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Old March 23, 2000, 05:33 PM   #6
Shawn Dodson
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Join Date: December 16, 1998
Location: Titusville, FL, USA
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In 1985, I was doing pre-deer hunting season scouting of a few clear cuts over on the Olympic peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington. I was armed with an AR-15 at the time. As I was walking down a game trail along the edge of a clear cut, I noticed a real pretty and unusually green and full "tree" about 50 yards in front of me. This clear cut was about 3-5 years old and had been re-planted with seedlings that were approximately the same size as this unusual "tree". The "tree" was just off the left side of the trail and as I got closer I saw a circular trench around the base of the tree, and I thought to myself "Gee, it looks like somebody's been watering that tree. How odd?" As I continued to close distance with this "tree" I suddenly recognized its distinctive marijuana leaves. Then just as suddenly I realized I'd stumbled into a large patch of dope plants. I was standing in the middle of dozens of plants; there were plants all around me. The hackles on my neck raised and I thought to myself, "Oh, [color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color]." I immediately froze in my tracks. Everywhere I looked I saw marijuana. I quickly surveyed the area, didn't see anyone, and I slowly turned around and left the area, following the same path I'd come in on. Fortunately the plants were unguarded and I didn't encounter any booby traps.

I left the area, contacted the sheriff's office and escorted the responding deputy out to the area. A team of officers came back the next day and ripped out all the plants.

Scary. I've never returned to that particular clear cut.

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/s/ Shawn Dodson
Firearms Tactical Institute
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