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And all the Rangers knew about Tom; if a Civil War Show came up in their area, that weekend-all personnel were out on extra duty, like
Tom could not afford to hunt any time he wanted? Heck even the locals did not like hunters in places-once hunting Island # 10 he came back
that morning to find all four tires on the car flat.
But he told me about going into Ft Jackson in Savannah one night with a couple of locals-parked at a boat launch & went in using a flat bottom.
Found a ton of shells and out before dawn. Well, Rangers come in that morning and see it dug up and its a red APB. Went through the whole
city asking questions and canvassed the hotels, trailer parks-but found nothing. An ad ran in the paper saying, if the items dug were returned,
no charges would be pressed. Tom was worried about someone talking later, and those two young kids facing a long time in jail. So he went in and agreed
to turn in the stuff-got arrested immediately-he said what about the ad in the paper; the Park said they knew nothing about any ad in any paper
promising anything!
Tom got a lawyer and ended up getting off-the long and short of it. The shells/case shot were still live and dangerous and he had removed them,
was the basis of it. If someone turns something like this in to authorities, police/Sheriff, it goes to EOD for destruction. Now his case was much
more involved than this and expensive [he could afford it] and I do not recommend his method-just a story from the 'old days. Tom passed away about '89.
[His little brother was James Dickey that wrote "Deliverance," and played the Sheriff in the movie adaptation.]
One other situation; Tom went into another Park at night by boat, and dug part of a magazine. He really filled up that boat-too much! About the time
he said, "don't untie the rope," the boat went under. They had to unload, and refloat-almost never got that motor started.
Tom could not afford to hunt any time he wanted? Heck even the locals did not like hunters in places-once hunting Island # 10 he came back
that morning to find all four tires on the car flat.
But he told me about going into Ft Jackson in Savannah one night with a couple of locals-parked at a boat launch & went in using a flat bottom.
Found a ton of shells and out before dawn. Well, Rangers come in that morning and see it dug up and its a red APB. Went through the whole
city asking questions and canvassed the hotels, trailer parks-but found nothing. An ad ran in the paper saying, if the items dug were returned,
no charges would be pressed. Tom was worried about someone talking later, and those two young kids facing a long time in jail. So he went in and agreed
to turn in the stuff-got arrested immediately-he said what about the ad in the paper; the Park said they knew nothing about any ad in any paper
promising anything!
Tom got a lawyer and ended up getting off-the long and short of it. The shells/case shot were still live and dangerous and he had removed them,
was the basis of it. If someone turns something like this in to authorities, police/Sheriff, it goes to EOD for destruction. Now his case was much
more involved than this and expensive [he could afford it] and I do not recommend his method-just a story from the 'old days. Tom passed away about '89.
[His little brother was James Dickey that wrote "Deliverance," and played the Sheriff in the movie adaptation.]
One other situation; Tom went into another Park at night by boat, and dug part of a magazine. He really filled up that boat-too much! About the time
he said, "don't untie the rope," the boat went under. They had to unload, and refloat-almost never got that motor started.
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