NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » forest http://kool1017.com Sat, 18 May 2013 14:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Wisconsin Hunters Look For Deer and Marijuana Fields In Chequamegon http://kool1017.com/wisconsin-hunters-look-for-deer-and-marijuana-fields-in-chequamegon/ http://kool1017.com/wisconsin-hunters-look-for-deer-and-marijuana-fields-in-chequamegon/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:01:41 +0000 Rayman http://kool1017.com/?p=101283 I live a mile away from the Chequamegon, and while the hunters might not get a deer, they may get something of a surprise this year. According to CNN, the U.S. Forest Service is urging hunters to keep their eyes open for marijuana growing operations in Wisconsin's Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

Since 2008, nine marijuana growing operations have been discovered on public land within the state, and there have actually been three big bust in three years at the forest, resulting in the eradication of more than 80,000 marijuana plants that were cultivated by large drug trafficking organizations.

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