Protecting game cam advise

[sailorman]

To all who own game cams . I 've been experiencing repeated vandalism on property and vacant house I own adjacent to my resident property . I 'm considering game cams to get pix, but am wondering what ya 'll do to protect cams from theft .

Being a member here for some time, I know I will get advise from some here on how to deal with the vandalism, but am mostly interested in the cam protection aspect .

 

[MossRoad]

Get two. Make one plainly visible and conceal the other pointing at the obvious one. Then put a fake rubber duck antenna on the obvious camera and a note that reads "BUSTED! If you can read this your picture is already on the internet VIA high speed cellular connection".

:laughing:

 

[johnk]

Good advice but I use three. All non flash black infra red. One taking pics of the other........Hope I never need to use the pics.

 

[Western]

It is a sad state of affairs that you even have to consider it, but since you do, you might want to take a look at the ones that DO send photos directly to your cell phone, email or where ever you want. even if they get the cameras you have a photo.

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[Thomas]

Depend on picture taking range..day/night..I would get no flash well known name band so unit can be hidden in brush,hung high pointed down,or even place in wood pile.

Agree least two units if not three.

 

[nybirdman]

After a lot of reading and research...I purchased two Bushnell M80(2011 models),so far work fine.They are infared,no flash,lots of memory and great battery life(up to a year).Check Amazon.com ,best price I found.
The ones that send back to your phone/computer would be nice but lots of bucks($) and require a cell phone service.
For security;hang high and hide.
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[zzvyb6]

Put it in a birdhouse. I even have my video surveillence cameras in the bluebird houses. From 30' the perps can't tell. Only problem will be from a few homeless sparrows.

 

[bucktaker]

Birdhouse Great Idea!!

 

[F250DSLPWR]

I have several game cameras. For one of them it was being placed in a high risk area to monitor my drive way at my house. My truck tool box was broken into several times.... I used a metal ammo box and carefully modified it fit and installed the game camera. I was able to bolt the box from the inside (so not exposed fasteners) with lag bolts and washers to a tree. I had camoed the box with flat green paint and dirt and leaves on the wet paint, glueing them on the box. Once installed on a tree with lots of vine coverage you couldn't tell it was there unless you saw the camera lens and the flash area.

 

[chipsndust]

After my Moultrie I40 was stolen, I replaced it with a Bushnell Trophy Cam and steel security box.

The camera is a snug fit inside the steel box with removable interlocking cover. The box is painted with camouflage pattern. A padlock placed through the cover prevents the cover from being removed from the box, securing the camera inside.

The security box is designed to be lagged to a tree or post (like F250DSLPWR described).
Since I change camera locations frequently, I use the strap that came with the camera to fasten the security box to a tree, and then put a chain around the tree with a padlock through the security box cover and two links of the chain.