Finally happened to me....

[HuronArcher]

Originally posted by jax:
I electrify my stands. Bury a battery and run a wire to base of stand., it will about knock you down if you touch it., I have a remote that turns it off when I get to stand and on when I leave.,works great.

That's kinda funny.  Seeing a video of some fool thief would be  priceless.  I've had my fair share of stands stolen off private land.    :mad:

[Russ Clagett]

electrified stands.....love it...

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Wow! Now we are getting creative. Just cause we shoot sticks doesn't meant we aren't hi tech I guess.  

[joe ashton]

only a pinko, commi, thumb sucking bed wetter would do that.

[Roadkill]

Kids today get the wrong impression about responsibility from video games.  Hit the reset and get to shoot the same bad guy, no harm, no foul.  They carry that same disregard into life.  Took my bride out for her favorite restaurant to celebrate the Corp's birthday.  Family came in, sat down, and opened the iPhone.  Kids played games, parents texted.  How do you teach young when you do not set an example?  Sorry about your gear.

[Westkyhunter]

I feel your pain. I had a ladder stand and lock on with sticks stolen last year. All together I've had four lock ons and climbing sticks and two ladder stands taken over the last fifteen years. Some from private and some from public land. There's never a shortage of thieves around here it seems like. It deffinitely affects my hunting because i just can't run out and replace everything like i used to.  I figure they'll get what they've got coming to them in more ways than one.

[J-dog]

That stinks, don't know how you'll catch em

[pitbull]

It sucks that there are so many lowlifes around, that is why my climber is on my back when I go in and out of the woods, I don't set stands anymore.

[twitchstick]

Nothing worse than a thief! My truck has been hit twice in the last three years! First time I was loaded to go scout Mt. Goats and made the mistake of sleeping a couple hours before I took off. Nothing like working 12+ hour days to make ends meet and to have a lazy sloth take what's you've earned.

[freedomhunter]

We had guys here in Orlando that were going around knocking on peoples door at 2 a.m. and when you answered would push their way through and it turned into home invasion and burglary.  Well it was about 2 a.m where I lived when we had this guy pounding on our door and ringing the door bell repeatedly.  My wife started to freak out and cry.  

I tell you what boys, the guys eyes were as big as golf balls when I swung the door open and he was looking down the barrel of a Glock 35.  I asked him what he was doing and he told me our car dome light was on.  I told him to wait right there as I slowly shut the door standing off to the side to put the gun in my waist band.  Opened the door and he was gone.  Grabbed my dog and let him loose because he was not out on the street.  Searched around my house to no avail and couldn't find him again.  I assumed he was with someone else that was driving.  Long story short wife's car door was opened like he ran by the car and opened it before he left or before he knocked on our door.  You just don't do that at someone's house that late at night.

Don't trust anyone!  Prior LEO and it's hard for me to look at a lot of people and say to myself Dirt Bag!

Sorry about your stuff, maybe if you hang around in different areas you will catch them.  I also do all my hunting with a sidearm and it's not just for animal protection.