Old timers will tell you that back in the good "O" days you didn't have to worry about locking your truck doors much less fearing that your camping equipment might get stolen. Recently a friend of mine lost his new $1000.00 digital camera while traveling to a hunt location by quad. Two days after asking all the hunt camps in the area to be on the look out for the camera he decided to offer a $500.00 reward and that afternoon someone just happen to find the camera. Coincidence?

Last week two bighorn sheep hunters returned to their camp near Hoover Dam on Saturday only to find their camp no longer there -- nearly everything had been stolen. Thieves had cleaned their camp, wall tent, ice chests, duffel bags, clothes, cots, tables, a GPS unit, everything.

Makes you wonder doesn't it? What has happened to our integrity, honesty and just plane being a good person. Perhaps it's the times we live in or the fact that there are just more people out there. There have always been bad guys. That's one reason we invented the word hero. We needed someone to deal with the bad guy. Hero's are still out there and anyone can be one. If you see a thief in progress whether it's a poacher or a suspicions character around someone's camp just make a phone call and let the proper authorities know what you saw. Remember its your wildlife and it could be your camp.

The bighorn sheep hunters were camped about one mile from U.S. 93 on the Boundary Mine Road, which is nine miles south of Hoover Dam. They left camp about 5:30 a.m. Saturday and returned after dark to find everything but a few magazines and water jugs missing. They had been camped at this spot since Wednesday. The Mohave County Sheriff Department is investigating the theft. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Sheriff Department at 1 800 522-4312. Callers with information that leads to an arrest in this or any other crime in Mohave county may be eligible for a reward offered by Mohave County Silent Witness.

You can also call the Operation Game Thief hotline at 1-800-352-0700. Callers can remain anonymous.