Can We?

[six]

I’m usually not one to worry to much about what another person does. But today on my 70 mile trip back home, mostly back roads, something got under my skin a bit. I was bored as usual and decided to see how far it was between empty corn bags beside and even in the road. The farthest stretch was almost three miles. I couldn’t hardly go a mile without seeing one or multiple corn/feed bags. Sometimes there would be several over a mile stretch. Without exaggerating, I bet I saw close to a hundred empty bags on my 70 mile trip. Can’t we take the time to secure the empty bags until we get home and dispose of them properly? I know it’s probably a small minority of hunters letting their empty bags just fly with the wind, but what an eye sore. Come on, I know we’re better than this. I know my parents rule when I was growing up was to carry out more trash out of the woods than you carried in. And if I offended anyone with my comments, I’m not sorry Stepping off my soap box now.

 

[1eyefishing]

If you're offending anybody, they need offending.
Are hunters slobs?
I bet some people think so.

 

[TonyP62]

I’m usually not one to worry to much about what another person does. But today on my 70 mile trip back home, mostly back roads, something got under my skin a bit. I was bored as usual and decided to see how far it was between empty corn bags beside and even in the road. The farthest stretch was almost three miles. I couldn’t hardly go a mile without seeing one or multiple corn/feed bags. Sometimes there would be several over a mile stretch. Without exaggerating, I bet I saw close to a hundred empty bags on my 70 mile trip. Can’t we take the time to secure the empty bags until we get home and dispose of them properly? I know it’s probably a small minority of hunters letting their empty bags just fly with the wind, but what an eye sore. Come on, I know we’re better than this. I know my parents rule when I was growing up was to carry out more trash out of the woods than you carried in. And if I offended anyone with my comments, I’m not sorry Stepping off my soap box now.

I see that a lot too and yes what the other guy said about slob hunters. All hunters are categorized the same by the general public so if the GP sees it we are all slob hunters. Just my 2 cents.

 

[flatwoods]

It upsets me too.
It's not just hunters but the South in general.
You go to the Midwest and there is no trash on the roads.
People have more respect. Sad really.

 

[Hickory Nut]

Two things I despise, a liar and a litterbug. Litterbugs are lazy slobs.

 

[JustUs4All]

As a kid ack in the 50s our family made a big trip out west. Driving through some of the big flat wheat farm country in the Midwest there were signs warning not to track mud on the highway.

 

[mizzippi jb]

It upsets me too.
It's not just hunters but the South in general.
You go to the Midwest and there is no trash on the roads.
People have more respect. Sad really.

Clean yards, clean right of ways.

 

[livinoutdoors]

Midwest folks are very neat and very polite mostly. I like em.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I can teach a lot of things but for some reason when I try to teach courtesy it doesn’t seem to sink in.

I transport my empty bags inside the vehicle.

 

[basshappy]

@six I laughed emoji face because NO, no they can't. I mean I hear you and agree, but the best I think you can get is to stop and pick then up. I have done this with my boy and stepdaughter for various litter, mostly fishing areas. Those people throwing that corn to bait deer and letting their trash become society's problem just don't care.

 

[DAVE]

I don't worry about corn bags but I do worry about how many vehicles and their drivers that are throwing empty beer cans out.

 

[sleepr71]

The simple solution is to make baiting Illegal again…

 

[antharper]

It really is sad !

 

[mizzippi jb]

I don't worry about corn bags but I do worry about how many vehicles and their drivers that are throwing empty beer cans out.

I just put my beer cans in a corn bag in the passenger seat.

 

[2dye4]

I think names and addresses should be mandatory for sellers to put on the bag and if found take it to sheriff or Mr Green jeans and issue a ticket by mail.

 

[livinoutdoors]

I think names and addresses should be mandatory for sellers to put on the bag and if found take it to sheriff or Mr Green jeans and issue a ticket by mail.

Now i think a corn registry might be a little too far maybe...

 

[DAVE]

I just put my beer cans in a corn bag in the passenger seat.

That is a good sign and the first step on the road to recovery.

 

[Lilly001]

The entrance to my property is, at most, 100’ Wide.
I’m about 9 miles from a popular restaurant/gas station.
They sell their food in a distinctly marked box.
I guess my drive way is at the distance it takes to consume one of their meals as I am always cleaning up their empty boxes.

 

[Lilly001]

I hate empty bags on the side of the road also.
I consolidate mine into one and weight it with something.

 

[Tight Lines]

Drives me nuts too...thanks for posting. I put all my work day trash into one corn bag, or several, all inside a black yard bag and dump it on the way home...I pick up stuff every time I'm out I didn't bring...