How do you secure your trailcams?

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9.3mauser

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Just got back from checking trailcams, and discovered one missing. I had it locked in a steel security box, and lag-bolted to the tree, yet somebody still managed to rip me off.

Would love to catch one of these guys in the act :mad:

Anybody have any ideas for theft-proofing their cameras?
 
Fortunately I have never had a problem with a game camera in the time I have used them. The game cameras wear out and don’t go missing. I am diligent in marking my property not trespassing, I talk to my neighbours, they watch mine place and I watch theirs. If I catch someone I take names and explain what I am doing to the property. Usually it has been ATVer’s using the trails not realizing it was private. Some guys will double camera them to catch people but that only works if you recognize the guy.
I don’t think you could do any more than you did to thief proof your camera. Maybe following my suggestions above could help, or maybe you are just in a bad neighbourhood. Some areas just attract or have bad people who steal.:(
 
O have a steel box welded up and leg bolted to a big tree. I have tried to rip it of the tree and kick it of and it was still solid. How many bolts did you have holding it up?
 
Some people are just plain dirtballs! Nothing you can do about it. Only thing you can do is make sure they can't be found. I brush mine in a little bit, paint them like bark etc. Make sure you don't have trails worn in that lead right to the camera, try and take anything bright off them. I have stumbled upon a couple of cameras that were way to obvious, If I have paper I will leave a note inside the camera telling someone to try and hide it harder. I would never steal one, someone worked hard for that money to enjoy hunting or viewing nature, who am I to steal it!
 
I've had several stolen. Treestands as well. This year someone has put a trail cam up under my stand over looking my salt pool. No one else is suppose to hunt that property. I left it there with a note. If its still there next week I want to #### in his camera box and glue a no tresspassing sign to it. Some people are just retards
 
I have Bushnell Trophy 8MP cameras; I've got the metal box for them. That gets bolted to the tree, and the camera locked inside.

The only way to ensure your camera doesn't get stolen, is to put it where nobody will ever see it. So mine are always located off the beaten path, and require some hiking to get to where they are.
I avoid cutlines, power lines, and easy access.

I just put 4 cameras out; 3 of them in new locations that I want to scout. One is on a game trail, that I've had in place for 3 years.
 
i dont atm :(
generally in my secret stash of hectares an hectares of state forest.. but it is gettin busy, a cable snake is in order..
sayin this i gota get it weds or thurs!


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I have not had a trailcam stolen yet, I do use a steel cable & lock to fix them to the tree... Not much of a deterrent, but it's something...

I have had treestands stolen, 2 of the 3 I had out one year! Boy was I mad when I went in to hunt & discovered that they were missing!

Cheers
Jay
 
hiding the camera and using camouflage is your best deterrent. i hide them very well and don't know if they're even there each time until i'm literally right beside the unit. if i can't see it while walking by, thieves can't either ;)

IMO using cables and steel boxes only makes them easier to spot.
 
Happened to me two years ago.

I use a bear box with a bike cable around the tree and connected to the box by a lock.

For the box I use two pipe clamps.

Since going this route and using two camera, one hidden watching the other camera, I have not lost a camera. Just had two die on me but not stolen.
 
Doesn't matter how you secure it or lock it....if some scum wants it they'll get it.

I usually cable lock them on in a steel box. The steel box is more to prevent bears from biting them. I don't usually set them up on cutlines or field edges...even on private land. I usually out them on well used game trails/wallows/licks that are a little ways off the main trails...
 
Well, I like you have a steel box and lag bolt it to a tree ...2 lag bolts. I then went and bought security screws that requires a special driver to remove the screws. It will cost you about 30.00 for the driver and screws. I then had nuts welded on the outside of the security box so the screws would sit flush and the thieves in theory would not be able to pry the screws out. As" Niggles " said if you put it up , somebody will take it down. My hope is if they attempt to get mine off they will have to bust it up which then makes it useless to them as well . That is the only satisfaction I get is hoping thay can't use once they get it .
 
I have been out hunting and come across trail cams. What i do is jump up and down, make funny faces and stuff into the camera. I'm hoping the owner finds it funny when he reviews them. Other than that, I just leave them be.

I came across a trail cam one time that had been shot up with a .22 or a shotgun blast.
 
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