Shit.....
An early chop is in my future. I was out there this morning and I heard some movement pretty close to me, so I ducked into some briars and waited 30-40 minutes until all quiet. When I returned to my vehicle, there was another parked pretty close so I hung out and waited to see who came out.
The guy that came out was too anxious to ask me if I was hunting here this year. This is a no hunting area and when I told him so, he claimed there was a special lottery for bucks here this year.
( yeah right, jackpot!) Found some plants and gonna steal them, for the money.
Anyway, I waited until he left, and walked down to the area he came from. The trail led to 3 plants, right up to the plants and around them. So he found 3 of 40-45. He didn't clip any, and they are still 3 weeks from finishing.
I was going to cut them early but now I am thinking I might just let him take them, hoping he thinks he got all of them. I have not lost a single plant this year, so I figure it's time I did. When I planted them I planted way too many for just this reason. Any ideas on stopping this asshole? Should I chop and have a go at making bubble hash or something, or let him take them?
Oh, I got his plate number and there was nothing suspicious about him that made me think of DNR or police, but would there have been something I might have missed? He was wearing hip waders, and regular clothing, about 30ish.