We have remote marijuana plantations showing up even here in the northern Boreal Forest, I have found a few over the years but never any booby traps. Many are found in August when the blueberry pickers head for the cleared places in the bush.

Legal possession/carrying of sidearms are strictly controlled in Canada so that is not an option here. It is best to just keep your wits about you and bail-out if trouble is located.

Mike

For the most part this is true. Backpacking into the woods I've never had a problem. Unfortunately I've had to leave two different (dirt-road accessible) campsites that were quite remote. It seems a fancy jacked up 4X4 will take an idiot just about anywhere these days.

No, I haven't had a similar experience, but then I don't often camp alone. It's usually a family outing. Perhaps the group discourages some of the aggressive people. We have met up with our share of drunken/annoying people at public campgounds, which is why we look for the more remote areas, as other people have already indicated in this thread.

There is a time to oppose evil and there is a time to avoid it. I think you made the right decision and acted on it very appropriately.

Frank2135

"...drunken/annoying people at public campgounds..."

You should try being the camp host at one off those. The stories I could tell...

"...a fancy jacked up 4X4 will take an idiot just about anywhere these days..."

You must have had the bad luck to find the rare ones that will take their fancy 4x off road at all (or knows how to get it into 4WD)...

EDC firearm is essential when camping anywhere, IMO.

Actually the lack of sleep is what irritates me the most. I'm always amazed at how inconsiderate so many people are... and how they could care a less that others might actually want some sleep for their float trip, etc. the next day.

"You should try being the camp host at one off those. The stories I could tell..."

I do feel for you. Back when I worked in a prosecutor's office and pulled "Monday morning complaint" duty, from June through August the local campground managers were regulars. They would come in with a stack of police reports of drinking, drugging & fighting at their campgrounds over the weekends, and we would sit with them and figure out who to charge with what. The weekend craziness seemed to taper off a little toward the end of my time there (1992), but it was still a problem.

Frank2135

I "worked" at one campground that was so much fun I carried pepper spray and a pair of cuffs all the time. Never a boring moment...

I am glad we were unarmed, since the farmers had large potent friends with them.

Years ago, I remember seeing a guy run across the freeway. I thought to myself he was going to get himself killed. As I got to the spot where he ran across, I found out why he was running. Coming out of the woods was a "farmer" with a shotgun and a pack of dogs chasing the guy.