trail cams on public land

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I'm thinking about putting some trail cams up on public land. Has anyone had any cams come up stolen on public land.
 
I have run a cam on public land the last two years and have not had a problem yet. I try to put it in a remote spot, and I use an IR camera so the flash won't give away the location.
 
I had mine out on public land for 3 days, got too scared and pulled it. I want to put one out again but have trouble sleeping at night thinking about if its going to be there when I come back.
 
I have had one out on public ground for the last 2 seasons and have not had any problems. I check it regularly and just hope that only honest hard working hunters would be out early before the season and wont snatch it.
 
i use two trail cams on public land that i bought on clearence.... they are very cheap but they get the job done and i only paid 40 a piece for them so if they get stolen im not out 300
 
Im sure large tracts of public timber are a lot easier for me to hide a cam in then some of the public chunks in IA, but I have put a number of them out, have NEVER put them in a spot where someone can ride up and see it. I always place them off the beaten path.

Dean
 
i got some pictures of squirrel hunters over a mile from any road. If your out there thanks for leaving it, and there was no big buck pcs on it either.
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public land can be pretty remote, so put them where you think most wont go....
i lost two on private land...
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so i know they do get stolen, but i know spots on public land that nobody knows.....id feel safe leaving them out there......however, i wouldnt leave them unattended for more than a few days
 
Make sure you lock them up good, then you don't have to worry so much.

I lock mine up on my private land, just in case someone would tresspass on it and see them. I would hope they would be kind enough to leave them alone, but some people just don't respect other peoples property.

THA4 will vouch for that!!!
 
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