I am soooooooo damn tired of picking up other peoples trash

[SurfingScooter]

Yep, It puts me in a bad mood when I am hunting and I come across trash.  Shotgun shells are not as big of a deal. For every other type of trash there is no exuse for it.  In terms of shells I can see how a few shells might float away and anyone whose going to paddle across half the bay to find that one stray shell, good luck with that.  I've hunted in the same spot for several years now and it seems to me the few empty shells that escape my grasp must sink into the peat by the time the next season comes around. 

[timber_ghost]

I would just like to say thank you to everyone that does take the extra time to pick up either there own or someone else's  trash  . It always felt like I was the only one and I am glad to hear that there are more people trying to make a difference. Keep up the good work!!

[rtspring]

Went out today for some waterfowl and found and old car battery? I would like to catch the idiot that just throws car batteries around...

[Kola16]

I like to pick up other people's shells because I can reload them. Besides that, I half to take a trash bag to my duck blind or else the ducks will see the trash and not come in.

[sakoshooter]

Yep, It puts me in a bad mood when I am hunting and I come across trash.  Shotgun shells are not as big of a deal.

I beg to differ on spent shells. Community spots at Nisqually, Moses Lk, Potholes and the Columbia River can and do get seriously littered with them to the extent that wearing camo is fruitless.
I'm wearing over $500.00 worth of camo when I'm duck hunting and sitting in a spot covered with red, green, silver, blue, black etc spent shells all with shiny, sun refecting bases left by previous so-called duck hunters. Doesn't make a lick of sense to me. They do not rot. They're easy to see after shooting so simply pick them up. What's the difference between spent shells and pop cans.
On one afternoon at Nisqually last year, my hunting partner and I picked up(slow day for ducks)a hefty trash bag of mostly spent shells. I could hardly lift the bag when we were done. Many of these hulls were years old but exposed from wave action and ther breaking down of the land from storms. Since that day we pick up about a plastic grocery sack each time we hunt that spot.
I would say that spent shells are a bigger problem than any other item at the spots I've hunted over the years. Many people don't think empty shells are a big thing. I hope you change your mind sir.

[bobcat]

I rememeber going duck hunting with my dad as a kid, and him looking at me funny and wondering what was wrong with me, when I would pick up all the empty shells at the end of the hunt.  I think that's why a lot of hunters don't even think about picking up empties.

[lokidog]

Yep, It puts me in a bad mood when I am hunting and I come across trash.  Shotgun shells are not as big of a deal. For every other type of trash there is no exuse for it.  In terms of shells I can see how a few shells might float away and anyone whose going to paddle across half the bay to find that one stray shell, good luck with that.  I've hunted in the same spot for several years now and it seems to me the few empty shells that escape my grasp must sink into the peat by the time the next season comes around.

Actually, they drift out here to our island.....     It amazes me, when we do our annual Decatur Island School Beach Cleanup, how many shotgun shells we find washed up.  Especially since the nearest duck hunters are probably eight or more miles away.  Two years ago, we picked up probably 400 pounds of garbage. 

The big ole plastic bag ban won't effect us though since we rarely see them, maybe they all stay in King County    We sure do see a lot of plastic water and pop bottles though.

Good job on helping keep the woods clean!   

[nontypical176]

In Idaho there are rivers posted "NO GLASS BOTTLES", a pretty cool rule really.  We seen some local yocalls there surrounding a coulple of camps full of disrespectful pukes that had garbage spread everywhere.  They made them campers pick up every piece of garbage in the area, right down to the cigarrette butts and blackwater tanks they had just let dump onto the ground, it was awesome vigialanty justice.  Its about the only time I like to see signs up...Respect our riveres and such, at least it gets people thinking and there should be a huge sign posted at the beginning of every major road following a river or forest access area.  Them little bitty Pack it Out signs don't cut it.  And bigger penaltlies for violaitors.

Its one of the saddest things to see here in North America, garbage  spread across this beautiful ground.  I know people that own land along the Kalama and Coweeman rivers that don't allow trespassing anymore just because of garbage and its sickening.  I've got fishing and hunting rights on a couple spots just for picking up extra trash.  Its a lot easier to gain access into an area if you can offer something in return...Y'all might keep that in mind the next time you ask to hunt/fish a private property, offer the landowners some free garbage detail.  Picking up a bag of trash doesn't take long at all.  I've got permanent fishing rights to a prime chunk of salmon/stealhead ground by hauling off a mattress and couch that was dumped on private ground along the Elochoman river.  I had it already loaded in the back of my truck when I knocked on their door to ask for access permission and I made a good friend as an added bonus.

[jeepguy]

trash has made it alot harder toget on private land . waterfowl hunting 2 years ago @ welts the last couple of weeks was amazing how much crap was left , fold up chairs buckets shell casings cans thermos's cup's bird carcass'es  that someone breasted out and piled up along a path  fece's t.p clothes gun wipes  at the parking lot there were black plastic bags full what appeared tobe  more bird carcass 'es  just pathetic. i wonder who picks it all up at the end of the season ??

[ICEMAN]

Teach them young.

[jeepguy]

yes i agree teach'em young  just as i was  the area i described in above post was just overwhelming i guess a guy or better yet a group  could gain permission to drive a truck down the roads there and pick up after the season it was atleast a disheartening sight  that last day

[Smokepole]

We used to find huge pile of trash up in the high lakes.  Packed out many a load of that crap.  Right now my concern is the Seapost Road between Arlington and Darrington where everyone and his uncle go shooting.  It's a great place to shoot, but it won't be long and they will gate the road.  Tv's, microwaves, shells, clays - thars sheet everywhere!  Not to mention some contractor dumped his demo debris in one of the pull-offs. 

If anyone uses Seapost for shooting or recreation and wants to help with a clean up day, let me know!  It would take days for one guy!

[jeepguy]

c-post off 530 where they shoot'n in the logg'n unit's at the bottom

[Smokepole]

Yep, spelled it wrong.  It's a great place to shoot, but I'm afraid we're gonna get locked out if it gets much worse.  I can't believe they let it go this long.

[jeepguy]

probley  if there's a group together maybe i'll go