just went this morning to check my hang-on stand..(100.00)...MY F-----STAND AND CLIMBING STICK ARE GONE!!!!!!..omg I am ready to chew nails...well that does it boys....its time to get revenge..(the lawful way)..im going to purchase a cheap p.o.s hang-on and sticks today and also a good trail cam (in the same area)...im going to mark my stand by putting a few pieces of paper inside the hollow tubes of this stand with my contact info..(a idea I got off this forum)...and then im going to hide my cam in a tree and wait for the fun to begin....I PROMISE TO WHOEVER STOLE MY GEAR THAT YOU WILL BE CAUGHT....YOU WILL GET EMBARRESSED IN COURT....AND YOU WILL BE VERY SORRY WHEN I TURN MY EVIDENCE IN TO MY LOCAL C.O WHO LIVES 10 MILES AWAY FROM ME...IM NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS S--- ANY DAMN MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck hope you get your stands or monetary value for what they are worth back That reminds me I probably better go check on the one stand I have up
Sucks dude. Guess it's that time of year again where we start seeing more of this. Really sucks that people just won't leave others stuff only. Good luck getting some retribution.
I really hope its that easy for you man, bury him in a hole he will never get out of from court costs and all that. Thieves are among the worst people on this earth.
I once had a thievery problem of inventory at work. I was pretty sure it was inside job. I installed a security camera that was well hidden, so I thought. The next time they struck, they took the camera as well. Hide it well.
Shame him when you cantch him on camera by placing the photos around town, ie. Bars, Post office. A $100 theft wont probably be persued to much. Public shame will be worse. Just my opinion. Still B.S.
People suck dude! Go get him and run him or her through the ringer!! As an honest hard working person, it kills me to hear that, and honestly I would give it to someone if they asked, dont steal! Good luck getn the loser!! Let us know what happens
Hope you get them I agrea with kennyg I would post their pic every where just to make an example of them. It sucks you can't have any thing with out some one wanting it. I have walked by climbers tree stands and many more things and left them. I wish honesty and integrity still stood for something.
its a term called honesty...I have walked by a billion treestands in my life..never took one of them...I got a feeling its either omish down here or a local...either way im not going to get so hot-headed about this that I do something stupid..a 100.00 hang-on aint worth it...but let me tell everyone of you right now...IF ANY ONE OF YOU WAS ON MY LEASE HUNTING AND I SEEN YOUR STAND HANGING IN A TREE...WELL....YOU WOULD FIND IT JUST WHERE YOU LEFT IT...UNTOUCHED...AND STILL HANGING..
I have not seen many stands personally, though I have seen a few. I could not even contemplate stealing. I have been lucky the last few years as far as having a 'few' things to be able to hunt. As I am no longer able to work, money is hard to come by. If by chance any of my stuff were to be stolen, I would not be able to hunt. Period. Take 'em to the cleaners. Good luck.
If it was on private property he would also face trespassing charges. And I agree shaming him would be very effective.
Brother, I'm a Police Officer and anytime I get a case like this, I exhaust all measures to help my fellow hunters get their gear back. Good luck. Note: Always mark your gear in a discrete location with a wood burner or other permanent etching tool so that if located, it can be easily identified by the Police. Also, take pictures of your gear and keep them in a folder on your computer. This includes pictures of your discrete markings as well. Police can log these pictures in their case files and give them to pawn shops. I usually put my driver's license number on my gear.
