Gate theft.

[Leadeye]

Anybody have a metal stock gate stolen? It's a first for me even hearing about it, but one of mine was stolen over the weekend. The steel cable was cut instead of the padlock.

 

[deo62]

Last one i had stolen from me was over 20 years ago. Damn fools came back a week later selling gates. Sheriff liked them boys. Think they were from Texas

 

[WebSnyper]

Anybody have a metal stock gate stolen? It's a first for me even hearing about it, but one of mine was stolen over the weekend. The steel cable was cut instead of the padlock.

Like how big would such a thing be? Just trying to get an order of magnitude of how bold someone would have to be to do such a thing.

Is it something like this?

 

[deo62]

Like how big would such a thing be? Just trying to get an order of magnitude of how bold someone would have to be to do such a thing.

Is it something like this?

Mine was 12’ or so. When they came back they had a stack of them on a trailer

 

[Leadeye]

Like how big would such a thing be? Just trying to get an order of magnitude of how bold someone would have to be to do such a thing.

Is it something like this?

Exactly like that, 12 ft.

 

[WebSnyper]

Exactly like that, 12 ft.

Holy cow. Someone has some balls, or a serious drug problem or both.

 

[firecadet613]

Anybody have a metal stock gate stolen? It's a first for me even hearing about it, but one of mine was stolen over the weekend. The steel cable was cut instead of the padlock.

Damn. My 16' was a PITA to get here....and it wasn't exactly all that expensive.

But, I pity the fool who tries to steal it.

 

[Leadeye]

Not enough scrap to be worth the effort so I think deo62 may be right. They sell the gate itself. After calling the law I walked down the lane a short distance and found the brush had been pushed back so I'm figuring they mean to return. Bought this ground from the relatives of drug dealers who lived there, maybe somebody is looking for buried meth.

I cut a tree down and pushed it up to the entrance. They won't be driving back there.

 

[indyblue]

Time to put up a security camera pointed at it.

Any nearby neighbors have ring or similar camera setup? Might have caught the vehicle it was loaded onto coming or going.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Time to put up a security camera pointed at it.

Any nearby neighbors have ring or similar camera setup? Might have caught the vehicle it was loaded onto coming or going.

Not sure his neighbors have Ring cameras...

 

[Leadeye]

Time to put up a security camera pointed at it.

Any nearby neighbors have ring or similar camera setup? Might have caught the vehicle it was loaded onto coming or going.

I live in the deep woods, this is near the northwest corner of my ground where the county road ends. Just beyond there the culvert washed out in a heavy rain years ago and the county just closed the road.

 

[LeverGunFan]

Last one i had stolen from me was over 20 years ago. Damn fools came back a week later selling gates. Sheriff liked them boys. Think they were from Texas

Hmm, maybe they just got out of jail and have a new plan....

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

It‘s amazing sometimes what people will steal.

Reckon they plan on doing some trespassing with that gate out of the way now?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

It‘s amazing sometimes what people will steal.

Reckon they plan on doing some trespassing with that gate out of the way now?

I think the downed tree was meant to prevent that.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I think the downed tree was meant to prevent that.

Might.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Might.

Amazing how much ingenuity they can come up with. Sad that they didn't/don't apply that toward improving their lives and solving their problems.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Amazing how much ingenuity they can come up with. Sad that they didn't/don't apply that toward improving their lives and solving their problems.

When it comes to property, and seemingly the larger and “emptier” it appears, there is always someone that thinks “no one will care” if they trespass and do what they want to do on it.

I don’t have a very big piece and I’ve had a couple issues over the years. You have to keep an eye out for people and run them off as quick as you find them encroaching/trespassing.

 

[BigRed]

Anybody have a metal stock gate stolen? It's a first for me even hearing about it, but one of mine was stolen over the weekend. The steel cable was cut instead of the padlock.

Have gun.
Will travel.

 

[JTKelly]

Check Dinkies Auction.

 

[JTKelly]

When it comes to property, and seemingly the larger and “emptier” it appears, there is always someone that thinks “no one will care” if they trespass and do what they want to do on it.

I don’t have a very big piece and I’ve had a couple issues over the years. You have to keep an eye out for people and run them off as quick as you find them encroaching/trespassing.

Don't give an INCH.