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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: WWA on April 10, 2023, 07:24:54 PM

Title: Smith Island Cleanup Sat April 15th Sat 930 am (Everett)
Post by: WWA on April 10, 2023, 07:24:54 PM
This is a 2 location launch. Long handled nets, sticks with magnets, gloves, waders, and if you want to bring a boat or Kayak come to this event. This is a great opportunity to explore a public hunting spot and do some good cleanup of our hunting areas.
Title: Re: Smith Island Cleanup Sat April 15th Sat 930 am (Everett)
Post by: WWA on April 10, 2023, 09:52:52 PM
This is the location of the Ebey Waterfront Park and boat launch. If you want to bring your Kayak or such contact Tom so that we can ferry/ town your ride to the location.
Title: Re: Smith Island Cleanup Sat April 15th Sat 930 am (Everett)
Post by: WWA on April 15, 2023, 04:14:42 PM
We had a pretty good turn out. Hunters new to the area came out and picked up trash via boats. We picked up a lot of flotsam and trash. Plenty of glass bottle buoys   Styrofoam shoes bottles and such. Notable finds were 2 inflatable boats, a rather nice paddle(which was saved from the landfill) and   a fishing survival suit. Many 5 gallon plastic and and one plastic 55 gallon drum. Just the haul from the boats nearly filled up the trailer, and the garbage from kayakers and those on foot were tossed on top. These pictures are from the boat crew. We had 4 boat but one had engine trouble so had to turn back. Expeditions like this exploring a new area is great to do as a group with backup in case of trouble. — in Smith Island (Washington).
Title: Re: Smith Island Cleanup Sat April 15th Sat 930 am (Everett)
Post by: hdshot on April 16, 2023, 04:19:19 PM
Sounds disturbing! Anyways keep up the good work but my millennial former hunting partner would say you sound too negative on here and would make the decision stop hunting with you if he was your friend.  Today's newer generation hates facts.
Title: Re: Smith Island Cleanup Sat April 15th Sat 930 am (Everett)
Post by: Jake Dogfish on April 16, 2023, 05:00:39 PM
We had a pretty good turn out. Hunters new to the area came out and picked up trash via boats. We picked up a lot of flotsam and trash. Plenty of glass bottle buoys   Styrofoam shoes bottles and such. Notable finds were 2 inflatable boats, a rather nice paddle(which was saved from the landfill) and   a fishing survival suit. Many 5 gallon plastic and and one plastic 55 gallon drum. Just the haul from the boats nearly filled up the trailer, and the garbage from kayakers and those on foot were tossed on top. These pictures are from the boat crew. We had 4 boat but one had engine trouble so had to turn back. Expeditions like this exploring a new area is great to do as a group with backup in case of trouble. — in Smith Island (Washington).
Great work!  Thank you!  :tup:
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