I lock mine onto the tree as well. I know if someone really wants it, they will still get it. I figure at least it would discourage someone just passing by and picking it up. Hardly anyone carries around boltcutters in the woods, so it would take an extra trip to bring some back. You still have people that will shoot the lock off however, so nothing is going to be 100% effective. As far as concealment, my camera was black so I purchased a roll of the camo duct tape and wrapped it up. It did very well, but it fades in the sunlight in a month or two. Still works great from seeing it from a distance though.

You should put in clear letters on the front of camera " Smile the other camera' s film will be sent to the police if this one is gone" . It will at least make them stop and think/look for second camera before they steal the first one. No one wants to be caught on film.

I have a home brew Game Camera. I use a section of logging chain to secure it to a tree, and the case has a hole in each side with a rubber gasket to keep out water. I wrap the chain around the tree, and each end goes into those holes, then it is padlocked inside the case. Then I have two smaller padlocks locking the case shut.

Worked well for me, and have busted a few people who tried to take it with pics.

lOCK, CHAIN, CABLE, AND CAMO. I made the mistake of setting mine on a state forest road and got several pictures of a scruffy looking fellow messing with my camera. The cable and lock seemed to deter him. I believe it would deter most would be thieves but if someone really wanted to steal it, they could just snip the cable...... So far so good though.

Mfro,. Strap a pair of rubber boots to your bike and wear rubber surgical gloves when you mess with your camera. When I first started setting my camera out i didnt think much about scent control and wore regular boots and no gloves. All my pics came in 2 or 3 days after I set my camera out. After I started wearing my rubber boots, surgical gloves, and wiping the outside of my trail cam with earthscent wipes I started getting deer pics on the same day. I also only set my camera out between 11 am and 2pm when most of the deer have bedded.

Sit above your camera in a stand with an arrow nocked [:-] Seriously, I think if somebody wants it, they' re gonna take it. The only thing you can do is lock it and conceal it as much as possible. Check on it a little more to.

theres no REAL good way to stop someone from stealing it... set up a bait pile back away from everything and try it there, away from the road.. scatter some corn among some acorns and see if you get deer to come there.. if u hunt in a less populated area, set it near a road but hidden good enoguh it can' t be seen unless someone is looking for it.. thats what' d i' d do...