tree stand theft

[Arrowcraft]

has anyone come up with a way to deter theft of stands ? I and several friends had both ladder and hang pon stands and cameras stolen this week just before season opener, all stands and cameras were cable locked ! . Thoughts on gps tracking chips installed in all stands ? Any thoughts I know Im not alone to the stand stealing maggots HELP !

[eflanders]

Legally speaking in my area all stands cannot be left overnight on any PUBLIC lands.  Because many people choose to ignore this law here, they also suffer the loss of their stuff accordingly.  Sometimes it is thieves but often it is the authorities that take them down.  On private lands, all stands I leave up have the lower steps removed each day to prevent access to them.