Anybody “lose” their camp?

[zacattack]

Didn’t see this posted here yet. This would suck.

 

[Beendare]

This appears to have a twist.....

I've found a few camps cashed in the woods...it never occurred to me to mess with them.

Whatever happened to the "Do unto others....." rule?

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[4ester]

Why would you do that? Hopefully the guys weren’t out hunting for the day.


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[BRTreedogs]

Cam Hanes did a fund raiser for a fellow like 5 years ago.
Someone took down and stole his entire camp 12 miles in a wilderness while he was hunting that day.
Believe it was snowing and he had to walk out with no food.

 

[mavinwa2]

yes, had a basecamp stolen back in 2001.
we had been spiked out for 3 days, in the elk, about 5 miles from base wall tent camp.
the thieves took everything but the tarp cover.
And damaged the lock mechanism on the truck w/topper left in camp too!
B_stards even left a note, tacked on cut wood in fire pit:
"thanks for the gear. Left some wood for a warming campfire".

We were happy to be packing back meat from 2 bulls...until we arrived back to camp via jeep and saw that basecamp was gone.
Kittitas County sheriff called, he showed up. Took a report, that was it.

Today base camp is surrounded by 3 game cams and 2 not so obvious, high end spy cams. 19 years later, leaves a bad feeling in all 3 of our guts. One partner, never packed a handgun,,,now does.

 

[Reburn]

This appears to have a twist.....

I've found a few camps cashed in the woods...it never occurred to me to mess with them.

Whatever happened to the "Do unto others....." rule?

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Dont forget the 1st grade rule. If it aint yours dont touch it.

 

[zacattack]

Why would you do that? Hopefully the guys weren’t out hunting for the day.


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Whoever took it probably was going to steal it and got cold feet, at least that would be my guess.

 

[cbat]

I stumbled across an outfitters camp in Colorado in 1985 . Probably saved my life. That was the storm that dumped 7 or 8 ft of snow in the high country. This was before weather apps and such. Left it better than I found it.

 

[Bighorner]

It would seems the worst possible people to steal from are armed individuals in the middle of BFE who may be coming back at any moment. I guess I have been giving criminals too much credit for their forethought.

 

[brsnow]

Hopefully it works and solid on seek outside for taking a proactive approach.

 

[Poser]

Doesn’t seem clear: did this fella take down a set up camp or find a tent in a stuff sack in the woods?

 

[krohboy]

According to the Facebook post it was in the stuff sack


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[zacattack]

Other comments said that it was a tent in a stuff sacks was all the person claimed to find

 

[T28w]

It would seems the worst possible people to steal from are armed individuals in the middle of BFE who may be coming back at any moment. I guess I have been giving criminals too much credit for their forethought.

I’ve thought the same. I mean could u not make an argument that you felt ur life could be in jeopardy if u came back to camp and everything is gone and a storm rolled in?

 

[Mt Al]

One obvious cell phone game camera and several concealed, with a note that "you're being watched", are almost a necessity. That or risk it being stolen, or carry it on your back. What a pain in the keester!

 

[BRTreedogs]

Some one backed in and started hooking up a friend's camp trailer in the late 90s.
Lucky his wife was inside resting that day and had her rifle.

 

[Opah]

well I lost my whole camp but not to thieves or vandals or those who think they are doing the forest a service.
I drove off with my camp following behind me.
Strong winds the night before so I tied the tents tarp cover and table to my truck figuring it could blow away.
Next morning running a little later than I wanted, took off and wondered why my truck seemed like it didn't want to go. needless to say I didn't go hunting that morning

 

[Deplorable77]

I'm not really understanding this either.

Doesn’t seem clear: did this fella take down a set up camp or find a tent in a stuff sack in the woods?

 

[Jd259]

Buddy of mine up in Wyoming pulled his camp this year before season because there stealing camps left and right up there he said and for the last 20+ years he’s set it up after the snow melts off in the high country and doesn’t pull it until the the end of season. Times are changing...

 

[Muley Buck]

Buddy of mine up in Wyoming pulled his camp this year before season because there stealing camps left and right up there he said and for the last 20+ years he’s set it up after the snow melts off in the high country and doesn’t pull it until the the end of season. Times are changing...

That's sad.