I hunted with a group of well-off Cajuns back in the late 70's in Pickens County. Several places around us had been looted when folks weren't there hunting. One time the group left for Tuscaloosa to have a good time and came back when the local thief thought they were gone for the week. The thief took a beating, and I mean a beating. This one act put a stop to the stealing in the area. Whether this was the one doing all the stealing or not, but the stealing stopped. Nothing else ever came up missing while I hunted with them.