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Bear runs marijuana growers out of secret Utah camp
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by René | September 8, 2008 at 09:42 am
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Barry, you're gonna love this one. Just be sure to read the commentary on the original article.
PANGUITCH, Utah — One Utah community is cheering a special bear — but don't call him Smokey.Investigators say a large black bear raided a clandestine marijuana growing operation so often that it chased the grower away.
"This bear is definitely law-enforcement minded," said Garfield County Sheriff Danny Perkins. "If I can find this bear I'm going to deputize him."
Deputies found food containers ripped apart and strewn everywhere, cans with bear teeth marks, claw marks and bear prints across the Garfield County camp on Tuesday.
Perkins said the operation on Boulder Mountain included 4,000 "starter" sacks of pot and 888 young plants.
"This particular bear apparently was not going to give up and basically chased these marijuana farmers away," Perkins said. "Our county is so tough on drugs that even the wildlife are getting in on the action."
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at 12:13 on September 8th, 2008
Actually, it's a turf war. Once the new guys are in the sheriff better stay out.
at 12:32 on September 8th, 2008
did you read the commentary on the original article?
at 20:52 on September 8th, 2008
René, I like this story. It's good stuff. Friggin "High"larious, nothing like a bear with the munchies.
at 21:07 on September 8th, 2008
Knew you'd like it. Needed a break from all the palin-smearers and hurricanes.
at 21:17 on September 8th, 2008
René, I like this story. It's good stuff. Lucky for the bear that it found its home to be Utah and not Alaska:).
at 22:10 on September 8th, 2008
Actually, Rhonda, that is prime hunting area for Black Bear.
at 05:12 on September 9th, 2008
Hi Rene, I meant to imply that the population was free from aerial attack. In other words, that UTAH was a "fair chase" state. It seems though that UTAH also permits aerial hunting?
at 12:41 on September 9th, 2008
So even the bears are Mormons in UT. I will be there next week but I have no plans to be in the market for weed. No, I will be enjoying Utah's own special weak 3.2% "beer"!