near the place where i live, there was some motel, and it was always full of such ‚‚hunters" - mostly Italians, Germans or Austrians.
i got to know that none of them wouldnt even cme across the border without having someone in border police, usually some crap cop they can buy for couple hundreds of euros.
their traps never survived long though.. because there is too much local hunters. but they did their business for years.
they had their local "servants" too, who were more than happy to guide them for spare cash. it never gone public, but theres a story that they had unpleasant visit in their motel one night. not sure what happened, but motel is closed, and theres no speakers in the fields anymore.
Thanks for the info. Many of us have this kind of story. More and more people are corrupt in Europe, especially in the Balkans!!