ants Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 My buddy called me this afternoon while he was on the tractor. He was out brush hogging the local farm we hunt (his father in law owns the place). He told me that someone took two of his ladder stands, that he had in place for a couple years. One was a nice double ladder stand. I have two out there myself and it was too hard to describe to him where they were, for him to check them for me. I have so much going on that I can't get out there to check on them till Saturday. I'll be wondering and pissed off all week. God how I hate these thieving little swamp rat, crap stained scum bags !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabin Fever Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Pathetic that people has to stoop so low as to steal stands! Hope he can catch the POS's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 A--holes that would piss me right off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdmckane Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Dude, that sucks. Guess I was just raised different, I can't seem to think of a way that trespassing and stealing would ever be ok 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA-ADK Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Set up another one with a hidden trail cam or 2... That sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Sorry to hear....good luck.....evenon our home land I chain all stands that aren't nailed to the tree and ladders are the same...why I like built stands....this one took the tractor and two people tp just get it leaning against the tree...pretty much steal proof...but still nailed and chained..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jafo Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Agreed, set up a trail cam next to them. When the bastards get caught, make sure you put their pic in every paper that will accept it. If there is one thing I hate more than anything else, it is thieves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntOrBeHunted Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Yea thats horrible. I got a trail camera stolen from me this year and thats the first thing that ever got stolen from me hunting wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 While we were out checking stands yesterday, we discovered one hang on gone, and about 30 screw in steps missing, along with a bunch of hoist rope clips cut off. Ass wipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabin Fever Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 That sucks! Such a shame fellow hunters have such a lack of respect for eachother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doewhacker Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Who goes out of their way to do this stupid crap? You have to be really determined to piss people off to go through all of the work to steal and wreck stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephmrtn Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 the only stand i would ever take is one set up by tresspassers on my property... i dont get why you would steal another hunters stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five Seasons Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 we usually remove the bottom few screw in steps every year. don't usually use ladder stands. people suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACHINIST Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 the only stand i would ever take is one set up by tresspassers on my property... i dont get why you would steal another hunters stuff Same thing here.I had one guy that we used to be friends with trespassing so I would take them down and leave them,he would put them right back up again in the same spot!! So I took them down and brought them to work and ran them through the bandsaw a few times so all the pieces fit nicely inside a backpack and brought them back out.I don't have a problem with him anymore!!LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Could be those fine decent upstanding animal rights nuts.....druggies looking for a quick buck selling stuff....or your friendly neighbor hood rack junky taking out the competition...which ever...sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doewhacker Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Could be those fine decent upstanding animal rights nuts.....druggies looking for a quick buck selling stuff....or your friendly neighbor hood rack junky taking out the competition...which ever...sad lol ....Thinking of the druggies trying to deal hot tree steps and hoist ropes...thats funny!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 we usually remove the bottom few screw in steps every year. don't usually use ladder stands. people suck. We all carry 4 screw in steps in our bags, the bottom 4 dont get left in the tree. Apparently the thieves are doing the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Could be those fine decent upstanding animal rights nuts.....druggies looking for a quick buck selling stuff....or your friendly neighbor hood rack junky taking out the competition...which ever...sad I think its a competition thing on this property. We will figure out who it is eventually, and they will get booted off of the farm if they currently have permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doewhacker Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I would set a trap, hang a stand and plaster the woods with hidden cam's to catch a glimples of the bastards! Make it an easy steal for them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I would set a trap, hang a stand and plaster the woods with hidden cam's to catch a glimples of the bastards! Make it an easy steal for them. Already working on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss315er Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Keep your eyes open on craigslist, too. I'm on some new property this season and spending too much money on stand setups and cameras for some douche nozzle to rob me clean. I know a guy that welds his ladder sections together to discourage them walking away. I hunted some town property and replaced the pins at each section with padlocks. They want it...they will need to drag it out 20' long and load it on a trailer. Hope you catch the SOB! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phade Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Nothing worse than walking into a stand that used to be there. I had two cams and a stand stolen at once...I walk in, realized it. I sat for 10 minutes trying to make the best of the situation since it was hunting season. Promptly got up and went home because I was so mad. I feel for you. Stealing a double is ALOT of work. That's some brave d-bag. Most likely it was two people to move that thing. Edited September 16, 2013 by phade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kot2B Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Nothing worse than someone stealing your stuff. Hope you find out who they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg54 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Hope the S,O.B gets caught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) One worse. last year on opening morning of gun my buddy went into his ladder stand. Got in it and it just didn't feel right. (it was still dark). Got his light out and the stabilizer bracket tot he tree had been cut loose and the long diagonal straps that go fromt eh platform arund the back of the tree and to the ladder had been cut. Some one was out to do harm. so give them a quick look over before you get into any of them. Edited September 16, 2013 by Culvercreek hunt club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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