Post by: Huntbear on August 30, 2012, 09:19:34 AM
:bash: :bash:
So WDFW officers are so short handed they can not properly cover the patrols they are given to enforce the game laws.. but they have plenty of time to gather the troops and bust a pot grow??????
Was told by a WDFW LEO that if I called about a deer being poached, he is not going to drop anything to race over and check it out.... he does not have time for that.. They are spread to thin...
So, if you see an elk being poached in the Colockum, do not be surprised when they get away with it... WDFW is looking for more pot plants somewhere..
Post by: PlateauNDN on August 30, 2012, 09:30:06 AM
Post by: fair-chase on August 30, 2012, 09:35:20 AM
Congrats and thank you go out to the LEO's who got the job done. :tup:
Post by: shedcrazy on August 30, 2012, 09:43:24 AM
Post by: jackelope on August 30, 2012, 09:58:30 AM
Post by: Buckmark on August 30, 2012, 10:06:06 AM
Reminds me of a pot grow bust years ago in issaquah right next to Lk samm state park (in the big over grown area just east of the park), there was a D.A.R.E. program helo flying from some event in redmond to issaquah and wouldn't you know it they flew over that part of the park and there was a large cut out area right in the middle of a blackberry patch. Talk about right in your backyard...
Post by: firefighter4607 on August 30, 2012, 11:02:40 AM
Glad they found the pot grow before some hunter found it.
Post by: UBA on August 30, 2012, 02:30:28 PM
Post by: bigtex on August 30, 2012, 03:57:34 PM
So WDFW officers are so short handed they can not properly cover the patrols they are given to enforce the game laws.. but they have plenty of time to gather the troops and bust a pot grow??????
Common misconception about marijuana eradication in WA. In WA the "lead" agency for weed eradication is actually the State Patrol. HOWEVER WSP provides grants to just about every county sheriffs office, several cities, and yes WDFW to pay for officers to eradicate marijuana. The WDFW marijuana eradication team is 100% fully funded by this grant and no "patrol time" is taken off their schedules to eradicate weed. ALSO, this raid was on BLM land. BLM pays WDFW 40k a year to do law enforcement patrols on BLM land. BLM only has 2 Law Enforcement Rangers for all of WA, so they pay WDFW and several counties to assist with patrols
The same goes for boating safety. Most of your city PD/county SO boat patrols are funded through a Washington State Parks grant. Parks is the state lead for both snowmobile and boating safety. WDFW gets the funding equivalent of 1/2 officer position to do boating safety patrols. So the officers who were patrolling during SeaFair were being funded by a Parks Boating Safety Grant, NOT fishing and hunting license fees.
WDFW and many SO's also get snowmobile patrol grants from Parks.
Post by: Miles on August 30, 2012, 04:01:48 PM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on September 04, 2012, 07:24:00 PM
Common misconception about marijuana eradication in WA. In WA the "lead" agency for weed eradication is actually the State Patrol
Ever wonder what the State Troopers are doing parked in the median of the freeway? They're sparking one up.
State Troopers always have the best weed
Post by: ICEMAN on September 04, 2012, 07:32:59 PM
Common misconception about marijuana eradication in WA. In WA the "lead" agency for weed eradication is actually the State Patrol
Ever wonder what the State Troopers are doing parked in the median of the freeway? They're sparking one up.
State Troopers always have the best weed
How about a bit of respect for the boys in blue? :bash:
Post by: Miles on September 04, 2012, 07:49:42 PM
Common misconception about marijuana eradication in WA. In WA the "lead" agency for weed eradication is actually the State Patrol
Ever wonder what the State Troopers are doing parked in the median of the freeway? They're sparking one up.
State Troopers always have the best weed
How about a bit of respect for the boys in blue? :bash:
Iceman, what do you do for work again?
Post by: ICEMAN on September 04, 2012, 07:56:13 PM
Post by: CedarPants on September 04, 2012, 08:28:04 PM
So WDFW officers are so short handed they can not properly cover the patrols they are given to enforce the game laws.. but they have plenty of time to gather the troops and bust a pot grow??????
Common misconception about marijuana eradication in WA. In WA the "lead" agency for weed eradication is actually the State Patrol. HOWEVER WSP provides grants to just about every county sheriffs office, several cities, and yes WDFW to pay for officers to eradicate marijuana. The WDFW marijuana eradication team is 100% fully funded by this grant and no "patrol time" is taken off their schedules to eradicate weed. ALSO, this raid was on BLM land. BLM pays WDFW 40k a year to do law enforcement patrols on BLM land. BLM only has 2 Law Enforcement Rangers for all of WA, so they pay WDFW and several counties to assist with patrols
The same goes for boating safety. Most of your city PD/county SO boat patrols are funded through a Washington State Parks grant. Parks is the state lead for both snowmobile and boating safety. WDFW gets the funding equivalent of 1/2 officer position to do boating safety patrols. So the officers who were patrolling during SeaFair were being funded by a Parks Boating Safety Grant, NOT fishing and hunting license fees.
WDFW and many SO's also get snowmobile patrol grants from Parks.
Good post bigtex.
I as well commend the WDFW for this.
Post by: Knocker of rocks on September 05, 2012, 06:09:07 PM
Common misconception about marijuana eradication in WA. In WA the "lead" agency for weed eradication is actually the State Patrol
Ever wonder what the State Troopers are doing parked in the median of the freeway? They're sparking one up.
State Troopers always have the best weed
How about a bit of respect for the boys in blue? :bash:
Respect comes when they stop Bogarting all the KGB (Killer Green Bud)!
Post by: Deer slayer on September 10, 2012, 09:09:18 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 10, 2012, 09:13:46 PM
I am safer due to this bust. This bust was on one of our chunks of ground that we hold the lease on. I could have walked right into it and not even know about it. Who knows what the out come may have been. I am thankful for all the guys out there that fight this crap.
Post by: predatorpro on September 10, 2012, 09:43:00 PM
Post by: KFhunter on September 10, 2012, 09:44:42 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 10, 2012, 09:45:39 PM
Post by: predatorpro on September 10, 2012, 09:57:10 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 10, 2012, 10:01:09 PM
Post by: predatorpro on September 10, 2012, 10:06:40 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 10, 2012, 10:13:00 PM
Post by: Hermit on September 15, 2012, 01:00:37 PM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on September 15, 2012, 08:17:05 PM
When I go out in the woods in E.W. I don't want to be worried about some armed tweeker sniping at me because his grow operation is just over the ridge. They should just grow their stuff in rental houses in Lynnwood like everyone else........
Damn good idea, right over by Java Juggs
Post by: ribka on September 15, 2012, 08:52:04 PM
the folks in the lead do a fantastic job with their limited resources
A friend of mine was found dead over 20 years ago when he stumbled on a pot grow while hiking in the wilds in N California. Shot in back of the head and dumped in a canyon. Body found a week later. Great guy and wonderful human being.
Almost all of the large grows in the US are run and controlled by the cartels from Mexico.The individuals that are left in these grows to water and maintain are always armed. The grows are typically located in remote regions where outdoorsmen frequent and walk into these grow operations.
So WDFW officers are so short handed they can not properly cover the patrols they are given to enforce the game laws.. but they have plenty of time to gather the troops and bust a pot grow??????
Common misconception about marijuana eradication in WA. In WA the "lead" agency for weed eradication is actually the State Patrol. HOWEVER WSP provides grants to just about every county sheriffs office, several cities, and yes WDFW to pay for officers to eradicate marijuana. The WDFW marijuana eradication team is 100% fully funded by this grant and no "patrol time" is taken off their schedules to eradicate weed. ALSO, this raid was on BLM land. BLM pays WDFW 40k a year to do law enforcement patrols on BLM land. BLM only has 2 Law Enforcement Rangers for all of WA, so they pay WDFW and several counties to assist with patrols
The same goes for boating safety. Most of your city PD/county SO boat patrols are funded through a Washington State Parks grant. Parks is the state lead for both snowmobile and boating safety. WDFW gets the funding equivalent of 1/2 officer position to do boating safety patrols. So the officers who were patrolling during SeaFair were being funded by a Parks Boating Safety Grant, NOT fishing and hunting license fees.
WDFW and many SO's also get snowmobile patrol grants from Parks.
Post by: xd2005 on September 15, 2012, 09:30:10 PM
Post by: Gunfire on September 19, 2012, 08:17:39 AM
They show how the growers are damming up creeks for irrigation, using toxic chemicals for fertilizer, poaching for food and throwing all their thrash in the woods. They don't believe in pack-it-in/pack-it-out. All these guys are armed and are a danger to anyone who stumbles across their operation. Most likely us hunters.
To state that the Game Dept is wasting their time on getting rid of these losers is a very misinformed statement.
Having them on patrol at Seafair...now that's a different story.
Post by: Wyoming08 on September 19, 2012, 10:26:02 AM
Screw Bigfoot, cougars, and bears...waking into a pot grow is my #1 fear out there.
:bash: Amen, :yeah: I am always thinking what if I find a grow operation. Especially if I have my daughters with me on a Hunt. I would rather have the WFDW spend all their time looking for these scumbag Illegals poisoning our Families with these drugs, and making our wilderness a mess. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot first and ask questions later! :bdid:
This is where I do all my Deer hunting so this thread means something to me.. :mgun2: :bfg:
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