Stolen Stands need some ideas
 

Hey guys I would like to hearsome creative ideas on how to keep thieves off my property. I recently had 5 locked ladder stands stolen, and its a damn good thing I didn't see them doing it. They would have been mistaken for coyotes.[:@]

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how were they locked up? cable? chain? what size? what kind of locks?

I"d really like to see a gps thing to mount to em to track em down.

My advice is some really heavy chain.......


stealing stands is something I think bored country guys do for fun....sure seems that way, i mean really who would steal stands? low lifes, i think these clowns just think hey I can get away with it.

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Dont leave them in the woods espesially during the off season. I have tried to chain them up before, short of a 50lb logging chain, you cant put out much that a high power rifle cant saw through.
The only thing a chain does is keep bow-hunters from being theives.

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Use hang on stands and buy a pair of tree gaffs/spikes and learn how to climb. I work for the pwr company and just use pole gaffs but you really should have ones for trees b/c the spike is a little longer .

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I barely have enough time to hang new stands, let alone take down existing ones and re-hang them!!!

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I think that i would make time totake down the stands for most of the year if the option was having to replace five of them. If you leave stands, game cams, etc. out in the woods for much of the year, stuff like that is gonna happen. It shouldnt be that way, but.......

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Land mines?

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I have never had a stand stolen. My secret? I have never left a stand in the woods. Sad to say, this is the only sure way. [:@]

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Huge lag bolts . Then mash the corners on the head with a chisel ,so they can't get a socket on them .They may try a creasnt wrench on them but they will give up on it .Make sure you drill and bolt though the frame .


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The only thing I have found is to have a seperate stand from the ladder or use foot pegs that screw into the tree (Not my first choice, since I don't want to harm the tree but better than loosing a $150 stand). I'll leave the stand up and just remove the ladder until a week before the season and soon after. With Pegs I'll just put them up on my last preseason scouting trip and hope for the best. If someone can steal your stand without a ladder being there, you know it was a neighbor or someone local that knows your property. Hauling a ladder onto someone elses property from a road is pretty risky. People who steal stands are about as high on the ladder as birdsh*t to me. Good luck and if you find the person who did it, try to get a before and after picture when you're done with him, we'll use it as a warning to all stand stealers!!

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i especially like the land mine idea, not only will you get the theives. you will also never miss a deer again, you shoot and miss the buck well then he has to run the gauntlet of mines. all you have to do is pick up the pieces. "hey bill i think i got one of your buckstines stuck in my tree"

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heavy duty chain or I would take the seatsection off the stand so all they could steal would be the ladder sections.

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I use a a 10" hardened timber lock screw through the stand and into the tree. the kind i use halve a big wide head with a special star driver. it takes over 100 lbs of force to pull it out. I use a 18 volt cordless drill to set them. haven't lost one yet
this what it looks like they work great it is put out by a company
fastenmaster

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Be sure to report the thefts to the local Police or County Sheriff's Dept in case they are recovered,the next stands you put up be sure to engrave your name and SS # so if recovered you have some idenity on them.Check the local Pawn Shops and Yard sales to see if you can find them and if they do find out the person/persons who stole them be sure to prosecute to the fullest extent.I HATE THIEFS [:@]

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Expensive, but would be an educator to stand thiefs.

Motion controled pepper spray http://www.defensedevices.com/safe-room-panic-room.html

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I had some bastards here in Alberta Canada take chainsaws and cut down three 50' poplar to steal stands during spring bear hunting a few years back.Unbelieveable but true.I've taken to sawing 3/4 the way through branches that appear to be good handles and hoping some a$$ tries them out 25" up.A broken leg beside an active bear bait would make for an enjoyable evening.FOR THE BEAR! Harold

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I would put a well camo trail cam there and bait them in a picture to LE will mean alot

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I remain mystified by the stupidity that would make one put the time, effort, and risk into stealing something that they could get at a garage sale for relatively little.

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Land mines are getting hard to find these days.You only need a piece of fishing line, arat trap and a 12 ga buckshot shell.I guarantee no more tree stands will be stolen.I would get them for sure.

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another idea that i use on any equipment that i purchase:

engrave: stolen from insert name here and includea phone number;) plastic items can be engraved also with a soldering iron or high speed grinder. may not stop a thief (who can[:@]), but i have gotten a piece of equipment back once, the would be thieves must have seen my engraving and they ditched a 400$ weed eater in a mans front yard and he called to tell me he had it;), thank goodness there are still some honest folks out there;):D

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Not only did they steal your stand, but now they can steal your identity. Not a real good idea to put your SS # on anything. Luckily I don't have a problem with my stands being stolen. I leave them up year round and don't have a problem. I'm lucky to have landowners around my property who either don't hunt or are trustworthy.

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I use a lock and chain but also take out the 4 pegs so they are difficult to get at.