I love to hike as well as hunt and belong to a couple of hiking forums as well. In the Adirondacks and Catskills this is fairly common as the cars are typically left early in the morning and no one comes back till late in the day.Time for a trailcam
WTF! Cant even enjoy yourself in state parks anymore. Not sure if you have already but I would be checking pawn shops in the area. Even if they dont have your stuff you can describe it to them.