Before you buy a Moultrie Game Camera Security Box, watch this video. You will have second thoughts once you see how easily they can be popped open. I’m a fan of Moultrie’s game cameras, but after seeing this video, I won’t be investing in any of their security boxes until they go through a major redesign.
I recommend you look at CamLockBox or another security box manufacturer. I own some CamLockBox security boxes, and they are solid.
I always lock my game cameras. I was victim to a game camera theft several years ago. Luckily, I did not have as much invested in that game camera, as I do in some of my newer models. I pulled the memory card from one of my game cameras located behind the house. As I looked through the pictures of some does and small bucks, I saw something that made me reconsider my game camera security; a trespasser.
It looked as if a worker in the area had seen my feeder back there. I had an older Stealth Cam back there pointing right at the feeder. It was pretty concealed, and wasn’t detected. I have a lock and cable on it, so I’m not that conerned about it walking off.
I had several images of this guy looking at my feeder and messing with it. I realized that had my game camera not been locked, it very well could have been lost that day.
Game camera manufacturers today are packing some nice technlogy into their cams. That technology comes with a price. You wouldn’t leave a few $100 bills taped to a tree in the woods. Why would you leave a several hundred dollar game camera in the woods unsecured. So do yourself a favor, and secure your game camera.
I personally love the Python adjustable locking cables by Master Lock. These things are 6 feet long, and 3/8″ thick. They are tough and weather resistant, and vinyl coated. They add excellent security, and peace of mind.
Is your Moultrie Game Camera secure?
Will it still be in the woods when you return to check it?
Get a Moultrie Game Camera Lock and stop the worrying.
I was a victim of a game camera theft. It was my first game camera and I had it sitting smack dab in the middle of a 600 acre parcel of hardwoods I was leasing in a remote county. The thought that someone could steal my game cam never even crossed my mind. Well, it never crosses my mind anymore, because I won’t set a game camera unless I have a lock for it. That first camera wasn’t near as expensive as the game cameras I own now. I was lucky. Lucky because I learned my lesson by losing a less expensive camera.
The truth of the matter is that no game camera locking system will be capable of stopping every thief. The criminal with a set of lock cutters or a chainsaw is going to get what he is after. Most of the thefts that do occur are crimes of opportunity. Someone wanders past your game cam, and they end up walking off with it because it was an easy take.
We’ll shell out $100, $200, or $300 for a deer tracking camera, and then leave it in the woods for days. When you go back to check on it, you cross your fingers and hope it is still there.
I was an unfortunate victim a few years ago. I never would have thought someone would steal a game camera in the middle of 1000 acres of private land, let alone ever even find it. I learned my lesson. I’ll never hang a game camera again without securing it in some way.
Many of the manufactures now keep security in mind in their new designs. I recently picked up another cheap StealthCam digital game camera, and it came with its own security bracket and steel cable. It’s no guarantee, but it provides some level of protection. A thief with a cable cutter could still steal it, but how many guys carry cable cutters in the woods. At least it can’t easily walk off.
Game camera locks come in a variety of options. Some manufacturers adding locking points to the camera housings. Others are integrating security brackets with the game camera housings. One of the most secure options is the camera security lock box. Typically manufactured from 16 guage steel, companies like CAMLOCKbox are creating lock boxes for all popular makes and models of game cameras.
These lockable boxes can be cabled to a tree and give you the peace of mind to know it will still be there when you return. So secure your investment, and secure your game camera with a security lock box.
