Woodpecker pecked/broke my lens on my Gam Cam

[dbrock63]

3 of my Wildgame Innovations Gam Cams stopped working after a woodpecker or something pecked the lens on the motion detector lens part of my camera. These cams do look like natural tree bark and I guessed fooled the woodpecker in to thinking it was a tree. My other cams are just brown plastic and did not suffer the same fate.

I looked on the Wildgame Innovations website and could not find replacement lens parts.

Anyone ever have this same problem and did you every find replacement
lenses?

[Jspradley]

What a peckerhead!

[ctyp3]

I've had this same thing happen to 2 of my Brownings. I called browning and they sent me 2 new lenses for free. You may call Wildgame.

[Big pig]

Sounds like a BB gun is what you need?

Just kidding
Maybe glass covering that instead of plastic.
I just rigged my photo cell with a piece of plastic coke bottle.

[Burnadell]

It has happened to me. I don't know why they do this!

[ken800]

I don't know that it's always a woodpecker. I've lost two brownings simply because the little plastic lense got brittle from the sun. They don't seem to last for squat unless you keep them entirely in the shade. I now mount mine under a cover to keep the sun off and they last longer. Browning sent me 2 free lenses as well and I just replaced them and all was well.

[scott.str]

Cardinals will do it to. I’ve replaced a bunch on my own ordering them from a DIY game camera place online

[dbrock63]

Glad to hear the companies sending new lens replacements. I am going to call them tomorrow and see what they will do.

Thanks!

[Dc78]

Darn things have gotten three of my cameras. Browning sells new lens, fairly easy to replace.

[AntlerCollector]

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=715302

The answer to that problem "may" be right here ^^^^^