A man I worked with went Deer hunting last fall he hunts about 200 miles from home. I bumped into him at a local store yesterday and asked how it went. Not to well it seems. Someone broke into his pickup and stole a rifle. He was livid. When he spoke to the local Deputies about it they asked for a serial number. He couldn't provide one. They told him it's pretty hard to do much about it when you can't identify it. There's a great many Remington 700 ADL's in 30-06 hunting everyday.
I mentioned taking the time to write your serial numbers down on the back of a business card and keep it in your wallet. I usually take 3 sometimes 4 firearms with me on a hunt that far from home. I don't carry them all at once. So there's a chance someone can steal them where I've stored them. I do write down the serial numbers on a piece of paper and keep it in my wallet. At least try to CYA.