Check out Masterlocks Python locks ....

here is one just for pics..
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0084EIAME...Code=df0&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B0084EIAME&ascsubtag=-8682192395368306247

Search around you can get them in a 4-pack all keyed the same - I have close to 40 for my cams/stands - very reliable as far as manufacturer failure, even in extreme temps - nothing stands up to a thief with bolt cutters, but these will handle the elements rather well....at least they have for me...

Joe

 

Joe,

Thanks for the info. I wouldn't mind using these for my trail cameras which are in steel security boxes. I did not know that you could buy these keyed alike.

However for my ladder stands and hang on stands I would like a much thicker cable. I'm just not sure if the or any companies out there that make a real heavy duty cable lock for tree stands

 

I use a few of the Python locks on my stands and camera. They work well but as said nothing will stop a determined thief.

 

Finding a lot of mixed reviews on cable locks anywhere from 5/8 of an inch to three quarters of an inch. Still looking for something that is extra heavy and has good reviews.

 

Just curious why you think a thief willing to climb a tree to steal your stand won't bring big enough equipment to cut your 5/8" or larger cable versus the smaller python cable lock? If you hunt in that bad of an area you may want to consider a climber or more mobile setup like LW stand and sticks.

 

First of all about four years ago I started using these ladder stand locking brackets. So basically the bottom 4 feet of my ladder stand section is off the ground. It does two things. Stop someone else from hunting in your stand. Secondly it deters them from climbing up your ladder to steal your stand. Like I said in the beginning I'm looking for a heavy duty cable lock to secure the ladder stand to the tree. They would have to come by with their own ladder and tools to steal a $50 ladder stand. I would just like to make it as difficult as possible. For me it's not the cost of the stand. It's the possibility of walking into the woods and having no place to hunt.


http://www.vitalzonehunting.com/

 

Well I'm sorry but if you think removing 4' off the bottom of your ladder is going to deter people yet you need a 5/8"+ cable to keep them from taking it something doesn't add up.
I'll stick by my original reply, go to climber or LW setup but I will add this...forget the 5/8"+cable and go with a chain and all weather master lock like this if you want to keep your ladder stands (minus the bottom 4')

http://www.amazon.com/Master-Lock-6121KA-11G043-Weather-Padlock/dp/B000Z36U42

 

It's because I already own a dozen ladder stands in about six hang on stands. The vinyl zone brackets do work. Walking the upper section of the ladder stand to the tree is just an added level of security. It's very unlikely that they would try to climb up the ladder since the bottom 4 feet is off the ground.

 

Cables are the worse, anyone's tree saw can cut through them easily. Especially coated cables, they are the easiest to cut through with a saw.