Video: Mark Drury Gets His Truck Stolen During a Turkey Hunt

When you’ve ever left your keys within the truck whereas operating right into a fuel station earlier than a hunt, then this story is for you. Legendary turkey hunter Mark Drury and his searching associate Wade Robinson just lately had their rental pickup — loaded with $10,000 value of weapons, cameras, and searching gear – stolen outdoors a truck cease. The incident occurred on the primary morning of a 9-day turkey hunt in what Drury Outdoors’ 100% Wild Podcast host Matt Drury described as “components unknown out West.”

You’ll be able to watch the safety footage of the grand theft auto within the video below (skip to the 20-minute mark to see the safety footage).

After touchdown at their vacation spot and renting a 2024 maroon Dodge Ram 1500 pickup to drive on their searching journey, Drury and Robinson hit the woods. 

“It was a model new space. We went out and scouted and located three birds roosted,” Robinson mentioned on the podcast. “We have been fairly excited to get again on the market the next morning.”  

Within the morning they headed throughout the interstate to a truck cease for espresso and breakfast sandwiches. They pulled into the near-empty car parking zone round 4:30 and left the keys within the truck. 

“In Southern Iowa [where we are from], there in all probability hasn’t been a truck stolen in three a long time in that county. You permit stuff unlocked,” Drury mentioned. “That’s what occurred on this case; We left it unlocked and the keys in it.”

The 2 mentioned they have been solely inside the shop for two or 3 minutes, however once they exited the shop, the truck wasn’t the place they’d left it. 

Surveillance video confirmed the truck whipping out of the parking spot with the driving force’s door flapping open.

The rental truck additionally held all of Drury and Robinson’s gear, which included a Winchester SXP pump-action shotgun, 40 rounds of ammunition, two units of Leupold binoculars, a model new iPhone 16 Professional Max, a number of cameras, turkey vests, decoys, and calls. The one clothes that they had left was the camo they have been sporting. Fortunately, Drury had been sporting his mouth calls in a pouch round his neck. 

Regardless of regulation enforcement responding to Drury’s name inside minutes, they may not monitor down the stolen automobile. 

“Whoever stole it, once they pulled over at their ‘protected house,’ and went by means of that truck, I wager they about crapped once they noticed all of the stuff that was in there,” Drury mentioned. “They hit the jackpot.”

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Regardless of the main setback, Drury and Robinson didn’t let it wreck their hunt. They known as a buddy who took them again to the airport for an additional rental. Then, they hit Bass Professional Retailers to switch their weapons and equipment, and Finest Purchase to discover a GoPro digital camera. And certain sufficient, they nonetheless received their gobblers.

“Lock your truck,” Drury advises. “Or sit and guard it with a shotgun.”