How to be stealthy

[dkmadman]

Also when you go exploring for you new area, don't put duck tape on your shoes.... I read this is a way to hide your footprints but it is a sure fire way to get people to start asking why you got duck tape on the bottom of your shoes, also I can't see you having the same traction when walking if you do this..... you can also bend the plants and stake them down, to have them grow along the ground, plant things next to um like tomatoes or something that grows tall and lots of fruit on them, on your own property. Also if you live in CA why not just go get a license? Not saying you live in CA just if you are have you thought about it?

DK

 

[cannatari]

The thing about auto's is that you can harvest them out of season. Copters aren't looking for crops in May.

 

[chronic coinoisseur]

The thing about auto's is that you can harvest them out of season. Copters aren't looking for crops in May.

Very true. I really like pro-mix or something along those lines as far as soil goes because it lets you completely control the nutes the plant receives. It could get a little expensive and could be quite the work hauling in those bales of soil for 97 plants. What is your native soil like?

 

[Cheechburner]

are copters in more populated areas

 

[Cheechburner]

haha i just though of a funny idea as far as leaving foor prints goes. Shoes that leave tracks of a type animal. lol imagine DEA finding a grow in the woods and looking for footprints but all they see is bear tracks. haha bears growing herb

 

[Norcal14]

bro you really dont have anything to worry about i mean here in califronia there looking for the people making extreme profit of growng illegal marijuana its not the question will htey see them its do they care about small fish here in cali they dont unless your over 50 atleast also bring a dog with you that way if anyone is around your dog will know they cant get you for just walking to a patch or looking at them thats why before you water search the area a bit pretty easy.

 

[cannatari]

Or wear cop shoes.

 

[Cheechburner]

Or wear cop shoes.

hahahahahahahha

 

[Cheechburner]

are helis looking for plants in every state? like are helis in rural areas

 

[Norcal14]

yes almost every state has a drug enforcement agency that looks for marijuana grows outdoors around 6 weeks out of the year towars the end of the season as marijuana is easyiest to see near the end of its grow cyle.

 

[Am I Norml]

are helis looking for plants in every state? like are helis in rural areas

Helli's are EVERY-FREEKIN-WHERE
sorry paranoia kicked in for a sec...

 

[Cheechburner]

whould 4 autos in the woods not be very detectable?

 

[NoCeilings]

4 autos? no way dude. they are like 12-20 inches tall. absolutely no way. you can be right on top of them and still not see them. but photoperiods can get from 4-10 feet if treated well. thats dangerous, unless you know what youre doing (like me )

 

[Am I Norml]

4 autos? no way dude. they are like 12-20 inches tall. absolutely no way. you can be right on top of them and still not see them. but photoperiods can get from 4-10 feet if treated well. thats dangerous, unless you know what youre doing (like me )

a sea of autos would be a wonderful thing....prolly just look like weeds growing

 

[growone]

one of the earlier posts mentioned the LE guy following the path
and he finds the grow
the path can be a killer
rippers like them as much as the law does

so here's a couple of tips i've read from experts
if you must form a path, these may help a bit

1)
walk a 'loop' to your grow
leave your grow from a different route and loop back to original path
so to someone walking it down it for the 1st time, it will seem like 2 paths
people are less likely to continue down a split path
they don't know if it's going to split again or what
it won't deter everybody, but it does help

2)
have some visual distraction that leads people in another direction
animal skulls nailed to trees can be a distraction - pretty freaky too
again, won't work in all cases, but is easy to do

 

[Am I Norml]

one of the earlier posts mentioned the LE guy following the path
and he finds the grow
the path can be a killer
rippers like them as much as the law does

so here's a couple of tips i've read from experts
if you must form a path, these may help a bit

1)
walk a 'loop' to your grow
leave your grow from a different route and loop back to original path
so to someone walking it down it for the 1st time, it will seem like 2 paths
people are less likely to continue down a split path
they don't know if it's going to split again or what
it won't deter everybody, but it does help

2)
have some visual distraction that leads people in another direction
animal skulls nailed to trees can be a distraction - pretty freaky too
again, won't work in all cases, but is easy to do

2nd outdoor grow i ever did and also the best was when i planted my shit right off a bike path back in the scrub about 10 feet off the path on both sides staggered out....they was always flying by on bikes and people jogging and power walking....never even noticed my 33 plants all up and down that sucker ... was great ...path funneled the rain right down to them every time it rained nice protected breezes to keep them healthy .. fuck did it make ALOT of pot tho

 

[socomplicated]

id b more worried about deer or other animals eating it than a heli flyn over an seein them... pissin around your plants and spreading human scent helpskeep em away they say... but as long as youre not growin 20-30 plants and you keep ur mouth shut you wont regret it.... happy growin!!!

 

[88BudMan88]

Hi, first post to RIU, but I have been growing outdoors for just over 10 years and have formulated a great story that I have not been able to test.

Other than the obvious techniques that have been mentioned, here is what I do.

I carry a stack of these http://www.geocaching.com/articles/Brochures/EN/EN_Geocaching_BROCHURE_online_color.pdf , a gps unit, and a backpack full of junk jut in case I have a surprise waiting on me when I get to the site. I have also joined a local geocaching association and carry their cards too. In addition, I have actually visited a few caches to obtain unique coins and such to stick in the backpack. I just mark a site nearby when I plant outdoors, put the geocaching symbol and a fake description and simply explain to the visitors what I am looking for. If you want, you can actually place a cache near it, and just not publish it to a site. I have gone as far as doing that with a forged log book to sign once the visitors decide if they are going to let me continue searching or make me leave the area. Anyways, this gives me a reason to be in the area. I mentioned earlier that I have not been able to test this story yet; however, I have had to explain geocaching to the local police while out looking for actual caches, and they never question me further.

Now, as part of my planning, I run the coordinates through the website to see if any are actually placed in the area. This way, strangers are less likely to stumble across my babies. They also have files you can open with google earth to see where the real caches are, and I tend to stay away from them as much as possible.

Other than this, the best advice I can give you, is use common sense, sound judgment, proper planning, and have a solid story to tell if you get caught in the area.

 

[growone]

Hi, first post to RIU, but I have been growing outdoors for just over 10 years and have formulated a great story that I have not been able to test.

Other than the obvious techniques that have been mentioned, here is what I do.

I carry a stack of these http://www.geocaching.com/articles/Brochures/EN/EN_Geocaching_BROCHURE_online_color.pdf , a gps unit, and a backpack full of junk jut in case I have a surprise waiting on me when I get to the site. I have also joined a local geocaching association and carry their cards too. In addition, I have actually visited a few caches to obtain unique coins and such to stick in the backpack. I just mark a site nearby when I plant outdoors, put the geocaching symbol and a fake description and simply explain to the visitors what I am looking for. If you want, you can actually place a cache near it, and just not publish it to a site. I have gone as far as doing that with a forged log book to sign once the visitors decide if they are going to let me continue searching or make me leave the area. Anyways, this gives me a reason to be in the area. I mentioned earlier that I have not been able to test this story yet; however, I have had to explain geocaching to the local police while out looking for actual caches, and they never question me further.

Now, as part of my planning, I run the coordinates through the website to see if any are actually placed in the area. This way, strangers are less likely to stumble across my babies. They also have files you can open with google earth to see where the real caches are, and I tend to stay away from them as much as possible.

Other than this, the best advice I can give you, is use common sense, sound judgment, proper planning, and have a solid story to tell if you get caught in the area.

nice idea! this is big, have some plausible story for where you are
i saw someone else's post on their way of doing this
they would put on reflective vests, carried trash bags, and looked like a cleanup crew
setup a weekly routine, would get waves from the citizens seeing their taxpayer dollars at work
then walk into their grow from the roadside

 

[Cheechburner]

cool cool thx for the posts people