wood thieves!

[Armaton]

Couple years back I bucked and stacked some 18-20' red oak rounds in the field behind my polebarn, only 40 yds from the road about 4-5 "Face cords" worth. Came out the next day and the stack was short. Figured whoever took it needed it more than me, and at least I hadn't split it yet. Split it all a couple days later and left it in a pile to stack the next day. Next morning stack was low and could see tire tracks in the snow, just pulled up to pile and then drove back out of the field. I left the wood in a pile, and same thing happened a couple days later. Walked out to the pile to check it and would you believe it, someone had put an 8 foot 5/4" board with 30 penny ringshanks halfway through it in the drive that the perpetrators happened to go over with their offside tires. Went to the houses in my neigborhood that burned wood, and started asking if any of them had any wood stolen lately. None of them had it seemed. However,one place about a mile and a half away with an outdoor stove and a small stack of wood under a tarp did have a 4x4 truck with the 2 riders side tires off! After stacking the wood I figure whomever got about 2 face cords. of wood.

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

Anyone ever have someone steal off your wood pile? I noticed some split oak and some elm rounds missing sunday morning, extremely upset to say the least! Was going to work Wednesday morning and saw a few of my elm rounds sitting in my neighbors yard 3 houses down, dam young kids in there early 20's. Boy they got a ear full from me. I usually dont that wound up but all that hard wok they stole from me. Demanded they replace what they burned, friday night there were 3 bundles of that junk wood they sell at the gas station for $10 a bundle. Better than nothin i gues.

I'm sorry to hear that happened to you. My first thought after reading your thread was, if they are stealing wood now, whats the potential for something else to go missing next? I hate people with sticky fingers. Good luck with that

 

[Iatrapper]

Well turns

I'm sorry to hear that happened to you. My first thought after reading your thread was, if they are stealing wood now, whats the potential for something else to go missing next? I hate people with sticky fingers. Good luck with that

turns out my elderly neighbor had a couple things missing from his garage, he followed there footprints right to there car and called the cops. Ive ben watching my stuff pretty close lately and nothins missin. Im prettys sure i scared the crap outa that kid, me being 3 times his size probably had a lot to with it.

 

[Paulywalnut]

I like that fishing line idea. I'd do one at ankle height and then ten feet further surprise, knee high.

 

[Iatrapper]

Im all for booby traps around my wood pile but its right in the yard, me my old ladie 2 kids and 2 dogs r around it daily. dont need them getting in to my bungy pits and claymores