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    MARY / VICKI.... For the DOYLE... here are the Pictures requested...

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    This individual is WANTED by State Police in Gettysburg, and has a warrant from New York State for AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT.
    I have a few hikers here at the Hostel tonight that had questionable encounters with him down south. THIS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE TRAIL to protect the safety and security of our fellow hikers

    Additional information here.

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    Thats Papa Smurf aka TearDrop...I leap frogged he and " The Circus " a few times this Spring in and around the Smokeys. I think the last time I saw any of them was at Standing Bear. They had a few bad habits, did a lot of night hiking and had a history of claiming a shelter they liked and hanging around it for a couple of days. It was apparent funds were pretty limited with this group. All in all though they didnt seem like a bad bunch. Im surprised the Circus made it that far north.
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    I'm guessing the Circus yellow blazed a bit. I also ran into them in the Smokies. Quite the group of characters. They seemed harmless but I'm not surprised at all about Papa Smurf.

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    He was threatening other hikers for food at Hawk Mt. Shelter in March.

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    Is the same guy the cops hauled off in Franklin during the April Fools
    bash? Sure does look like him.

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    does look alot like him. i can't really say for sure though unless i can hear him say "i'm going to eat your dog". then i would know it was him fo sho.

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    I ran into a "Papa Smurf" the last week of April in the Smokies but I do not remember him looking like this guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Adams View Post
    He was threatening other hikers for food at Hawk Mt. Shelter in March.

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    What exactly did he say?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kanga View Post
    does look alot like him. i can't really say for sure though unless i can hear him say "i'm going to eat your dog". then i would know it was him fo sho.
    That's the right PAPA SMURF, he told me about the eating a dog comment while he was here

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    I have a kinda side view shot of the guy from the franklin hiker bash. While it doesnt show much of his face, it does show his pack. You cant forget that 65 lb monstrosity. Oh and his mistake do-rag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sierra Echo View Post
    I have a kinda side view shot of the guy from the franklin hiker bash. While it doesnt show much of his face, it does show his pack. You cant forget that 65 lb monstrosity. Oh and his mistake do-rag.
    CLAY FEED 001.jpg

    This is the only picture I have of him with his PACK

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    Quote Originally Posted by birchy View Post
    CLAY FEED 001.jpg

    This is the only picture I have of him with his PACK
    The guy in Franklin had a different pack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by birchy View Post
    That's the right PAPA SMURF, he told me about the eating a dog comment while he was here
    that guy is a douchebag. anybody that gets fred mad at them has got issues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sierra Echo View Post
    The guy in Franklin had a different pack.
    Yeah, I think I remember him saying that he got a new pack in either Hot Springs or Fontana Dam

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    Somebody get him to an AA meeting.
    Remember There is an ass in every barn.

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    Hubby and I also saw a few members of 'The Circus' sometime around Nantahala this spring, they were seemingly harmless, though a large group.
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    Kinda looks like a cat me and BadAndy met at George Outterbridge Monday we looked for the tear drop tatt did not see one. He sure talked like the cat you described. Smoked Pall Mall cigs. threw all his trash in the fire pit and was going to have a fire. knew the trail pretty well was pleasent enough just a little spooky.
    Alcohol was involved!

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    I met Teardrop on my first night of my thru-hike this year and mentioned him in my trail journal. He had a teardrop tattoo near his right eye.
    http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=339035

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trailbender View Post
    What exactly did he say?
    He was sitting around with this huge knife whittling a while watching other hikers dogs near camp stating things like "you all better feed me good tonight at supper. I don't want to have to go hunt some supper. Wouldn't be the first time I barbequed a dog". He seemed fairly harmless but he was a loud mouth and harassing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Adams View Post
    He was sitting around with this huge knife whittling a while watching other hikers dogs near camp stating things like "you all better feed me good tonight at supper. I don't want to have to go hunt some supper. Wouldn't be the first time I barbequed a dog". He seemed fairly harmless but he was a loud mouth and harassing.

    geek
    How many hot dogs did you feed him?

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