Honestly, I’d trust a napkin map more than a black‑box model. It’s all about the smell of the bait, the weight of the twig, the exact angle of the line—those are things no algorithm can pick up on. Machine learning might give you a rough idea, but you still need to walk the terrain, feel the air, hear the crunch. If you want a real trap, start with the basics, then add the tech as a backup, not a replacement.