Does this look like it was cut?

HeartLunger

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• Nov 24, 2015

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Pulled a camera tonight because it wasn't getting signal. The cable connecting the external battery box was in two pieces. It was dark and I assumed a squirrel gnawed through it. Once I got it home and in the light I instantly thought it had been cut with a knife. What are your thoughts?

 

Jackalope

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Those are knife cuts bud. Almost like someone was slashing at it thinking they might get shocked. Squirrels gnaw a streak like a canal that you can clearly see two teeth marks in.

 

xbowguy

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• Nov 24, 2015

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Looks cut with something.....knife or broadhead maybe.

 

Jackalope

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You can even see where the knife wedged the material on each side of the kerf. The pressure from the blade getting wider the deeper it went made that rolled edge look on each side of the cut.

 

HeartLunger

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Wish I had another camera on this, or at least had this setup where it couldn't be approached from outside the field of view.

I've never had my stuff messed with before. It certainly my makes you feel a little violated. [emoji17]

 

HeartLunger

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Jackalope said:

You can even see where the knife wedged the material on each side of the kerf. The pressure from the blade getting wider the deeper it went made that rolled edge look on each side of the cut. View attachment 38882

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I guess I didn't get a picture of it, or at least maybe it's not showing up, but on one side of the cable there's surface marks where the tip of a knife scratched the side on the back stroke.

 

HeartLunger

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Thankful to still have the camera though. It was just on a T-post.

 

HeartLunger

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That's actually what doesn't make sense. Why not take the camera with such lose security? Why just cut the cable?

 

Jackalope

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HeartLunger said:

Thankful to still have the camera though. It was just on a T-post.

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Most trespassers aren't thieves, they just don't want to get caught trespassing.

 

HeartLunger

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Good point.

 

Buckmaster

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• Nov 24, 2015

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Knife.

 

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antiqucycle

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• Nov 24, 2015

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Its hard to tell not knowing how thick the cable was? or was it a wire? 1/8" or half inch cable. I would lean toward a knife as who would want to ruin a broadhead?

 

Spencie

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• Nov 25, 2015

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I hope you catch them....GRRRRRR

 

lung buster

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• Nov 25, 2015

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Definitely looks cut. Hopefully you figure out who is messing with your property!

 

HeartLunger

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• Nov 25, 2015

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Definitely have alerted the neighbors to keep an eye out for unsavory and unknown individuals.

 

HeartLunger

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• Nov 25, 2015

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antiqucycle said:

Its hard to tell not knowing how thick the cable was? or was it a wire? 1/8" or half inch cable. I would lean toward a knife as who would want to ruin a broadhead?

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It's the same thickness as a monitor or cpu power cable.

 

Riverdude

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• Nov 25, 2015

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Knife cut without a doubt.

 

"J"

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• Nov 25, 2015

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I'd say a squatch was gnawing on it.... Them big feet are mischievous little buggers!!!!



This one keeps pulling my buddies truck tool box outta his truck bed putting it next too the garage.... He's an ass.... The squatch, not my buddy....