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Stolen SD card

Went to my spot where my camera was A-hole took off wires and lock and stole SD card. So much for that

I run a few cams and luckily this has only happened once, but dang did it piss me off. It’s such a chicken sh*t move on some guys part. Probably never crossed their mind that whoever’s cam they messing with may spend a whole weekend, driving 4-5 hours from home to check his stuff. Some guys have this “it’s on public land so it’s fair game” mentality (which is flawed logic anyways... my truck is parked on public land, my camp is on public land, free for you to do what you please with that too?..no!) and could care less who’s research they just screwed up... extremely annoying when you’ve let it soak for a month +. I almost started putting my phone number and a note on my cams, “if you want to know what’s on it, call me”! .. honestly not many secrets anyways and I’m always happy to help out another.. or vice versa; be a gentleman about it and leave me a note with your name and number, some guys may or may not help but, when they flat out vandalize or steal your stuff, grrrrr. Unfortunately is the same old song with trail cams, some guys are just a**holes like that I guess. Sorry about your card, hopefully you have a better season than him regardless.

Man that stinks! His true color show who he is. Im betting he was breaking the law and got caught on the cam. Poacher!

Just the card? Left the camera? That's weird. If so, at least you have your camera. If you have other cameras in the area, maybe you can see who it was.

Karma do your thing! Forkers.

My guess is you had some nice stuff on that card they did not want you to see............

Yeah, I'm grateful when they only steal the SD card, but I've had 3 camera's stolen over the years... Frustrating to say the least, but nowadays, its not just other hunters wrecking plans and hard work...

Did you file a report with anyone? I'm sure it won't come to much but it can't hurt.

Who knows who the suspect is. A poacher, someone who doesn't like game cams on public land, someone who doesn't like hunting?

Just was venting So annoying

do you try to "camo" your camera when attached to the tree. I have placed small pine or branches stuck in the camera straps and just lets the front of the camera slightly exposed.

Another way is to take along a few screw in tree steps and hang the camera higher than most can reach. Then take down the tree steps.

my best, Paul

Hopefully cnelk will chime in here with his photo of a card thief.

I don't mess with other peoples stuff but how about just pulling the card, deleting the picture me walking around the water hole and putting it back? :^)

Here ya go...

Last year these people took an SD card from one of my cams, but didnt know I had another one nearby and I got them on camera.

Looks like a loser 1 and his daughter and another loser...

That's some bullshit.. who goes around stealing SD cards... Pukes..

Nice parenting. Nothing worse than seeing some azzhat passing on his stupidity to his next generation..

Can't fix stupid. Paul I do camo my setups a bit. Step back and make sure it is not too obvious. Lucky so far.....

My main issue is getting foliage shots by tge hundreds from windy days moving veg that triggers shots with no animals. Sux to wade through those. Had one camera with 3000+ pics of which 6 had something of interest. Grrrrr

I think most of the thefts are scumbags, but I am also totally sick of being on someone's camera 24/7. Getting so you can't even pee in the woods without ending up on social media, all because some horn-porn douchebag has 20 cameras out looking for a bigger set of antlers. Maybe that man's daughter had to go, then noticed the camera pointing at her. In that case, you're lucky he didn't kick your camera to pieces. I see both sides of this issue. I also don't like being filmed without my knowledge. It's an unwilling invasion of privacy.

I'm with Teddy Roosevelt on this one:

"People who are content with buying what they have to ensure instant success, not the skill to get by on their own exertions, are the real enemies of game and fair chase"

What the heck does that quote have to do with people stealing SD cards out of game cams??????

I'm thinking Teddy Roosevelt (who hired hunting guides to find game for him instead of "getting by on his own exertions") would have had game cams all over his big private hunting ranch if they had been in existence. Likely ATVs too. He had no problems with buying the latest in long-range firearms technology. In many ways he was a typical progressive hypocrite. He was a leader in the movement to lock hunters out of large tracts of public land, while he had his own big ranch to hunt.

But I don't think he would steal SD cards unless it was from trespassers camming on his ranch.

Jordan, my point was to show how far people would go to put the odds of success in their favor.

To get that instant gratification of success, they are not only willing to buy it, but some even STEAL others people property (in this case sd cards to see what's on them) to aid in success.

Gotcha! Yeah they suck. Knock on wood, I have been lucky. I have pics of folks looking at my cams......but they have not done anything to them. They are a tool but for me they are entertainment. Even if I could never hunt the area again I would still set out cams as it is so much fun to see what it going on when I am not there.

Didn't need that....

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Is that Paul(atthefort)?

Lol Brad!!!!!

Perfect timing on that shot. A split second later would have warranted a whole different rating. LOL. It sure proves my point, though.

big foot

Sure hope Brad gets to see that beast during the season!

Little spiker.

Went to another camera yesterday Some how guy got camera open and left SD card this time. I might add made my own locking system (Failed) Got half pic of him Took advise and put camera high in tree with steps

Sounds like you need to set a trap......

Brad are you hunting were they are filming a episode of "Naked and Afraid"?

So the same jackwads stole another SD card from another one of cams in the same area.

If I were them, and they happen to see this thread, they better be damn careful opening up the next one.

Same situation for me this year.. put a camera up and 9 days later someone came by, spun the camera 180 and shot a hole in the body. I've had elk hook them before and rip them off the tree, cows lick the lens, but this was undoubtedly a person. They even took the time to tighten the strap and knot it. Im leaning towards an outfitter that hunts the area as I've had "odd coincidences" happen before.

There is something really, really irritating about hiking several miles to a likely spot only to find a game cam there taking pics of you as you walk by unknowingly. I found more game cams this year than any prior and they will only become more prevalent as people get lazier and the cameras get cheaper. The Teddy Roosevelt quote is dead on, love that. I have never taken or damaged a camera but that may change as time goes on as they are getting ridiculous. What's next, a drone that shoots arrows so you can kill your quarry from the comfort of your living room? All this technology really takes the "fair chase" out of the equation.

Some time ago I was told that an outfitter had filed for a permit to deploy (if memory serves) hundreds of trail cams in the Grand Mesa NF. Much cheaper than paying a human workforce. Not saying I support it, just saying what is happening.

Personally and my own opinion, I don't like to use the term "lazy" as it relates to hunting. Sitting in a tree stand doesn't have to require a lot of physical exertion, and it may be the most common technique used by hunters across the US considering the number of whitetail hunters out there. Water hole hunting doesn't have to require much exertion, is that lazy? Who are we to judge? I thought the prime directive was found in Matthew 37-39, not T. Roosevelt.

Fair chase is defined by laws and codes, and just like beauty it is also found in the eyes of the beholder. I have argued with many over the legality of hunting methods but have only discussed someones thoughts on fair chase within the law. I would enjoy a discussion on the use of trail cameras as it may be seen in others eyes as a tool in fair chase. As well as a discussion on the methods of Mr. Roosevelt. gp

Funny how some who eschew trail cams have no problem deploying fiber optic sights, laser rangefinders, synchronized programmed cams on bows, carbon arrows, turbo-hemi powered vehicles, ATVs, space age technology-created clothing, GPS, smart phone mapping apps, Google Earth to scout remotely, satellite locator/communication devices, etc., etc., etc.. But it's evil cameras that are ruining hunting?

Someday Google Earth may be real time with good enough resolution to spot squirrels. Then we won't need trail cams but will need better curtains.

Spent most of the month of August hiking my azz off at 12,000' in pursuit of bighorn sheep. September chasing elk around the mountains which concluded with packing a bull out over three miles on my back. But because I put out a couple trail cameras on the farm where I hunt whitetails....I fall in the category of "lazy hunter" according to some? Interesting.....

How about it 'deernelk' - sounds like you got a discussion going about trail cams....

BK, I learned many things about the internet years before I taught myself how to hunt, there is much to learn here when the right questions are heard by the right people. Several folks here on the bowsite have been a great help and inspiration to me.. But one thing holds true on the WWW, discussion and debate in this keyboard environment are often non productive and generally not fun. Being a man of limited experience and only average capabilities for the hunting experience I am often drawn into personal discussion with those that have drawn their line in the sand and are upset when it is crossed or threatened. It is how I have learned over the years. But this is not the place for that. And there really does not seem to be alot of discussion going on, I certainly cant wrap my head around from this computer the thoughts of someone who is so frustrated that they would destroy somebodys equipment or perhaps even booby trap their own to hurt someone who may mess with their stuff. I need to see it in their eyes. I believe in fair chase as presented by legalities and codes we must all abide by. I have my lines in the sand but they are my own and can be changed.

The TLDR version of my line in the sand on this is this photo, i see no sand in it. gp

Quite the jump from trail cameras to arrow shooting drones. Lol

If you damage or take someone elses property under any circumstances that i can think of you are a thief. Doesn't matter if you don't like cams on public touch it you are breaking the law.Even if not legal report it don't touch or you are breaking the law.

Guys, I own a company that sells trail camera theft deterrent systems. Guardianhunting.com. If you use the original or Maxx version of our steel strap guardian models you might find it quite helpful. You run the steel strap through the back hoops of the camera like you would the cheap vinyl belt camera companies provide. Then you run it around the front so the access door cannot be opened. The band is 48 inches long. This safeguards both the camera and the card. We just caught a thief in Pa. On camera because he couldn't get the card. Wishing you all well. Gary

If anyone On this would like to try out systems I will provide a discount code good for one month if you on me.

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