapped and pissed off as I did.
My daughter had a baby about 4 months ago, and my wife arranged to babysit him for the grand sum of $50 per week + $10 for doing their laundry to save our daughter some money and make a little change for herself since she's unemployed and likely to remain so. They live right across the river from where I work, a 30 mile drive, so my wife just assumed that she could commute there with me, we don't have a second car(yet). She neglected to remember that while I frequently get off work at 2:30 to 3:00 pm our daughter doesn't, which means I have to toddle over there after work and wait for her to come home, which lately has been nearly 5:00 pm. By the time we get home it's nearly dark, so my hunting time has pretty much been reduced to just weekends. When she first told me of this grand scheme she was mystified by my angry reaction until I explained how hard she had just screwed me. Tax time is just around the corner and I plan to go to a local auction and buy a gas sipper car for commuting , just wait until she finds out that I plan to let her drive my 20 mpg Explorer back and forth when October 1st comes back around. Between the $35 per month for the insurance and the cost of the gas I'm confident that she'll feel just as trapped and pissed off as I did.
01-15-2007, 02:00 PM
#5
Site Buck Guru
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
ORIGINAL: kevin1
Yes , half of my season.
My daughter had a baby about 4 months ago, and my wife arranged to babysit him for the grand sum of $50 per week + $10 for doing their laundry to save our daughter some money and make a little change for herself since she's unemployed and likely to remain so. They live right across the river from where I work, a 30 mile drive, so my wife just assumed that she could commute there with me, we don't have a second car(yet). She neglected to remember that while I frequently get off work at 2:30 to 3:00 pm our daughter doesn't, which means I have to toddle over there after work and wait for her to come home, which lately has been nearly 5:00 pm. By the time we get home it's nearly dark, so my hunting time has pretty much been reduced to just weekends. When she first told me of this grand scheme she was mystified by my angry reaction until I explained how hard she had just screwed me. Tax time is just around the corner and I plan to go to a local auction and buy a gas sipper car for commuting , just wait until she finds out that I plan to let her drive my 20 mpg Explorer back and forth when October 1st comes back around. Between the $35 per month for the insurance and the cost of the gas I'm confident that she'll feel just as trapped and pissed off as I did.
Yes , half of my season.
My daughter had a baby about 4 months ago, and my wife arranged to babysit him for the grand sum of $50 per week + $10 for doing their laundry to save our daughter some money and make a little change for herself since she's unemployed and likely to remain so. They live right across the river from where I work, a 30 mile drive, so my wife just assumed that she could commute there with me, we don't have a second car(yet). She neglected to remember that while I frequently get off work at 2:30 to 3:00 pm our daughter doesn't, which means I have to toddle over there after work and wait for her to come home, which lately has been nearly 5:00 pm. By the time we get home it's nearly dark, so my hunting time has pretty much been reduced to just weekends. When she first told me of this grand scheme she was mystified by my angry reaction until I explained how hard she had just screwed me. Tax time is just around the corner and I plan to go to a local auction and buy a gas sipper car for commuting , just wait until she finds out that I plan to let her drive my 20 mpg Explorer back and forth when October 1st comes back around. Between the $35 per month for the insurance and the cost of the gas I'm confident that she'll feel just as trapped and pissed off as I did.
Non-hunters are the worst! My in-laws found it shocking that I refused to go to Jamaca for a November anniversary party!!!???? They could not comprehend that I wanted to stay home and hunt for deer, something that I've done for 40 years???!!
01-15-2007, 02:08 PM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
Posts: 5,541
RE: Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
Mine isn't necessarily hunting gear, but it happened while I was tracking my buck this year. While I was in the woods looking for the buck I had shot the night before someone broke out the back window of my SUV, opened all the doors, rifled through everything, and stole my digital camera and a flashlight. They left the $1300 bow where it was (thank goodness) so it was evident they were on foot and in a hurry.[:@]
The cost of the new back window and replacing the flashlight and camera turned what would have been a shoulder mount into a skull mount. At least I got my buck though.
The cost of the new back window and replacing the flashlight and camera turned what would have been a shoulder mount into a skull mount. At least I got my buck though.
01-15-2007, 02:31 PM
#7
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Posts: 914
RE: Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
Last winter I had my climber stolen off of my land. It occured when the local road department was working on a road adjacent to my woods. Pretty suspicious if you ask me but not a thing I can do about it!
01-15-2007, 03:55 PM
#8
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Treasure Lake DuBois,Pa.
Posts: 1,571
RE: Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
I had a brand new Summit Climber stolen that was hanging on the back of my garage. I leave it hanging there so it doesn't pick up garage odor.
I can't figure out how they knew it was there.
I can't figure out how they knew it was there.
01-15-2007, 04:05 PM
#10
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin and Canada
Posts: 2,415
RE: Have you ever had something hunting-related stolen?
ORIGINAL: kevin1
Yes , half of my season.
My daughter had a baby about 4 months ago, and my wife arranged to babysit him for the grand sum of $50 per week + $10 for doing their laundry to save our daughter some money and make a little change for herself since she's unemployed and likely to remain so. They live right across the river from where I work, a 30 mile drive, so my wife just assumed that she could commute there with me, we don't have a second car(yet). She neglected to remember that while I frequently get off work at 2:30 to 3:00 pm our daughter doesn't, which means I have to toddle over there after work and wait for her to come home, which lately has been nearly 5:00 pm. By the time we get home it's nearly dark, so my hunting time has pretty much been reduced to just weekends. When she first told me of this grand scheme she was mystified by my angry reaction until I explained how hard she had just screwed me. Tax time is just around the corner and I plan to go to a local auction and buy a gas sipper car for commuting , just wait until she finds out that I plan to let her drive my 20 mpg Explorer back and forth when October 1st comes back around. Between the $35 per month for the insurance and the cost of the gas I'm confident that she'll feel just as trapped and pissed off as I did.
Yes , half of my season.
My daughter had a baby about 4 months ago, and my wife arranged to babysit him for the grand sum of $50 per week + $10 for doing their laundry to save our daughter some money and make a little change for herself since she's unemployed and likely to remain so. They live right across the river from where I work, a 30 mile drive, so my wife just assumed that she could commute there with me, we don't have a second car(yet). She neglected to remember that while I frequently get off work at 2:30 to 3:00 pm our daughter doesn't, which means I have to toddle over there after work and wait for her to come home, which lately has been nearly 5:00 pm. By the time we get home it's nearly dark, so my hunting time has pretty much been reduced to just weekends. When she first told me of this grand scheme she was mystified by my angry reaction until I explained how hard she had just screwed me. Tax time is just around the corner and I plan to go to a local auction and buy a gas sipper car for commuting , just wait until she finds out that I plan to let her drive my 20 mpg Explorer back and forth when October 1st comes back around. Between the $35 per month for the insurance and the cost of the gas I'm confident that she'll feel just as trapped and pissed off as I did.
