Quote Originally Posted by Lanietheberner
1. get rid of all firearms (no gun powder), and buy a really good pellet rifle.

If the LE crowd comes up wants to be a pain, they can send you to jail for 5-10 years for just having the firearm (5 years), if you pull it out (7 years) and if you use it (10 years).

2. Think if you were a crook, how would you get in and what can you do to protect your crop.

3. Set up a tent and put a sleeping bag in it.

4. Check with any of the local dog rescue groups and see if they are looking for foster homes for any of their dogs. If so you might look for a very noisy dog and at night secure the dog in the middle of your garden, within a ear shout of yourself. After your done, maybe you'll do the dog, and yourself a good thing and you'll make a permanent home for the furry friend for his/her good service! If not, typically you can return the dog.

You area has become a vacation spot for theives, good luck and be safe!
As a security consultant who works with growers, I would not advise sleeping in a tent. If you are sleeping in a tent, there is not much standing between you and the bad guys. And if you're counting on your dog waking you up, is just too easy to kill a dog silently, silencing a dog is not difficult.

I would advise against getting a dog, particularly a noisy dog. Not only will this attract the attention of your irate neighbors, it will attract the attention of would-be robbers who actually case neighborhoods listening for barking dogs to lead them to the growers!

And the irate neighbor could be more of a threat to your business security, who may not object personally to medical marijuana but would object to any business being run in his neighborhood that would pollute or create noise or draw traffic and devalue his property. It's impossible nowadays to get so far back into the boonies that your neighbor could not hear your dog.

Trying to make your neighbors your friends, and do not ever draw attention to yourself or your business.

Shannon -- Maui Custom Surveillance
womacxx1 Reviewed by womacxx1 on . GARDEN SECURITY I'm kind of a newb at growing. At least outside like I am now. I live in North Redding, kind of rural, but I have a couple of neighbors that, if they tresspassed, would be able to see what's up. I have a couple of questions that maybe someone with a little more experience can answer. Ready? 1) What are the odds that I will be ripped off? I mean, is it all THAT common? 2) What kinds of security measures can I take to discover an intruder early - before they do damage? Advice Rating: 5