Is it Rippers or Leo?

[chuckyoufarley]

i think you need a cpl trail cameras to take some pic of who is visiting your site.make sure you set at least 1 hidden really well pointing at other cam so if someone does notice the cam and takes it you can see who

 

[The Revolution]

I'm curious what these "tells l" are. Is it possible they being tripped by animals or weather (wind)? Do u see boot tracks or did u set up some kind of stick and its been moved or fallen? I think you're being paranoid. If they're 1ft plants w just one bud I wouldn't be concerned by either rippers or Leo.
Ive been growing outdoors for close to 20 years. I lost nearly every grow my first decade or so. Mostly rippers or friends as I was naive in the beginning and if I didn't outright tell them they had an idea where I was growing and new clearly I grew annually.. One season I had a chopper breeze directly over 2 decent sized gardens. Like 20 x20ft. Cpl days later civilian air patrol flew directly over same gardens.. U avoided these plots the rest of the fall. I was so paranoid I convinced myself the neighbors leaf blower was Leos saws running chopping Down my garden in the back woods adjacent to my place.. I snuck in a cpl weeks later expecting Leo to pounce on me, all plants to b chopped, or a hidden cam. To my surprise all plants were there no cameras. I harvested n packed out.. This season taught me just how hard it truly is to spot cannabis when its camouflaged in well w surrounding veg.. Be safe man. If u rly think its Leo I would avoid the plot til harvest as a cpl grams of bud isn't worth cultivation charges.. N I honestly don't think Leo would spot just a few small plants or take the time to come down n investigate something so small. It's quite possible someone's spotted u in the woods n is nosing around or has an idea of what u might b upto..

 

[Martha Focker]

next time you set up your tell put something on thr ground next to it soe you can capture footprints. then you can see what type of shoes they have on and if it's cop shoes or regular shoes.

 

[Scrappy-doo]

If you're sure someone has been there it doesn't matter who it is, your plot is compromised. I'd be looking for a new one.

 

[CoCoSativas]

I'm a indoor grower but there's one rule that applies to both unconditionally to both. If your spots been compromised move... no is ands or buts

 

[BAKED_BEANZ]

and well the other obvious thing thats sticks out too me, if your growing there perhaps someone else is..... you mentioned its in urban area and there,s not much room . maybe there not even looking for or at your plants, perhaps there on there way to there,s . if you think its a good growing area perhaps another 10 other people do too

 

[gorilla ganja]

If you're sure someone has been there it doesn't matter who it is, your plot is compromised. I'd be looking for a new one.

I agree. If you are sure move on or transplant the plants to another location.Best of luck and remember Paranoia will destroy ya..
Peace GG

 

[Kygiacomo!!!]

u said they found it the first year. u cant plant no where in that area again. they will comb it out till they are satisfied that there isnt nothing growing in the area. when i moved mine it was over 1 mile away. the rippers will take it all once they find it. i doubt they will clip buds off here and there..i have never seen a ripper do that lol when they found mine,they took it all and it did not matter what week of flowering they are in they broke it off at the stem and took it. if i was u i wouldnt plant no where in the vicinity for many,many years. hopefully u can get to them before the ripper does! imo they are looking all over for them due to the tell tells u keep seeing..gl stay safe

 

[WelderDan]

Back in the day when me and my buddies were kicking it outdoors we had a saying. You need to plant 3 plots. One for the cops, one for the rippers, and one for yourself.

In my personal experience, LEO would rip them up no matter how mature or immature, and they would let you know it was LEO because they literally left a business card on a stick in the middle of the patch. Detective Lance Monnelly, if you are still alive, you are a supreme prick.

Rippers usually waited until it was just about ready to pull, and beat you to the punch.

But that was years ago and LEO tactics change. They will stake out the plot and try to catch you visiting the site. They use trail cams too.

Rippers are greedy, cops are sneaky. Could be either one. Doesn't matter, you're compromised. Time to scout out a new site.

 

[yocs]

In my experience they didn't; they were stupid and didn't know nothing about growing weed; if they had of they would of grown their own.
They didn't understand what ripe buds looked like; as long as their was a bud there they thought it was all the same.

yeah, I had someone get me for two 15ft ers and they took em about a month early. I was pissed I lost them, but glad it was no good for them.

 

[Kygiacomo!!!]

That's the thing Ky; if they find some accidentally, then suddenly they realise, hey, someone's growing in this area, and they will as you say comb the area out to see if there are anymore.
Once one spot goes down, then suddenly the heat is on, and any nearby spot becomes at risk.

But I have a plan, I have been waiting on some information to see if I could implement it, and I got that information today, sorry to be so cryptic, but you don't know who's reading this. So I'm confidant I can save the situation.

i hope it all works out for ya bro. i know how u feel, i had to deal with this shit all summer this year. those bastards really cost me alot bc i had to pull some early this year bc of it. i know next year the spots i will be using will not be accessible by Atv like 2 of my new tester spots was this year. ya dont write more then u are comfy with,just come back when its over and let us know whats up..gl man

 

[Kygiacomo!!!]

yeah, I had someone get me for two 15ft ers and they took em about a month early. I was pissed I lost them, but glad it was no good for them.

lol ya man i had that happen on one my Delas and the sweet purple. i was training those nicely by supercropping the shit out it. my first year trying super cropping but i love it now..they got them about week 3 of flower so there wasnt even nothing in buds just the white hairs. lol fkn idiots makes me laugh but pissed as well bc i didnt get see how they was gonna fill out,always next year lol i will try it again

 

[The Revolution]

right on man. Be careful. There are still plenty of us guerrilla growers here in the stayes doing our thing..have u spotterd any human tracks? I didn't realize u were in the middle of your grow season. I would recommend spreading out a few plots especially if you think your current spots been had. Don't put all your eggs in one basket..

We're not talking a couple of grams of bud here, it's planting time here, and they are a couple of foot tall at the moment but it's 5 months or more of growing left till harvest, so they will be big full season plants. That's if they make it.



I can't tell you, as I don't want to educate rippers on what to look out for.
It's a trick I learnt on here a long time ago, or it may have been on Overgrow.
People used to talk about doing it a lot.
Maybe with all the legalisation in the US there are not that many "Guerrillas" left these days so the knowledge is getting lost.
And there are no animals in that area that are capable of tripping them.
Trust me, someone has been going there.

 

[CoCoSativas]

Back in the day when me and my buddies were kicking it outdoors we had a saying. You need to plant 3 plots. One for the cops, one for the rippers, and one for yourself.

In my personal experience, LEO would rip them up no matter how mature or immature, and they would let you know it was LEO because they literally left a business card on a stick in the middle of the patch. Detective Lance Monnelly, if you are still alive, you are a supreme prick.

Rippers usually waited until it was just about ready to pull, and beat you to the punch.

But that was years ago and LEO tactics change. They will stake out the plot and try to catch you visiting the site. They use trail cams too.

Rippers are greedy, cops are sneaky. Could be either one. Doesn't matter, you're compromised. Time to scout out a new site.

100% legit advice.

Lol to the business card. That's old school. I hope that prick is gone though what a shithead

 

[mowood3479]

I thought they perma banned u nog

 

[Betterhaff]

If your site was compromised, move on.

 

[hobbyhorse]

Wow nog seriously mate. It sounds like the paranoia is getting in from what I'm reading. As other members have already mentioned either move site/camp to another position start again and sleep easier or you hold fast dig in man up (whatever you want to call it) and watch those plants grow. These 'tells' you speak about seem to giving you the creeps. Are you sure an animal couldn't set em off or even dog walkers or you mention suburbia ? No one on here can tell you how to proceed you're the planter all us members can do is advise how we would proceed. One thing I will mention is cops round here (zero medical laws full prohibition) don't bust any grows unless its worthy of a write up in the papers. People don't got to jail for 5 plants maybe 50 def 500. Look up your local legislation mate. Peace and goodluck

 

[BAKED_BEANZ]

i,ve pm james bond 007 he will be posting here soon. he's going to sort this and get to the bottom of it ......he,s also bringing an extra shot of testosterone just incase

on a serious note though. if your going to grow you got to have the stomach for it . sounds like your just starting out . so guess you,ll work out if you do or you don't .

 

[moses wellfleet]

For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice. Know when to hold em, know when to fold em. Know when to walk away, know when to run!

Son you're out of aces!

 

[Swamp Thang]

And the night grew deathly quiet
His face lost all expression
Said if your gonna play the game, son
You gotta learn to play it right.

Thanks Moses, for reminding me of Kenny's finest lyrics