The game warden at Sam Houston National Forest told Archerandshooter that around here, meth labs are less likely than pot. He caught some idiot planting pot recently, near where we hunt
because the guy had opened a forest road gate that was meant to be closed and left it open...and the warden drove by, thought "that isn't supposed to be like that" and went and found Johnny Happyseed putting out his plants. Some people are just too dumb to be let off leash....
He also said that in general, the meth folks know the difference between the hunters and the cops and tend to actually avoid conflict with the hunters. The last thing they really want is attention, and taking potshots at some deer hunter will certainly bring that to their door.
YMMV, and I would certainly give wide berth to anything that looks suspicious.
Springmom