Hunters Urged To Look For Marijuana
JACKSON - George Griffith did not see any antlers during Saturday's gun deer opener.
"Didn't see anything all day long," he said. "I was kind of surprised."
He did not see any pot either. This year, the DNR wants hunters looking for both.
Hunters have already made two huge finds in Wisconsin this fall.
In Shawano County, a hunter discovered what the sheriff called a multi-million dollar growing operation.
A hunter in Buffalo County found a secluded spot where someone recently harvested 2,000 pot plants.
Both growing areas were found on remote, public lands.
"I've been out here hunting for 15 years and I've never seen anything like that," said Bruce Klopfenstein, after leaving the state hunting area near Jackson.
The DNR is urging Wisconsin's 600,000 hunters to be an extra set of eyes.
"Hunters should be alert, and if they see something that doesn't look right, they should leave the area the way they came in, record their observations and report the find to local law enforcement authorities," said Randy Stark, chief conservation warden for the Department of Natural Resources, in a press release.
Alex Ewert, 16, bagged a young buck Saturday, and says he would help bag bad guys as well.
"I think it's a good idea to help out with it," Ewert told TODAY'S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. "Why would you do something like that on a public land?"
If problems are found on private land, notify local law enforcement authorities. If hunters are on public land, they should call the confidential tip line for reporting suspected or observed illegal activity. The number is 1-800-TIP-WDNR (1-800-847-9367 or cell #367).
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