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concretekid Contributor

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Just a heads up houses are getting broken into on Washington. Make sure your taking everything home with you or it might not be there your next time out.

gr Contributor

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Thanks for the heads up. If the "Feral Youth" are reading this remember most of us sports man are very good shots and we will not need a second shot if we see you. My suggestion is to screw with someone that dosen't enjoy shooting sports.

mikeymike Enthusiast

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My buddy and I were joking today about a "trap door" at the entrance of our house. Break in and first step is right into the lake. lol. I would enjoy reading about that a lot more than reading about fellow anglers needing to wory about their houses being broke into!!

pikerliker Mentor

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My buddy and I were joking today about a "trap door" at the entrance of our house. Break in and first step is right into the lake. lol. I would enjoy reading about that a lot more than reading about fellow anglers needing to wory about their houses being broke into!!

LOL!! +1 !!!

hawkeye43 Mentor

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My buddy and I were joking today about a "trap door" at the entrance of our house. Break in and first step is right into the lake. lol. I would enjoy reading about that a lot more than reading about fellow anglers needing to wory about their houses being broke into!!

They call them "spear houses"

Walleyeordie Newbie

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What part of the lake are they getting in to houses

concretekid Contributor

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Off the north access

Bureaucrat Community Regular

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Maybe the producers of bait car should pilot a concept for ice fishing break-ins.

That'd be funny to see a stake out on a fish shack. Maybe the crews from "catch a predator" are looking for a new swat on camera show.

Perhaps a one way door to provide some time for the boys in blue or green to get there.

Drezac Explorer

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HAHAHA i can't wait till next year. some theives are going to peer into my dark house thru the window and see my FL-22 HD and brand new viper z71 auger and all my st.croix rods sitting in plain sight. They are not going to be able to help themselves. so gitty with excitment they are going to bust into my house and i am going to.......make them some warm hot Chocolate and have a nice conversation with them. hahahah(evil laugh)

ThunderLund78 Rising Star

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I've heard of a few people that say they keep a trail cam in a lock box moutend in their shack, but does anyone actually do that? Seems like a lot of work to make it tamper-proof and you'd be risking a pretty expensive piece of equipment. But I figure it's just a matter of time before someone figures out a good way to do it and we get some pics on here.

Boker001 Enthusiast

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My dad told me about some pepper spray bombs that are motion activated or trip wire. Would be pretty funny if a guy broke into your house and got engulfed with pepper spray. Supposedly the gas dissipates after a few hours and leaves no residue.

FISHINGURU Grand Master

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Only problem with some of the ideas is these days you'd end up being the ones put in jail after the morons robbing you get hurt.

harvey lee Grand Master

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Or, they say, let's fix that smart $ss and burn his house down. You never know what they might do if you upset them with a few tricks.

Gobbles113 Enthusiast

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Only problem with some of the ideas is these days you'd end up being the ones put in jail after the morons robbing you get hurt.

+1. To justify a person's wrong doesn't mean you can get away with it scot-free. My simple solution is to take everything home with me. The last theft happened to me was 12 years ago. After a conversation with a reputable old wise man who came to my aid, that lesson stick in my mind: "Stick to the Golden Rule, you will be fine. If not, the chances of your stuffs get stolen will be bound to be repeated."

What I am about to say may either be agreeable or disagreeable. You decide after you read the statement I am about to make. Here it is: Morons may think they can do whatever the heck they want to steal or destroy ice shanties are also a very good deceiving genius making up stories and happily press charge against ya. An eye for an eye, tooth for tooth mantra doesn't always prevail. So, it is up to each and every one of us individually to be more considerate of our investment and time on what we brought to the ice and take them home or leave them there knowing the possible risks of getting damaged or stolen.

Take this lesson with grain of salt, fellas, and keep pounding those fish away--make'em become screamers!

hawkeye43 Mentor

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I've heard of a few people that say they keep a trail cam in a lock box moutend in their shack, but does anyone actually do that? Seems like a lot of work to make it tamper-proof and you'd be risking a pretty expensive piece of equipment. But I figure it's just a matter of time before someone figures out a good way to do it and we get some pics on here.

Doesn't someone make a trail cam that sends the pic. to a computer or a cell phone?? That way you would have pic. while they are still in the house.

Mike Dumas Experienced

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There are some trail cams that have a 2nd base elseware (hidden on shore) that it sends the pictures too. There IS an android app for cell phones (If you have an old dump phone that you don't care if they do find it) that you can remotely control it and have the motion detected pictures get sent to your email.

pikerliker Mentor

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Only problem with some of the ideas is these days you'd end up being the ones put in jail after the morons robbing you get hurt.

Hey if they have the b..s enough to go to the police and say "I was minding my own business trying to rob this fish house and I stepped in a big hole and fell in the lake" more power to them. I highly doubt that they would.

Gobbles113 Enthusiast

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Hey if they have the b..s enough to go to the police and say "I was minding my own business trying to rob this fish house and I stepped in a big hole and fell in the lake" more power to them. I highly doubt that they would.

Or worse case, they can simply stretch much more further and have deceiving witnesses to back them up. Therefore, it is gonna be a big OUCH for ice shanty owners. I do not want to make it sound worse than what it seem. After studying Ethics, Sociology, and American Gov't/Politics in college, my thought process has changed in some effect. No matter how right we want to justify others' mistakes or mishaps, we may be wrong in the legal system's eyes. This was why I wrote the statement with considerate thoughts in the previous post on this discussion forum, respectively.

smeese Rising Star

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I am often out on Washington at night and my days off usually fall on odd days during the week. I will keep my eyes on my neighbors and watch for people going from house to house for sure. I got no problem confronting these morons or calling the sheriff on them.

mallardnwalleye Proficient

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flimsy lock and a 330 conibear set for beaver trapping the next day will take care of em.

harvey lee Grand Master

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I am going to spend Friday and Saturday out on the lake and will also watch for any clowns looking around others house's.

If we all keep an eye out for other's, we could herlp stop alot of this garbage.

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