Note for hunter from Vancouver with 8-26 moose draw

[Buckmeister]

This is a note to the fellow from Vancouver who has the 8-26 moose draw and was out sighting his rifle east of Enderby today. I picked up all the brass you left behind, but I left all the targets on the trees you hung up so that you can take responsibility and go back and clean them up yourself. I am the guy on the quad who passed by while you were dressing a grouse, and I got the info on you from the guy who passed you getting firewood. I don't know what it's like where you live, but around here we try to keep a clean forest and are proud of it. Please clean up after yourself. Thanks.

[webley]

Well said Im sick of that as well.Steve!

[338win mag]

I was just saying the same thing to a fellow member on here last night....not to pick on visiting hunters because locals do it too but....drove by 4 guys from "the coast" I stop to chat, 3 get up and leave, one guy is friendly as he has a little buck and he is happy about that, on my return drive by they left some garbage behind, I got your garbage so every fellow hunter didnt look like you guys.
Come on, please take your trash with you.

[srupp]

Dont give Steves a bad name...

[Takla]

It seems Common sense isnt that common these days,or its just lazyness maybe,recently on our moose hunt i visited our grown over camp we used for over 20 yrs ,clean as the day we found it as our last day in camp is always a cleaning day,looks prestine right down to the firepit rocks being unassembled and scattered around site....keep them clean boys!

[sumonda]

Don't have to look far to find beer cans and other trash laying around a recently used hunt camp.. its really not hard to bring a heavy duty garbage bag and take 5 minutes to pick up your crap as you break camp.. I just don't get why this is such a problem!

[simonvancouver]

I don't get it, take a big bin bag and fill it with the shells and brass in the area.... yours or not. It is not hard.

[Redthies]

I don't get it, take a big bin bag and fill it with the shells and brass in the area.... yours or not. It is not hard.

There is an unofficial target range up the Soo river that a lot of phucwits obviously use based on all the garbage. Old shot up fire extinguishers, chairs TVs etc. It’s a disgrace. I’ve only ever been there with my camper on, and there is easily a truckload of crap there.

[mcmullmar]

It is very discussing to see what people leave behind.

[Wild one]

So how many here actually tell people to clean up their sh!t when they catch these people in the act?

Its one thing to clean up their mess or try internet shame stuff but this often leads to these idiots continuing as they do

I can tell you these people often get uncomfortable and stutter when you call them out on their mess and tell them to clean it up. More so when you park behind their truck and offer to help load their truck with all the trash in the area. Along with the offer of following them to the dump where you are willing to split the dump fee with them

If there is no consequences these people don’t care and keep doing

[Andrewh]

There is an unofficial target range up the Soo river that a lot of phucwits obviously use based on all the garbage. Old shot up fire extinguishers, chairs TVs etc. It’s a disgrace. I’ve only ever been there with my camper on, and there is easily a truckload of crap there.

Would be nice to set up a couple trail cams and do a little reporting, especially if it is a common 'dump site'.

[.308SLAYER]

I've been known to slam on the brakes make my passenger get out walk back and go pick up the wrapper or can/bottle 5hey just threw out...usually only happens once

[Wild one]

I've been known to slam on the brakes make my passenger get out walk back and go pick up the wrapper or can/bottle 5hey just threw out...usually only happens once

Funny how well it works confronting someone on being an idiot lol

[Redthies]

Would be nice to set up a couple trail cams and do a little reporting, especially if it is a common 'dump site'.

Yes, it would be. It’s a fair sized area but I will probably organize a clean up day in the spring once the snow is gone. I think (hope) a lot of it has to with how dirty it is when people arrive. If it’s clean, then they tend to leave it clean. If it’s a pig sty, their own crap doesn’t stand out.

As for confronting these douche bags while “in the act”, it’s hard to know if they are going to clean up when they leave, and they also tend to be armed when “in the act” of shooting, so you need to tread carefully!

if I suspect nefarious deeds are being done, I try to take a photo of a license plate and the people involved without being too obvious. Law enforcement won’t do anything without a pic of the people involved, as I found out when I caught three guys in the act of dumping a truckload of crap on my neighbors property. The garbage had stolen credit cards etc in it, and the cops wouldn’t even bother to look for who owned the truck without pics of humans too.

[Wild one]

Yes, it would be. It’s a fair sized area but I will probably organize a clean up day in the spring once the snow is gone. I think (hope) a lot of it has to with how dirty it is when people arrive. If it’s clean, then they tend to leave it clean. If it’s a pig sty, their own crap doesn’t stand out.

As for confronting these douche bags while “in the act”, it’s hard to know if they are going to clean up when they leave, and they also tend to be armed when “in the act” of shooting, so you need to tread carefully!

if I suspect nefarious deeds are being done, I try to take a photo of a license plate and the people involved without being too obvious. Law enforcement won’t do anything without a pic of the people involved, as I found out when I caught three guys in the act of dumping a truckload of crap on my neighbors property. The garbage had stolen credit cards etc in it, and the cops wouldn’t even bother to look for who owned the truck without pics of humans too.

Here is reality you won’t be shot for telling someone to clean up their mess the punishment is just way to high for the offenders. If they step over the line of threatening you with a firearm they now stepped over the line where they can be reported to the RCMP

Reporting a threat with a firearm will get attention from RCMP a lot faster then littering

Most people when confronted will make excuses for their actions or actually just clean it up and leave. If you are being threatened and fear things or more then you can handle leave and report instead. People use threats to scare you from actual conflict 99% of the time.

Fact of the matter is most are just lazy dumbass’s not gangsters doing this lol.

[albravo2]

It is funny, if I run into people out shooting I always stop to chat and inevitably drop a polite reminder to clean up after themselves. Everybody always seems shocked that I'd even think they might leave sh*t behind but lo and behold, more often that not there is garbage on the site when I go back.

[338win mag]

So how many here actually tell people to clean up their sh!t when they catch these people in the act?

Its one thing to clean up their mess or try internet shame stuff but this often leads to these idiots continuing as they do

I can tell you these people often get uncomfortable and stutter when you call them out on their mess and tell them to clean it up. More so when you park behind their truck and offer to help load their truck with all the trash in the area. Along with the offer of following them to the dump where you are willing to split the dump fee with them

If there is no consequences these people don’t care and keep doing
I have phoned 3 people and given them 24hrs to get their shyte picked up, 2 complied and cleaned up their shyte, 1 didnt so the CO paid them a visit.
I asked 3 idiots to pick up their spent hulls after they were done shooting at our unofficial range, I had just picked up a 5 gallon pail full and showed them, they said no problem,,,,next day there were hundreds from these local idiots.

[Wild one]

I have phoned 3 people and given them 24hrs to get their shyte picked up, 2 complied and cleaned up their shyte, 1 didnt so the CO paid them a visit.
I asked 3 idiots to pick up their spent hulls after they were done shooting at our unofficial range, I had just picked up a 5 gallon pail full and showed them, they said no problem,,,,next day there were hundreds from these local idiots.

Cant win them all but at least you’re efforts are achieving results a portion of the time. That is enough to make it worth it. I bet if more did the same it would make a larger impact

Good on you for taking the time to put in an effort

[curt]

post this on FB too

[Buckmeister]

Went by the spot yesterday and saw that the targets had been taken down. A thank you goes out to whoever that was.

[russm]

Was out fishing a few weeks ago at a really busy spot on the vedder, was gross how much garbage was on the side of chilliwack lake road, so I grabbed my garbage bag and started picking stuff up, started to talk to a couple people for a few minutes and mentioned how so many people go out there but no one brings there garbage home, they basically looked at me, shrugged their shoulders and walked away.

[Bag1]

I always manage to pack out more than I take in, this year seems to be discarded water bottles, I seem to stumble over them every trip.