Interesting conversation I had with a trail cam thief
10-31-2008, 02:28 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
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Interesting conversation I had with a trail cam thief
Well, not with the actual thief himself but the accomplice.
One day me and the guys were throwin' a few back andsaid accomplice comes by to join us. He and the trail cam nabber had just come back from a hunt and he felt compelled to tell us the story of how they "scored" a nice trail cam off public land. Mind you, done so in a fashion like he was damned proud of the deed.
I didn't wanna assume that he was proud so I asked, "are you proud of what you did?" He replied with something to the affect of, "yep, and not only that, I'm doing my job as a good citizenin helping keep the forest clean of trash."
WOW!!! I was taken aback by that. I asked if he was so concerned about the forest being free of trash then why not grab a trash bag and walk up and down the road's edge. I don't remember exactly what he said to that but it pretty much fell in line with the first thing he said. The rest of the conversation isn't important and was pointless anyway as this guy was proud that he was scum.
There are 2 sides to this coin. It is public land so the trail cam owner shouldn't be putting up stuff. That being said, I think it's waaaaay more wrong to take somebody's stuff. Public land or not, if you steal something that belongs to someone else it's still a scumbag thing to do. I think the most I would've done was take the cam and leave a note telling the owner to claim it at the DNR's office. That way a lesson is learned by the owner and no crime is commited by me.
Your thoughts...
One day me and the guys were throwin' a few back andsaid accomplice comes by to join us. He and the trail cam nabber had just come back from a hunt and he felt compelled to tell us the story of how they "scored" a nice trail cam off public land. Mind you, done so in a fashion like he was damned proud of the deed.
I didn't wanna assume that he was proud so I asked, "are you proud of what you did?" He replied with something to the affect of, "yep, and not only that, I'm doing my job as a good citizenin helping keep the forest clean of trash."
WOW!!! I was taken aback by that. I asked if he was so concerned about the forest being free of trash then why not grab a trash bag and walk up and down the road's edge. I don't remember exactly what he said to that but it pretty much fell in line with the first thing he said. The rest of the conversation isn't important and was pointless anyway as this guy was proud that he was scum.
There are 2 sides to this coin. It is public land so the trail cam owner shouldn't be putting up stuff. That being said, I think it's waaaaay more wrong to take somebody's stuff. Public land or not, if you steal something that belongs to someone else it's still a scumbag thing to do. I think the most I would've done was take the cam and leave a note telling the owner to claim it at the DNR's office. That way a lesson is learned by the owner and no crime is commited by me.
Your thoughts...
10-31-2008, 02:37 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Wentzville, MO
Posts: 1,375
RE: Interesting conversation I had with a trail cam thief
Don't have a problem with someone putting up game cams on public land. I think it's a foolish move because there are plenty of guys likethataccomplice out there. Hell, I let a guy pop his card into my digital to check pics awhile back.
Now the guys stealing them
Now the guys stealing them
Ask him if he threw the "Trash" away.
10-31-2008, 02:48 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Eldred, PA
Posts: 1,667
RE: Interesting conversation I had with a trail cam thief
That dude would have had a fist in his mouth. I cant stand stupidity and then to do it and be proud like that would have sent me over the edge.
