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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 6, 2006 10:27:39 GMT -5
I just talked to a friend of mine that had been up to Woodmaster and mine's hunting place.
ANOTHER one of our stands has been stolen.That is two this year- so far.
For the life of me I can not understand a deer hunter stealing from another deer hunter. Low life trash...
Woodmaster,
If you're checking in here maybe it would be good to go get the stands down from the Draw and the Interstate.
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Post by kbacon on Dec 6, 2006 10:32:41 GMT -5
That's pretty sad.
We haven't had any stands stolen yet.. but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. We did have a game camera stolen a few years ago though.
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Post by Decatur on Dec 6, 2006 10:39:12 GMT -5
Who says it's deer hunter's? Any creep can see it's probably worth money to someone. That sucks Woody.
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Post by mullis56 on Dec 6, 2006 10:45:02 GMT -5
Some creeps stealing that makes me sick, I had 5 guns stolen a few years ago and I had never felt so violated in my life. Sorry to hear about that Woody.......
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Post by cleetus on Dec 6, 2006 11:05:53 GMT -5
Might be an anti-hunter. Either way it is low.
I feel very fortunate to be able to hunt on private land, but that even doesn't prevent it from happening.
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Post by birddog on Dec 6, 2006 11:10:48 GMT -5
Woody do you have these stands locked in the tree? On all mine even on my own place I use a bicycle type cable and a very good pad lock on them...but who knows what these little )&*(&^%)&&* can or can't get .............I'd love to catch somebody up in the tree taking one out..Oh YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 6, 2006 11:21:23 GMT -5
The stand was locked on with the bigest, baddest chain that I could buy. "Schedule 80 steel"? It also had the biggest , baddest lock that I could buy on it. It was locked under the seat where it would be difficult to get a pair of cutters to.
I'm sure it took them awhile to get it off.
Yes, I would like to catch them.
Last year we set up two trail cameras to catch the thieves and nothing was stolen. We didn't set up the cameras this year and two stands (so far) have went bye-bye. Yes, this is private ground, which doesn't matter to thieves does it?
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Post by birddog on Dec 6, 2006 11:53:07 GMT -5
Thieving little )(&_)&)&)^*()&)&)(&)(&)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by ridgerunner on Dec 6, 2006 12:08:11 GMT -5
A deer hunter per definition would not steal a tree stand, it may have been a thief who hunts deer, but anyone who has endured the pains of buying a good stand, scouting and hanging one wouldn't do that to a brother hunter..Sorry for the loss Woody, I hope you find out who did it. I always engrave my initials and the last four of my ss# on the stand somewhere so if they are found you can identify them to the authorities sight unseen to prove they're yours..
I've never had one stolen, but my buddy had two taken a few years ago on some land he was hunting. We found tennis shoe prints in the creekbed and then they got on a four wheeler, we figured they were teenage kids.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Dec 6, 2006 14:02:05 GMT -5
Had 2 stolen this year. I know when I hang them each year that there is a chance some scumbag may take them. I wonder if we ever catch some of these low-life's they could be prosecuted for both theft & "hunter harassment"? "Ain't nothin sacred anymore"!!!!!!!!!
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Post by drs on Dec 6, 2006 14:13:26 GMT -5
Back in 1985, I had a ladder stand stolen in a woods across the street from where I lived! I had it up when I was bow hunting then went to Colorado for a Deer Hunt, came back to retrive my stand, which I had chained & locked to the tree and it was gone!!!
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Post by jbier22 on Dec 6, 2006 15:19:18 GMT -5
Nothing worse than going out to a stand only to find it gone. Ruins a person's day real quick. Only had it happen once, but the feeling sticks with ya.
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Post by greendeem on Dec 6, 2006 16:11:30 GMT -5
If it makes you feel better...I'm just finishing up an investigation and just got confessions from two guys who stole stands from two seperate land owners. The thieves also were involved in harassing the owners father on opening weekend of firearms season. They pulled a truck up to the property line and yelled to him like they were in casual conversation. The father is in his 60's and has cancer and may be experiencing his last deer season. This may be the reason I decided to work this case so hard and spend so much time on it, but it has worked out and is going to lead to several arrests.
I've also had stands stolen. I had 6 API magnums and all the steps stolen from a farm that only I hunted one year. 6 stands and 65 plus steps hurt and I would have loved to have caught those guys.
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Post by cambygsp on Dec 6, 2006 19:27:51 GMT -5
yep!.......thats why we pack our stands in and out each hunt. We had 2 ladder stands stolen a few years back, I won't leave nothing in the woods now!
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Post by solohunter on Dec 7, 2006 5:35:19 GMT -5
Bummer W|W, hate those creeps beyond belief.....
Solohunter
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Dec 7, 2006 6:54:37 GMT -5
If it makes you feel better...I'm just finishing up an investigation and just got confessions from two guys who stole stands from two seperate land owners. The thieves also were involved in harassing the owners father on opening weekend of firearms season. They pulled a truck up to the property line and yelled to him like they were in casual conversation. The father is in his 60's and has cancer and may be experiencing his last deer season. This may be the reason I decided to work this case so hard and spend so much time on it, but it has worked out and is going to lead to several arrests. I've also had stands stolen. I had 6 API magnums and all the steps stolen from a farm that only I hunted one year. 6 stands and 65 plus steps hurt and I would have loved to have caught those guys. Way to go gd. Bury em !!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 7, 2006 7:45:25 GMT -5
If it makes you feel better...I'm just finishing up an investigation and just got confessions from two guys who stole stands from two seperate land owners. The thieves also were involved in harassing the owners father on opening weekend of firearms season. They pulled a truck up to the property line and yelled to him like they were in casual conversation. The father is in his 60's and has cancer and may be experiencing his last deer season. This may be the reason I decided to work this case so hard and spend so much time on it, but it has worked out and is going to lead to several arrests. I've also had stands stolen. I had 6 API magnums and all the steps stolen from a farm that only I hunted one year. 6 stands and 65 plus steps hurt and I would have loved to have caught those guys. Can you transfer to Warrick county?  . |
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Post by daworz on Dec 7, 2006 8:59:58 GMT -5
I have had several stands stolen over the years, And at that moment i think i could severley hunt someone! I went to a climber (summit) about 5 years ago, but it was always nice to have stands already to go just climb in and hunt. Way to go Greendeem bust there Balls.
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Post by raporter on Dec 7, 2006 10:16:55 GMT -5
Way to go Greendeem. Thanks for doing a great job.
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Post by jkd on Dec 7, 2006 15:20:09 GMT -5
I've also had stands stolen. I had 6 API magnums and all the steps stolen from a farm that only I hunted one year. 6 stands and 65 plus steps hurt and I would have loved to have caught those guys. Stealing stands from an ICO... now THAT's a case I'd love see get to court!!!! ;D I seriously think a lot of these thefts are drug related... we've had copper thieves hit our farm three times this past fall, stripping wiring and started pulling aluminum siding off one building... hear about metal thefts around Indy and Kokomo all the time... anything these jokers can salvage for quick cash and get their fix...  Good luck with your pending cases, Greendeem!!!! |
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