K1DDO1979
Silver Member
Just wondering who actually makes a effort to keep and properly dispose of ALL the trash they dig or find detecting? I try when I can but admit on more than one occasion I did the old "iron" in the bushes toss! [emoji6]
I always take it all out, even trash lying on the surface, if I can stuff it in my pouch, I will.
It has helped numerous times, when I have been on public land, and it's a little grey whether I am allowed to hunt there.
When a Ranger, or grounds keeper rolls up on you, and demands to know what you are doing, they soften up when you show them a pouch full of trash, and say something like, " Just cleaning up the beach".
One Ranger that was off duty on a Sunday, opened up their headquarters and wrote out a permission slip for me.
If nothing else, it helps our image.
Just thought of another little story.
I obtained a free permission slip to hunt the beach at a state park in PA, when I got to the small beach, there was 40 to 50 holes dug, not filled in, and with the trash that was found on top of each sand pile, like 50 little monuments to stupidity.
I was mortified. First of all, WHAT A LAZY SOB it was that messed up this beach, and second, since I had the permit, guess who could be blamed for it.
So instead of a relaxing morning MD'ng, I gathered up the moron's trash, and filled in his holes.
I would have loved to catch him in the act, of course it might be best I didn't, throwing someone's machine into a lake could probably get me in trouble.
I always take it all out, even trash lying on the surface, if I can stuff it in my pouch, I will.
It has helped numerous times, when I have been on public land, and it's a little grey whether I am allowed to hunt there.
When a Ranger, or grounds keeper rolls up on you, and demands to know what you are doing, they soften up when you show them a pouch full of trash, and say something like, " Just cleaning up the beach".
One Ranger that was off duty on a Sunday, opened up their headquarters and wrote out a permission slip for me.
If nothing else, it helps our image.