I know people shouldn't go to these extremes to prevent the theft of there cameras. but I hate thieves and say they get what they deserve. maybe all hunters should booby trap there gear that's left in the woods. if the thieves would just keep there hands off other peoples property then they would be safe.
sherman
Understand where your coming from Sherman but the biggest problem with booby traps is that they are not selective, there are kids in the woods at times also that may have no idea what they are looking at and be inquisitive enough to tamper with it.
At a sporting goods shop in Adrian, MI, sells broken trail cams for 10 bucks each, I say what the heck who would buy them. his reply was.
1. Place it where you have lost equipment to thieves, place another camera up high on that camera. Good Idea.
2. People place them at the beginning of a long drive to let the riff raff know they have stuff to watch them, thieves move on.
The dealer says they sell out regularly, hard to find he says.
This guy was a real wack job.... He got shot n killed by the cops that had him in the woods to look for the other cameras he planted...guess he started something and they shot him.
Didn't hear what his motivation was? Anti thief or anti hunter or just crazy?
I don't know why these trail cam companies don't put a password on it. Boom! Done! It's completely worthless to any thief! Oh wait, yes I do. They want them to get stolen so we the dope consumer will go buy another one..........ie more sales.
The nicer cameras have GPS built in to track it if it is ever stolen.
You get what you pay for. If you want to pay $300 plus for theft protection and a nice camera, then that's what you get. Most people would rather take their chances with $100 cameras and try to secure them with locks and be picky about where they leave them. The more features the camera companies add, the more expensive the price tag gets.
If I had access to C-4 Id load up every camera I could get my hands on, maybe if they lived without a few essential appendages they would get the hint. Pretty sure I found out who stole the stuff off my boat, cops dont want to be bothered for a small amount. I asked them if I delivered the lowlife to the cop shop unable to walk, if that would help them find the d-bag. The response was Id be arrested for assault with a Louisville Slugger , told my wife to put some money away each week, so when I finally talk to the suspected d-bag, she can bail me out
This wasn't an anti theft/anti hunting motivation.
The cameras were in public woods on marked trails and near houses. They were designed to hurt and injure random people, not prevent theft.
Mark Sawaf was his name.
POS said he would lead law enforcement to other IED's he had placed and then tried to escape while on the trail.
They shot him dead.
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