Someone has a pair!!

[archerystud]

Went to hunt my 2 person ladder stand that is hung for me and my son and found out the stand is gone. This is on our private land that we have owned for 8 years and is clearly marked!

Chaps my hide!!!

[Boar]

Wow that bites, sorry to hear that.

[Stratosman]

I hate some people...

[jay83196]

People suck! Was it locked, not that you would on own land.

Really sorry man.

[archerystud]

Thanks guys!! It is people like that who give hunters a bad name. The stand was not locked but was in that tree for at least 3 years.

Looks like I'll have to build a perm out of wood in that spot. It's great for a south wind during the rut!!

[Jeff13]

Some people are just trash

[jay83196]

I cable mine both on state and private land, I'm sinicle don't trust people much seen to much I guess

Again sorry to hear that.

[Hoffer]

Thats where a trail cam would have come in handy overlooking the stand.

I have had a few breakins around my townhome complex (cars in driveways). I am going to set up a trail cam this week to hopefully catch them in action.

[hawgchaser]

There was a saying when I was growing up as a farm kid; "No one can scr_w over a farmer as well as another farmer." Seems to be a sad universal truth. Sad to hear.

[muskiemanAD]

Not good! We started locking our ladder stands as we had a few stolen a few years ago. Nothing chaps me more when someone is a coward and takes something from you when you are not there.....I would love to catch the people that due this stuff.....

[IceHawk]

That bites been there had a brand new ol man ladder taken off my land up north it was even cablelocked. Would of loved to catch them in the act!

[CrewJones]

hopefully these are the kind of people who are not wearing safety harnesses and die

[jay83196]

Wow! How do you really feel? Kinda harsh...

[hugonian1]

Sorry to hear this A.S.

To go onto private property makes it even worse.

Hopefully there will be some lose lips out there.

[Boar]

come on dude, that aint cool.

[PackerBacker12]

I cannot believe some people! Sucks to hear that man. I cannot believe the guts people have to do stuff like that! Unreal!

[Sinker]

Wow. That really takes some seeds. With everyone having trail-cams now, I can't believe anybody would have the guts to trespass anymore. Probably wouldn't be pretty if they were caught in the act, eh?

[hockeybc69]

That sux Mike.

Knocking on wood here. So far no issues but I do have a few that if people looked close they can see them from a road....

[eyeguy 54]

bummer!, just the one camera gone so far for me. suckers!!

[Musky Buck]

What CrewJones is saying is he's tired of these thieves always seeming to get away with it, the worst part is stud is how often or when or ? these guys slither through your property, ambitious enough to steal, too lazy to work. Do we need a gps chip in anything valued over a $50 bucks nowaday.

[96trigger]

To bad archerystud, really puts a sour spin on hunting when things get ripped off. I've had a few cameras ripped off, its an unpleasant feeling. I believe in Karma and that most get what they have coming to them, maybe not to the extent that crew suggested. Hope you have a better rest of the season.

[archerystud]

Thanks all!

I've had one other stand stolen but it wasn't on my property and it didn't surprise me all that much. But this one did tick me off. After an incident like this I can see where people get mad enough to not even let others on to their property.

I thought I was done hunting but it looks like I might get out a bit with the bow yet. Not going to be real picky moving forward since our party didn't get anything with the gun.

[CaptainMusky]

I had my stand stolen last year and it was cable locked. Locks will just slow them down a bit, but wont stop some jerks. They tried to get my buddy's stand but the lock wouldnt budge.

Interesting thing is I scouted our hunting area (public land) prior to the season and noticed several stands along with a few cameras none of which were locked.

My son and I ran into the other hunters and spoke with them for a bit. Turns out they have the stands we saw (and cameras) along with other stands and 6 cameras up on other state land nearby and NONE ARE LOCKED!

It got me wondering. Who would put that kind of stuff in the woods and not lock it? The cameras are 4 feet high so easy to steal those.

My suspicion is that these guys have nothing to lose, they didnt spend the money on them so they are out nothing if they disappear.

I have a feeling these were the culprits that took my stand.

[DRH1175]

This thing really drives me nuts. I have heard of people stealing even cheap $70 stands. And I ask why? We have a few on Public land and on land that we lease, that so far have not been touched. But one of these years I suppose it will happen. I say use the stand if you want. just don't take it! Luckily we have pictures of a local that likes to atv on our Potlatch land looking for Grouse. Thankfully nothing has been taken. It is pretty bad that we have to lock stuff up on private land that we own or lease!