PSA: This is why we can't have nice things...

I went to one years ago and it was fun. Haven't had the time for wharton clean up since. I always laugh at the people who dump metal in the woods, free money!

 

Good job OP, wish there was more like you.

I used to go shoot in Northern Idaho in a gravel pit in the woods. It was a cool spot but people used to come dump microwaves and other bullshit and shoot it up and leave. The state ended up hiring a cleaning crew, cleaned up all the trash, tilled up the dirt and cleaned up the feet of spent brass. The even installed signs designating it a shooting area and to please clean up after yourself. Weeks later the place was a shit hole and the signs were shot up. This is why we can't have nice things.

 

Good thread. buy steel targets, nobody leaves those behind.

 

In the deserts, and in the forests, and even in on the coast line....
All we can do is try and help. Thanks for cleaning OP, here is another pic

 

Public land abuse seems to be an ongoing problem. I own 20 wooded acres, surrounded by another 350 wooded acres. All the land is unoccupied at this time. It never fails, I clean up broken bottles, beer cans on MY land (which has a gate and fence around front accessable side) and a week later I find more bottles and cans on the land. I have put up trail cams and such, but to date I have not caught anyone yet. I will be building and moving onto the land in the next 12 months. I can't wait to hear the excuses for people being assholes on my land once I live there. I think the best way to deal with it is to give people options...hand them a plastic bag and tell them they can go around and collect the garbage they have thrown on my land or I can call the sheriff's department and they deal with the trespassing violation and unlawful dumping charge...seems like an easy choice.