what are your thoughts on this situation
10-07-2012, 06:02 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
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Trail Cams tend to walk away
with someone on the land, when you're not there.
Things can tend to walk away, when someone on the land, knows you're not there.
Hunters put up trail cams for pictures 24-7, which corresponds with most of the time they're not there.
Things can tend to walk away, when someone on the land, knows you're not there.
Hunters put up trail cams for pictures 24-7, which corresponds with most of the time they're not there.
10-07-2012, 06:48 AM
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not sure that its what i suggest but i would take this very personnaly and be extremely mad. i would then set up myself not far from where you think their going on your land and waiting for someone to come. just like hunting deer it would take awhile but if they are frequenting your spot like you make it sound i would bet that you would be able to spot them after a lil. then i would put the fear of god in them 
10-07-2012, 06:55 AM
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If it were me, after getting over 400+ pics I think I would have enough evidence in that area to know what's out there and pull all my cam's before the rest got stolen. Someone don't like you or they don't want you to know what's out there for deer. So be it! I would also get big enough locks and chains for my stands that they would need more that bolt cutters to steal them. More like cutting torches! Eventually your going to find out who's messing with your stuff and hopefully you can straighten them out.
Good luck dude!
Good luck dude!
10-07-2012, 07:01 AM
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the one guy that hunts there i went to school with and him and i have never had a problem nor has my stuff cam up missing around him before. the stand just across the property line belongs to another guy that hunts the same farm i do and he told my buddy he was going to hunt it on thursday. he would have walked across the feild (whr the cam was) and seen it easily. it is odd that there is a cam in front of his stand that can be seen from where mine was but his isnt missing. i have heard that he does some iffy things.
10-07-2012, 07:05 AM
#15
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Have you discussed this with the landowner/permission giver? A person needs to be on the up and up with the landowner. Mine knows everything that I have and do on his land. And he's even told me to let him know if anything is disturbed and HE will do something. He also has a couple other guys that have permission and we've sectioned off who hunts where and who stays out of where. Just 2 weeks ago the neighbor property owner asked him if anyone was on his land because he got a cam stolen. I got a call from my landowner asking me if I knew anything. So I know he's good on his word. As for missing pics, its a possibility someone is erasing some but it is also a possibility that the deer may get spooked out of the area for a day. I have days of missing pics in good areas all the time.
10-07-2012, 07:02 PM
#16
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I use reconyx cameras and when I pull the cards out and check them on my computer the little icon says "Reconyx". Last fall when I was guiding in Illinois I had one of my cameras near the property line (about 50 yards off but on my side) and this camera had thousands of pics in a few days time for weeks. I went out one day to check on it and it when I plugged the card in the icon said "gamespy". And I had about 1800 pics less than usual with some gaps in between pics. Like I would have a pic of a random doe in the center of the shot with no pics of her leading up to it. And then a couple pics of her standing around and looking back then none of her leaving. Reconyx takes a pic every .8 seconds and I never miss anything so I knew someone had checked my card and deleted pics of bucks showing up on it. Needless to say I moved that camera a little farther down into the property and kept a closer eye on it. I'd be pissed beyond belief if someone stole my $500 camera. I worked my ass off to afford these things. I know every other guy in the woods works hard to buy stands and cameras so stealing someone's stuff is so damn wrong and stupid. I've even found cameras on my land and stands and have taken them down and posted a note on the tree that I found their stuff on my property and I took them down and left my number for them to call me and I'd return them with no hard feelings. Mistakes happen and everyone crosses a property line by accident once and awhile. Every guy who's called looking for their stuff thanked me for not stealing their stuff and for being so nice about them being on my land. Hell a few times it was even neighboring guides that made the mistake and we ended up meeting for coffee and bfast every morning after dropping clients off in the woods! Lol
10-08-2012, 07:24 PM
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I'd pull one and put it about 15 feet in the air facing the camera that should be having more pictures. Leave it up there for a couple weeks then check it. If someone is opening your trail cam you should be able to tell who it is and you can deal with it how you seem fit. I'm sure its someone you know so you shouldn't need a front shot. A side shot from 35 feet away should do the trick.
10-09-2012, 06:22 AM
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Have you discussed this with the landowner/permission giver? A person needs to be on the up and up with the landowner. Mine knows everything that I have and do on his land. And he's even told me to let him know if anything is disturbed and HE will do something. He also has a couple other guys that have permission and we've sectioned off who hunts where and who stays out of where. Just 2 weeks ago the neighbor property owner asked him if anyone was on his land because he got a cam stolen. I got a call from my landowner asking me if I knew anything. So I know he's good on his word. As for missing pics, its a possibility someone is erasing some but it is also a possibility that the deer may get spooked out of the area for a day. I have days of missing pics in good areas all the time.
