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http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30483679/reward-offered-in-case-of-dead-deer-tied-to-tree Before putting in for deer this year I had set up my camera hoping to get some decent bucks because last year I had seen some doozys during my sons hunt. Throughout the summer I had some good bucks coming and going, even posted some pics of their progress. Both kids had jr hunts and filled their tags and my buddy and myself both filled our tags during the 1st General hunt in this same area. My other buddy also drew for this unit and asked if I could hopefully put him on some bucks during his hunt. Fast forward to Nov 6, 2015, due to work schedules we get out there around 2:15 and get to the glassing spot about 3:00. I start glassing the hillside where my camera is at and notice something reddish under a tree. Thinking its a large Manzanita tree trunk I keep glassing but something tells me to keep looking at it. I occasionally go back trying to figure out what this might be, some crows fly over squawking and make racket and land in a tree over this object. I tell my buddy, do you think that's a gut pile or even a lion kill. He says whatever it is, it's 426 yds away. I had planned on installing a SD card and changing my batteries on my camera because I had removed the SD card during my hunt. So I put my buddy on a hillside on the next ridge because I'd seen bucks there before and I was goinug to check out this object and address my camera. I make the walk down to the tree where my camera was at and this is what I see: I start second guessing myself, is this my tree? Did I remove my camera earlier? Then I notice pieces of my camera and even some AA batteries on the ground. Now I'm pissed, swearing under my breath and thinking who the heck found my spot. I pick up a small piece of camera and take a pic of the large chunk of tree missing where someone used a hatchet to remove the python cable which was wrapped through the bear box. All of it gone. I then head toward the object I noticed from afar. As I head toward the tree where this object is at, this is what I see: I'm in shock and at the same time a little nervous thinking WTF, is someone watching me? I leave the site undisturbed and find my buddy. I show him the pics and he is in just as much disbelief as I am. We finish the evening hunt (unsuccessful) and make it down. I called Operation Game Thief and was able to guide the game wardens via google maps on Saturday. Truly disgusting what people do to wildlife and especially items not belonging to them. Hopefully somebody knows something about a buck taken from 33. There's a nice reward from AZGF if somebody knows anything, as we all know on this site, it's not about the money it's doing the right thing.