Turn in messy hunters?

[camping1601]

So I found (in a wilderness area) where someone is leaving in a bunch of stuff. Wall tent frames, chairs, ave, and a bunch of other stuff as well as just generally being messy. It just looks bad.

Would you report?

 

[mfllood3800]

I absolutely would. These same types of people are the ones who usually get careless with old camp fires and start forest fires.
Wilderness disrespect is just the fruit of a bad root.

 

[tttoadman]

I will report anything I find. Giving trashy hunters a free pass is not the message we want to be sending.

 

[KJH]

I would report it and likely clean it up myself if I could. Are you sure its hunters?

I only ask because I came across a similar situation once and eventually realized they were just disrespectful half-ass backcountry campers. We hauled everything out and cleaned it up as best we could. I would have loved to see their face when they came back for their stuff and trash. I figured it out because no one ever touched it between August and June. They surely camped there every year in the summer and must have never once hauled out their trash, even once. After we hauled out furniture frames, trashed tents, grills, and loads of cans, bottles, plastic, gas cans, etc. they never came back.

 

[Huntindog45]

Not sure where you are but remember some outfitters have permits to maintain camps in Wilderness areas. There are conditions though. Regardless, take pictures and GPS coordinates and report it to the local district ranger.

 

[jspradley]

Definitely report it. We need to police our own!

 

[PNWGATOR]

Curious as to why this is even a question.

 

[bluetick78]

I turn in the Sheep herders in an area I hunt every year. In late August I call the Forest Service grazing manager to find out when the sheep are scheduled to be gone. A few days later I backpack in to a place that I know is used for the final camp before the sheep are loaded. I'd the sheep are not gone, I call it in. If the sheep are gone, I proceed to clean up all the wire, baling twine, sardine cans, chip bags, whiskey bottles, plastic bags, and anything else left behind. In my way out I un-cap the water trough that the herders cap to discourage wild animals from using the water and stealing "their" browse. Then I drive to the FS office and drop off all the trash, give them pics of the government property that was tampered with (the trough), and fill out a formal complaint. It hasn't changed a thing in 15 years, but I'll keep doing it to be a pain in the ass.

 

[Riles1050]

I would initially only clean up garbage. I wouldn't take actual property. I'd take pictures and report it.

 

[gabenzeke]

Yep, report it.

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[IdahoElk]

I called in a full blown messy year round camp in an area that only had a 14 day limit allowed,took pictures of the camp which was about 5miles in and just happened to see him packing Llamas in so I got truck and trailer pictures also,went to the local ranger station and they were quite upset.The result was he had one week to clean everything out or face fines.
After years of dealing with slobs and game violators while in the field I have zero patience these days and have the local rangers on speed dial.

 

[Ucsdryder]

We all own that land. Why would you even consider not turning them in!????

 

[orionsbrother]

Yep. Report it. Take pictures. Save coordinates. Carry out what you can.

Hope they get caught.

 

[PNWTO]

Take pics and get the lat/long. I have found more than one "extended" camp during the middle of the week. Saw one such camp about a month after I first found and well out of season. The local homeless shelter was happy to get some coats and sleeping bags.

 

[camping1601]

Gonna make the call when I get home and settled in.
It's definitely hunters and not outfitters. I'm pretty familiar with the area.