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Oh man....  the opportunities for sport are just endless....

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A few rounds just over their heads should do the trick. What are they gonna do? Call the cops?

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you can shoot people for traspassing in Texas?!!!

Man, bring on the next ice age so I can tolarate the heat. Any other states where this is the case?

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Next I would ask a few friends to see if they can help you patrol that area at night. Be armed, as I am sure these growers will be.

Keep the local sheriff know of every step you take and document it.  

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The land can be confiscated if they find the pot. Wether or not it is yours.

I would suggest getting a working party out there and clearing that pot outta there. Have an LEO with you when you do it. So that you have proof that you are there destroying it and not harvesting it. That is all you need is for a group of you up-rooting the stuff and Johnny Law comes by to see it.

Next I would ask a few friends to see if they can help you patrol that area at night. Be armed, as I am sure these growers will be.

Keep the local sheriff know of every step you take and document it.  

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Does anyone have the link to the section of the Texas code that explains the "shoot the tresspasser" law? To my amazement I have discovered I have never bookmarked or saved a copy.

SUBCHAPTER D. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY



§ 9.41. Protection of One's Own Property



(a) A person in lawful possession of land or tangible, movable property is justified in using force against another when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to prevent or terminate the other's trespass on the land or unlawful interference with the property.



(b) A person unlawfully dispossessed of land or tangible, movable property by another is justified in using force against the other when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to reenter the land or recover the property if the actor uses the force immediately or in fresh pursuit after the dispossession and:



(1) the actor reasonably believes the other had no claim of right when he dispossessed the actor; or



(2) the other accomplished the dispossession by using force, threat, or fraud against the actor.



Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.



§ 9.42. Deadly Force to Protect Property



A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property:



(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.41; and



(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:



(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; or



(B) to prevent the other who is fleeing immediately after committing burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, or theft during the nighttime from escaping with the property; and



(3) he reasonably believes that:



(A) the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means; or



(B) the use of force other than deadly force to protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.



Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.



§ 9.43. Protection of Third Person's Property



A person is justified in using force or deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property of a third person if, under the circumstances as he reasonably believes them to be, the actor would be justified under Section 9.41 or 9.42 in using force or deadly force to protect his own land or property and:



(1) the actor reasonably believes the unlawful interference constitutes attempted or consummated theft of or criminal mischief to the tangible, movable property; or



(2) the actor reasonably believes that:



(A) the third person has requested his protection of the land or property;



(B) he has a legal duty to protect the third person's land or property; or



(C) the third person whose land or property he uses force or deadly force to protect is the actor's spouse, parent, or child, resides with the actor, or is under the actor's care.



Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.



§ 9.44. Use of Device to Protect Property



The justification afforded by Sections 9.41 and 9.43 applies to the use of a device to protect land or tangible, movable property if:



(1) the device is not designed to cause, or known by the actor to create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily injury; and



(2) use of the device is reasonable under all the circumstances as the actor reasonably believes them to be when he installs the device.



Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 913, ch. 342, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

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Oh man....  the opportunities for sport are just endless....

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Be very careful.  Those folks take their business "deathly" serious.  Don't go to the property alone or unarmed.

You also might want to call the state police or DEA yourself.  If the crop will mature and be harvested in June, it seems too convenient that the FLIR won't be available until August.

It would not be the first time a local sheriff has been in on the game.  And that also makes your personal safety a bigger concern.

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Good idea Lib, make the Sherrif look bad, you know, the guy who can imprison them and seize their land at will.[rolleyes]

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Yeah, right, sure.[rolleyes]

Your tinfoil is a little too tight. Your getting oxygen starvation.

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Marijuna plants grown outdoor in the USA would not be ready for harvest in June. More like September through October depending on whether the pot is of the indica or sativa variety. You see, the female plants don't start budding until they start getting less than 12 hours of light a day, and then take 2-3 months to grow and ripen their buds. Fall is harvest time for pot, not the middle of summer.

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And you are so knowledgeable because....[party][):)]

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how many plants you talking about?  if its only a couple it wouldnt really bother me.

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Due to my not being in the area, I only visit on occasion.  When I do get there, the back 40 are all grown up with saw briers and underbrush.  When I did go tromping back through there I came upon a handful of little growing places.  I didn't look very much more.  I know there have to be more, its all a matter of finding them, and with multiple acres covered in skin-shredding briers, my motivation for further exploration was minimal.  I was willing to look the other way for a couple of plants.  Then, my mother told me about the ATV action at night.   To me that says that people (possibly armed) are venturing on my land in the middle of the night when my mother and young sister are in the house alone (albeit very heavily armed) and that dog just don't hunt with me.