I never set traps nor would I ever. I do however string somne thread in stratgic areas to see if there has been any traffic. I'm just a little upset that this spot is already taken. It not easy to get to and is hidden fairly well. As growers we think allot alike. Any random person hiking, walking, etc would probably not think twice to go in certain areas but most of us seek them.
I've known a spot thats still being used today that I stumbled across 25+ years ago when I was "running away" and going to build a tree fort . These were the days where there were no video games and our pedal bike was our best friend. Being outside in the outdoors was freedom, both mind and body. I admit ,,back then I grabbed a few leaves and branches and stuffed my pockets. I didn't know what "buds" were ,I wasn't even a teenager yet. But I did know what it was and what it looked like for the most part. Well long story short the tree fort never got built and i was getting hungry so pedaled my lil ass home with my pockets full of gold !! Well I forgot about my green "gold" and momma collected my dirt incrusted clothes and started the wash. Sometime after dinner she asked me to take a look in the washing machine. So I did as she said,, and to my surprise (not) I see a sea of floating leaves. "What's that stuff ,how did that get there" I asked with mom over my shoulder.. Well mom obviously knew better and she asked "is this yours !? are you growing it !!? " "No mam". "Than why do you have it !!?? If it's not yours don't touch it , put it back where you found it." ! So I went back the next day and placed the crumpled up pocket linted leaves next to the plant I took it from. If that grower decided to set booby traps I would have surely set them off and who knows what would have/could have happened. I could only imagine what the grower thought when he went to check on his plants and seen crumbled up leaves with candy, pocket lint and bubble gum wrappers mixed in.