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Anyone else had problems with illegal aliens stealing trail cams?
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07/08/11 07:15 PM
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Just made a trip down to the ranch to fill feeders/tend to trail cams & discovered one of my trail cams was stolen. Yes, where I hunt down in Duval County is definately a high traffic area for illegals. Many have been seen & caught there & seeing the Border Patrol running around is a regular thing. I'm from S Texas so yeh I'm used to this sort of thing & use to things being broken/stolen but haven't lost a trail camera till now. There's been no one else down there so ? Guess they don't like their picture being taken, obviously LOL. Anyway, I'm thinking of building a steel cage on a piece of pipe & sack creting that sucker in the ground. Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions on a design for a cage? Sure sucks that I have to do this.........
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Re: Anyone else had problems with illegal aliens stealing trail cams?
[Re: skinnerback]
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07/08/11 07:25 PM
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san diego hunter
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We havent had any issues in 2 years, knock on wood! We are on the north side of San Diego, a buddy has some land on the south side by the railroad tracks and he has nothing but problems.
Joel
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Re: Anyone else had problems with illegal aliens stealing trail cams?
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07/08/11 07:34 PM
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cameron00
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For every actual trailcam I have out, I have 3 motion-sensitive claymore mines disguised to look like trailcams.
They learn quickly. I don't have any problems.
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Re: Anyone else had problems with illegal aliens stealing trail cams?
[Re: cameron00]
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07/08/11 08:10 PM
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redchevy
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We had one run away on us about 2 years ago. No telling what it was, we have never seen any illegals or sign of them on our place.. but doesnt mean they are not there.
I did what you are planning. I built a box with higed lid and hasp with a sollar pannel on top out of 1/8 inch sheep/plate metal, welded it to a 2 3/8's pipe and planded it 4 foot in the ground with cement. It isnt going any where and the box seems to protect the cam and make it last longer.
matt
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Re: Anyone else had problems with illegal aliens stealing trail cams?
[Re: redchevy]
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07/08/11 09:58 PM
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Yeh that's what I'm gonna have to do. They've been caught on the property before, one even stripped down necked & used the water hose from the house to take a bath. He then layed out right there in the yard & that's how he was discovered. He wanted food & shelter, the Border Patrol helped him out with that LOL!
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Re: Anyone else had problems with illegal aliens stealing trail cams?
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07/09/11 05:32 AM
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ArkDuckHntr
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For every actual trailcam I have out, I have 3 motion-sensitive claymore mines disguised to look like trailcams.
I like your style
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Re: Anyone else had problems with illegal aliens stealing trail cams?
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07/09/11 03:57 PM
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We haven't had any stolen, but did get a pic of their spacecraft..... which looked surprisingly like a Ranger!
There was also a post awhile back where a cam was stolen out of a box. Don't know what they used, but I hoped the cam faired better
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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