be very very careful...
you might think you werent seen..
but odds are the tender of the field saw you or saw where you trampled thru the brush to get to his field..
Didnt you ever watch "HOMEGROWN"?
I grew up in lane county oregon..
TONS of outdoor fields..
You find a field. you turn around and get your ass outta there!!
HARVEST TIME:
If you saw male flowers..there will be female flowers out there too..
(one preceeds the other usually)
wait untill it starts getting chilly,(maine probably around mid sept?)
Maybe your lucky and the person who started the field had to leave the area and they are unattendend.(then your in LUCK!!) Drop by RIGHT BEFORE the first cold snap of fall... The females will be thick looking.. The males are stringy little bastards.(usually growing taller" then the females(to propagate the whole area).
What to bring :
-industrial scissors(a pair of hand held pruning shears work great)
-A backpack(big 5 -day camping size (or a army duffel))
(big field-- bring more than one bag.)
NOW FIND YOUR BEST FRIEND.. bring his ass so he can carry all that!!! hahahah
Go up there with water and snacks and cut cut cut..
I suggest taking the whole plant(cut at ground level)
time is important..get in and get out
take home..
read about trimming and drying in that section here at dankspot.
twords the end of grow time if there is still males pollinating, its ok if you brush up against them or such. It is too late for the pollen you bump to infect the females and make seeds mature(or even unmatured if your pulling that day)
MY PERSONAL OPINION-
If the field is there someone planted it...
(or could be old and leftover field from a few harvest ago that re-juvinated the next season.
Either way it was/is someones hard work. Takes alot of time to plant a field of goodness.
If you do decide to take... Dont go blb blab blab to everyone.. Word might get back to the original grower/planteer and you might have a late visitor show up at your house.
jsut my two cents
enjoy