r/canadaguns • u/Medical_Bluejay_7506 • Apr 04 '26

Misc Range table damaged

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The table all shooters use at my local range spot was flipped over and heavily damaged.Some other folks showed up shortly after me and were just as upset as I was.I know it doesn’t sound like a big deal but somebody built this table for everyone to use and it’s been there for years thankfully it’s currently being repaired but damn this made me mad.

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u/Former-Homework-7833 Apr 05 '26

Put trail cameras up and set them to weekends and after hours (presumably during hours it’s already monitored?)

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u/HappyCan7250 Apr 05 '26

That's actually a great idea. I was pretty furious when my usual spot, I showed up and clearly teens had been partying there, left a bunch of empty shot up beer cans, didn't even bother to clean up the empty ammo boxes. I put up a sign at the entrance saying "'Clean up after" and cleaned up their garbage. 

Don't wanna lose my good shooting spot on crown land, boxed in on 3 sides by cliffs with a big flat area that's perfect for 100yd shooting. I would be furious if access gets cutoff because of drunk teens leaving it at a mess. I really like the trail cam idea

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u/Former-Homework-7833 Apr 05 '26

On crown land, if your camera goes missing that’s on you.. on property owned if the camera gets taken it’s theft, likely trespassing etc too. I work with trail cams a lot, they’re nearly impossible to make truly theft proof and very hard to truly hide, just food for thought.

If you buy one, buy one with a steel bear box on it, and get one with a remote transfer plan, this way if someone takes it you have something, if you go off card only and someone steals it well you’ll never know. For wildlife I don’t like remote transmitting cameras, they get picked up by wildlife far more but for people it’s viable

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u/GrayCustomKnives Apr 05 '26

I saw a video the other day of a new trail cam mount, but I can’t remember the company. It was some type of pole system that let you put a mounting bolt like 12-14 feet up a tree and then use the pole to attach the camera to the mount. It looked like a great idea because a person would have to basically cut the tree down. I just wish I could remember what the company was.