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11/15/2008 at 3:06 am #1727319
It looks like a number of caches by Da Bloodhound, DOC., Spike007 and The Proys in the Hudson, WI area have been stolen or damaged. It is unclear at this time if any other cachers hides have been effected.
I personally have temporarily closed down my hides effected and hope to reopen them in a month or so.
I am hoping the muggles (that must have a GPSr and be aware of gc.com) find a new hobby-soon.
Sorry if this inconveniences anyone.DB
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11/15/2008 at 4:10 am #1898003Sorry to hear that…I enjoy caching in Hudson and the surrounding area….
11/15/2008 at 1:20 pm #1898004Team Sloughfoot has had the same problem in the Wisconsin Dells area.
Two of our caches have been repeatedly stolen. We finally made them premium caches and will see if that helps. Maybe the game has had so much publicity that it has now attracted the attention of trouble makers.11/15/2008 at 1:50 pm #1898005This has also happened in Shawano (before the RAMA cult episode!)
On the Left Side of the Road...11/15/2008 at 2:19 pm #1898006Looks like a cache by Tomimach in Hudson near H2O On The Rocks was also hit and taken as the owner reported being unable to find it.
DB11/15/2008 at 2:48 pm #1898007Unfortunately, “pirates” that plunder caches is, believe it or not, part of the original cache game. It is frowned upon, but it has also taught cachers to hide the cache even better than before.
I most definitely do NOT support cache plundering, but it happens.
All we need is a yardarm or a short plank for these scurvies to take a long walk off of. We can only hope it is a plague that is localized, temporarily, and doesn’t become widespread. Good luck to those who have been plundered. You have our sympathies. 🙁11/15/2008 at 10:57 pm #1898008If one is just interested in possibly finding out, or at least seeing, who might be doing this sort of thing, the idea of employing a trail cam has come to mind. Of course, I wouldn’t go out and buy one just for that purpose because they can be quite pricey, but if one had one maybe for hunting purposes, it could be put to use year ’round.
11/16/2008 at 3:37 am #1898009@furfool wrote:
If one is just interested in possibly finding out, or at least seeing, who might be doing this sort of thing, the idea of employing a trail cam has come to mind. Of course, I wouldn’t go out and buy one just for that purpose because they can be quite pricey, but if one had one maybe for hunting purposes, it could be put to use year ’round.
I’ve found a shotgun and tree stand to be much more effective. 😈
11/17/2008 at 9:30 pm #1898010It’s unfortunate to see this – we’re hoping it’s an anomaly and the people doing this will stop. A good suggestion above regarding making the caches premium member listings. I’d rather leave most of them open to all, but I don’t want to keep replacing the containers! We’ll see how things go in a few weeks.
I’ve heard about the use of outdoor/hunting/motion sensor cameras in other such cases. One instance, however, the muggle also took the camera – yikes! 😯
11/18/2008 at 3:46 pm #1898011@Spike007 wrote:
It’s unfortunate to see this – we’re hoping it’s an anomaly and the people doing this will stop. A good suggestion above regarding making the caches premium member listings. I’d rather leave most of them open to all, but I don’t want to keep replacing the containers! We’ll see how things go in a few weeks.
That’s a good idea unless the person responsible is a premium member
11/18/2008 at 4:12 pm #1898012$30 bucks for all the ammocans I can hunt (and keep).
11/18/2008 at 4:49 pm #1898013Two weekends ago I picked up all but one of my Riddler caches and archived them because someone was stealing the puzzles from the caches. I left one out at Bong State Park because I figured no one would go through the hassle of solving a 5 star puzzle, then trudging through 150′ feet of knee deep mud to steal a cache they most likely would not have been able to open anyway.
Well I was wrong. I left that cache, and stupidly posted that I did. Now it is gone as well.
It’s really frustrating to spend all this time and money on caches like this, only to have one person spoil it for me, and for those who loved the series. Now I don’t know if I’ll ever place another Riddler cache.
11/18/2008 at 7:32 pm #1898014Unfortunately, that is the problem with our game. Because we hide things on public lands, there is always the chance that someone will make mischief with any cache you put out. Sometimes you just have to step away and let them find something else to do. Then you can come back and place more after they have forgotten about you.
Of course, there is always the alternative of the deer stand and shotgun…
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