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Offline GoldenOscar

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Littering or marking trails?
« on: July 05, 2016, 03:36:20 PM »

So I was up in the high country on Mount Baker yesterday enjoying a wet cold day of spotting no animals and came across quite a number of wet wipes hung on the tree branches to mark the trail. I have seen my share of flagging and am used to seeing this, but these wet wipes just looked like garbage strung along for 3/4 or so of a mile. There was a hole torn in the middle of every piece so that a branch could be pulled through or it was tied in a knot to the branch.....many times to a branch that already had ribbon on it!!!     No this wasnt toilet paper, I double checked.

I have been to this spot a couple times already this year and this is the first I have seen of this..........Whats everyone's opinion on folks doing this in the wilderness area or anywhere for that matter?    I just hate being up in gods country and finding a mess...........Putting this in other big game because I was up in a goat area looking for them.

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2016, 03:39:00 PM »
Don't care for it or the miles of ribbon or string left in the woods

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2016, 03:43:26 PM »
Don't care for it or the miles of ribbon or string left in the woods

 :yeah: :yeah:

If you mark a trail in or out, like some do when packing meat....take it down on your last trip out.  Real simple...no need to put it up and leave it. 
« Last Edit: July 05, 2016, 03:51:40 PM by jrebel »

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2016, 03:50:35 PM »
I just use tp.

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2016, 04:24:55 PM »
Don't care for it or the miles of ribbon or string left in the woods

 :yeah: :yeah:

If you mark a trail in or out, like some do when packing meat....take it down on your last trip out.  Real simple...no need to put it up and leave it.
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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2016, 04:26:53 PM »
Don't care for it or the miles of ribbon or string left in the woods

 :yeah: :yeah:

If you mark a trail in or out, like some do when packing meat....take it down on your last trip out.  Real simple...no need to put it up and leave it.

Exactly!  Not only are you just asking someone to follow it to your spot, but it also just makes that secret honey hole so less enchanting when you see someone else's ribbon trail into it.  Plus why would you even need to mark anything nowadays?  I don't get that?  Anyone who has a phone has a perfectly good gps.  Why mark anything?  Disgusts me the way people mark their trails!

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2016, 04:42:02 PM »
Don't care for it or the miles of ribbon or string left in the woods

 :yeah: :yeah:

If you mark a trail in or out, like some do when packing meat....take it down on your last trip out.  Real simple...no need to put it up and leave it.

Exactly!  Not only are you just asking someone to follow it to your spot, but it also just makes that secret honey hole so less enchanting when you see someone else's ribbon trail into it.  Plus why would you even need to mark anything nowadays?  I don't get that?  Anyone who has a phone has a perfectly good gps.  Why mark anything?  Disgusts me the way people mark their trails!

really every person has gps  :rolleyes: well I don't and I will mark a trail especially if I leave a trail because that's what I was taught but don't worry you will never see my marks because mostly I don't want to see other people.  Also hunters are not the ONLY people who mark trails so do hikers, and other public land users.

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2016, 05:02:43 PM »
I have a gps but I mark the bloodtrail with flagging tape.  If I lose blood I look back at the trail of tape to get a general direction that the animal was heading so I can focus on that basic line looking for more blood.  Visually it is a huge aid when blood trailing.
Pain is temporary, achieving the goal is worth it.

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2016, 05:09:30 PM »
 Was in Little Naches this weskend amd took down plenty of last years orange ribbon left by slobs!   
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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2016, 05:19:50 PM »
I take down every piece I see in the woods, the fresh ones are my favorite. YW.. :tup:

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2016, 05:37:24 PM »
Was in Little Naches this weskend amd took down plenty of last years orange ribbon left by slobs!

I always take it down too.  :)

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2016, 05:55:10 PM »
I have a gps but I mark the bloodtrail with flagging tape.  If I lose blood I look back at the trail of tape to get a general direction that the animal was heading so I can focus on that basic line looking for more blood.  Visually it is a huge aid when blood trailing. :yeah:

Same here Rainier


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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2016, 05:59:01 PM »
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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2016, 05:59:41 PM »
I try to use a different color than everyone else.  Especially after the cruisers, dnr, biologists have been through an area.  The fish bios will hang it on just about every low branch overhanging a redd.

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Re: Littering or marking trails?
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2016, 07:24:55 PM »
I have a gps but I mark the bloodtrail with flagging tape.  If I lose blood I look back at the trail of tape to get a general direction that the animal was heading so I can focus on that basic line looking for more blood.  Visually it is a huge aid when blood trailing. :yeah:

Same here Rainier

I do too, but I use TP.  Also works great for sweeping the brush for tiny blood drops. 

 


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