Thieve's

[peerchking]

Didn’t take long a couple friends and I have been fishing long lake (buy Willmar) the ice got to be 8"-9" so my two buddies moved out there lighter wheel houses. I was going two move mine out Friday but I think I will wait now because they went out last night only to find their houses broke into and fishing equipment gone and there heater's ripped right of the walls. It looks like him or they were on a snowmobile. I think it's time to keep an eye on what’s going on around you when you are out on the lake even if you don't know who is in the house next to you keep an eye open.

[Jack Peterson]

That's why I leave nothing inside my fish house, and leave it unlocked. NEVER leave anything inside a fish house if you plan on keeping it...

Locks only keep the honest people out anyways.

Although, my buddy and I had some random old man fishing inside our house one time. We were like "umm, leave?"...haha

[motley man]

Do you have pics of things stolen? Post them and we can all keep our eyes open. Offer reward in your area and someone will turn them in. Low life's just can't keep their mouths shut about what they think is cool.

[jasont71]

same thing happened to mine a 2 yrs ago, the shot out the window with a 22 and got inside and took both batterys and a empty propane tank, left all the booze and a 200 dollar pair of binoculars. called the sheriff and they said not much they could do and they would call me if my stuff turned up. they said that they were pretty sure it was someone who lives on the lake, never heard anything from there.

i have also learned to not leave anything and do not cover the windows.

[fish with teeth]

i dont even leave the wheel house anymore. those can diappear too

[cold one sd]

My wheel house stays in my driveway unless I'm in it fishing. Too many people unemployed and some because "Crime doesn't pay, but it's good work if ya can get it.". I have friends that leave them locked up on the ice with no problems because we have very few problems with thieves around here. I'm not that trusting.

[herefish101]

Yup leave it empty and unlocked, the only problem then is when the idiots use it as an outhouse.

I hope they get caught. Hang em high.

Bait em just like animals, put some new stuff out there then turn off all the lights and wait em out, they will come back. Theives on the lakes are usually teenage kids out blowing off steam, they are usually dumb enough to try the same shack twice.

Just don't get your self in trouble.

[Ed Carlson]

Yup....Thieves suck!

It appears Sportsman need to look out after each other, and deal with this problem on there own. And...that is enough said on that issue.

It appears all we ever hear when such incidents are reported is..."Sorry buddy, really can't do much for you".

[Cheetah]

Maybe rig up a game cam covertly placed in the wall with no flash. Enable it when you leave, it can take photos of anyone going in and out the door.

[mnbuckhunter]

I was thinkin' like a pepper spray alarm or something........

[hoggs222]

If you're anything like the idiots that stole my fish house 2 years ago. Do the following:

1. Steal Fishhouse

2. Go to Fleet Farm and purchase paint with your debit card

3. Get scared and abandon fishhouse, not before completely trashing it.

4. Leave receipt from Fleet Farm in the Fish house

5. Get busted for being an [PoorWordUsage].

6. Pay restitution.

Those 4 kids were scared little bishes when they got caught.

[pulleye16]

I lock mine but gut it out and leave the blinds open so people can see nothing is inside. I may even consider leaving my cabinets open so people can see there empty as well.

[fishersofmen]

Hoggs I'm glad they got caught, I never did here the end of the story. They left receipts in the house........

[SDS]

If i catch somone stealing a split shot im pressing charges!

[hoggs222]

They must have gotten my phone # off of this site, because they were calling non-stop, begging for me not to press charges. My simple response was, It's out of my hands. They even sent me a card in the mail, begging.