we had a problem with that on our hunting land. We figure a hunter saw himself get his picture taken and stole the camera to save his identity since he has no permission to hunt there. There are only 4 of us with the permission so we know it wasn't one of us. I can't stand people that do that
I noticed the "bait" he used was an old 35mm stealth cam... I have a couple of those...That is awesome.(how they caught him).
I have only had one stolen and I am betting it was to protect someone's ID. This guy's excuse is thin, protecting animals? He was obviously hunting with that stand on his back unless he stole that too.
Ben, My guess is the climber was stolen too. Let's see, go deer hunting (he's not dressed for the role), climb a tree, and post your dog at the bottom...nah, that doesn't add up. This guy was on a mission, and I doubt it had anything to do with saving deer. Sadly, he will never change...once a thief, always a thief.
I was at Cabelas in Rogers, MN last week. One of the employees I was talking to said he had a theft problem so he bought GPS locators and put them in his nicer cameras. Two were taken the next week and police were able to track them right to the thief's garage! I can see manufacturers building these into their camera's in the not too distant future.
That is a great idea...with some of the cameras out there these days... and the money invested in them. I can't see that being bad in anyway.. other than the extra cost... Kind of like an insurance policy for your trail cam... sad it is, really.
Hope they throw the book at him! I'd be interested in knowing what kind of GPS locators were used in those cameras too??
If you have the cash this would work. It's 2.5" long x 1.5" wide. Would have to find a good spot to put it, but as long as it stays hidden you've got 6 months of battery life to find them, then plot your revenge. :D http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/covert-small-gps-tracking-device.html http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/covert-tracking-gps-battery.html
