Leaving spent shells in a public dove field...is it legal?

[lagrangedave]

I always pick up my hulls. On public land I have picked up a lot too along with many live shells, two pocket knives, two camo caps, decoys, drinks and a merle haggard tape.

Hey

 

[Huntsman.45]

BriarPatch,

After you left this morning I walked back down the tree line and pickup another 25 or so.

 

[Joe Brandon]

Ive been known to chuck a McDonalds bag or two out the truck but I always pick up my casings.

 

[oldguy]

Ethics and respect for the land should be a MAJOR part of hunter education programs.
I pick up your McDonald's trash and cuss slob hunters!

 

[Killinstuff]

I'll add......surveying tape. I bet I peel off limbs a few rolls of the stuff guys don't remove after deer season on Ft Stewart. And most guys don't set up more than 100 yards from the road but they have to mark every 25 feet so they don't get lost n the dark. Remove your darn tape!

 

[trad bow]

Leave the woods and rivers cleaner than you found it.

 

[oldguy]

Look at it like this, if it wasn't there when you got there, it shouldn't be there when you leave.

 

[releehweoj]

I take a trash bag and pick up all my litter including shells. Teach my kids to do the same. I never get them all, but i do make an effort at it. This year i decided to pick them up as i go instead of after its over

This. Open breech, pull out extracted shells, put in plastic grocery bag hanging on side of blind. Not rocket science.

 

[deerslayer357]

This is one reason I have grown to love my over/unders- don’t have to chase hulls all over a 20 foot area around where I sat! Open breech, grab shells, toss in ammo can, reload and go again!

 

[Beretta682]

Any 16 gauge? Ill take them off you hands.

Picked up at least 100 more spent shot shells again this morning.... besides mine .... !!!

 

[BriarPatch99]

Any 16 gauge? Ill take them off you hands.

Sorry no .... Only twelve and twenty gauge .... I am sure 16 gauge are not easy to find .... but if I do I'll keep them and holler ....

 

[trad bow]

I’ll keep an eye out for the 16 for you as well.