Please don't listen to the advise given to not bother about traps! This is very foolish as it there are many many variables to take into consideration. Are you using a crossbow? A rifle? If Ur using a rifle is it primitive? Ascended? You can't walk up to a 150 Arg with a primitive crossbow and think nothing will go wrong. I do not use traps, why? Well I have a 700dmg ascended longkneck that's why. Being able to use a trap is simple, effective and controlled.

You know where the argent will be and having the ability to pick traps up afterwards...there's really no reason not use them. If you don't have a decent longkneck and fancy going around the island on the back of something in first person looking at the sky while you walse into an alpha go for it.