300RUM Report post Posted September 3, 2018 I am admittedly not the biggest fan of game cameras but I do own a few and occasionally use them. Generally I do not leave them on water sources so I typically get them back intact. I had a few posted at some fence crossings in my elk unit. When I went to check them the first camera was spun 45 degrees on the tree. The access panel was hanging open and the batteries were laying on the ground. I pulled it off the tree and looked it over. It seemed intact and the SD card was still in it. I replaced the batteries and it worked fine. Downloading the SD card revealed the vandal. Blurry nighttime photos shot closer then the lens could focus well revealed a long nose, big round eyes and long upright ears. I would love to have seen how that cow elk opened the latch on the access panel and ejected the batteries without damaging the camera. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted September 3, 2018 Paparazzi! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MT_Sourdough Report post Posted September 3, 2018 Lotsa practice maybe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted September 3, 2018 Post the pic so we can exposed this vandalism thug!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lv2hnt Report post Posted September 3, 2018 Lee, my guess is they have a thing for whatever salt our hands leave on cameras after we've handled them --- go figure (?). Good thing it wasn't a yogi with an appetite ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted September 4, 2018 I’ve often had them snotted up by elk. Bear are the worst (next to people that is). I think the electronics give off some kind of faint smell they are curious about. If there’s elk around, you need to hang them high, above 6 feet they usually don’t bother with them. A bear box can keep them from moving them, but they’ll still snot the lense up sometimes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MT_Sourdough Report post Posted September 4, 2018 I heard about those stolen in the north end of 19A. I have some in the same general area, but mine haven't been messed with. I did have one stolen in 19A a couple of years ago. Some others on this forum lost theirs in 19A around the same time/area. There is a history of somebody with bolt cutters in 19A stealing cams. 4th of July weekend seems to be one of the thieves active times. Oops, posted this in wrong thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted September 4, 2018 I know for sure now some of these older cows and does have people dialed in. I have had both lick on my backpack and cameras. I woke up one morning last year sure there was a bear digging through my pack right next to my bivvy, I sat frozen with pistol in hand for several minutes figuring on what to do, I decided to ease my head out and I see this cow elk going to town on my shoulder straps. Lol since then I have had deer and another cow elk do the same . Does are notorious for stealing horse feed in areas where people have packed in for years. They learn it and teach it down the line so for years I see does right in with their fawns picking up after the mules. And yes bears are terrible with cameras, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted September 4, 2018 Bears can really wreck camera setups....have you ever noticed how it is the puniest cow that you get hundreds of pictures of messing with your camera and not some massive bull Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted September 4, 2018 I've gotten many of pics of the inside of a bears mouth.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
