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When duck hunting, some places are really hard to find all your shells. That said, you can almost always easily find other people shells and have more coming out than you went in with.
The two pass shooting spots on Fir always have lots of empties laying around in front and on the back side of the dike. Have watched lots of folks burn through boxes of shells shooting at geese that are way to high.
Quote from: Stein on April 09, 2021, 09:07:49 AMWhen duck hunting, some places are really hard to find all your shells. That said, you can almost always easily find other people shells and have more coming out than you went in with.Not always a good idea to pick up others I learned this season. I picked up a bag full and brought them out and the game warden was counting empty shells. Fortunately they were multiple different brands, various corrosion to the metal etc. If your in a 15 shell restriction, I will only account for what I brought in.
Quote from: h2ofowlr on April 09, 2021, 09:12:13 AMQuote from: Stein on April 09, 2021, 09:07:49 AMWhen duck hunting, some places are really hard to find all your shells. That said, you can almost always easily find other people shells and have more coming out than you went in with.Not always a good idea to pick up others I learned this season. I picked up a bag full and brought them out and the game warden was counting empty shells. Fortunately they were multiple different brands, various corrosion to the metal etc. If your in a 15 shell restriction, I will only account for what I brought in.Good point, I forgot I had the same thing happen last season during a license check. They were largely rusty and obviously not from that day so the warden thanked me, but if you bring out a pile of fresh ones I could see that ruining your spirit of cleaning up after other people.
Quote from: Stein on April 09, 2021, 09:48:42 AMQuote from: h2ofowlr on April 09, 2021, 09:12:13 AMQuote from: Stein on April 09, 2021, 09:07:49 AMWhen duck hunting, some places are really hard to find all your shells. That said, you can almost always easily find other people shells and have more coming out than you went in with.Not always a good idea to pick up others I learned this season. I picked up a bag full and brought them out and the game warden was counting empty shells. Fortunately they were multiple different brands, various corrosion to the metal etc. If your in a 15 shell restriction, I will only account for what I brought in.Good point, I forgot I had the same thing happen last season during a license check. They were largely rusty and obviously not from that day so the warden thanked me, but if you bring out a pile of fresh ones I could see that ruining your spirit of cleaning up after other people.I wonder what happens if they stop to check you and you have no shells to show. Do they give you a ticket for littering?
These are all good reasons to pick up your shells. Another good reason: so other hunters won't stumble across your empties and find your "secret" spot! When I was starting out on public land years ago, I found some of my favorite mallard holes cause other hunters had left a pile of empty shells on the shore.
While I try to pick up my hulls, I won't stop a hunt to search them out. Who here finds all of their shells?
Always pick up my empties and other trash and I agree that if I find a spot with a pile of fresh evidence of a good spot, I'm sure going to give it a try.
Looking at the picture, it's not much of a pile and likely multiple users. While I try to pick up my hulls, I won't stop a hunt to search them out. Who here finds all of their shells? That little pile hardly warrants the finger shaking admonition.