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Went out fishing today and came across where someone had been fishing, they left old bait containers, and cigarette butts everywhere , and chew as well, it really pisses me off to be honest!!! I'm sure whoever was there won't read this ,but just wanted to vent,
I've been a hunter and fisherman for over fifty years now. I truely believe that "EVERYONE" has the right to their opinion, especially on a website designed to iniate conversation. Even though I believe that it is your right, I have to say that in this case you are wrong! Encouraging litters to put their trash down the hole is not a good thing. Obviously, it wouldn't be around for others to see, but it will still be poluting the water. And, if I can't see what you are leaving behind, I can't do my part to help keep the water clean! I do agree that the ice would look better, but doing what you said is actually worse then leaving the trash on the ice. There is no chance of someone disposing of it properly if a plastic worm container is laying at the bottom of a lake. Just saying.
I believe PerchPounder was just referring to putting perch skins or any other leftovers from cleaning fish down the hole versus leaving it on the ice but could be wrong.
Check your state laws too...doing that here with any fish parts will get you a ticket.Best thing is having 3-4 of those annoying plastic bags from stores with you when you go fishing. Try to return with at least a few filled with trash, becuz you know that some just won't do it.
You can't clean a fish within 100' of shore?? Seriously? Why is that?
No need to rant about it. It’s not going to change. Ever. Never going to change.
Well, they can't be a lot worse than the gazillion ones we now have here. Can't even take minnows back home after fishing unless you pour the water out on THE GROUND, and refill container with water brought from home.That means carrying a jug of spring water, becuz minners don't like chlorine. And worms MUST go in the trash, NOT into the ground, becuz they destroy the soil and kill young vegetation roots...I kid you NOT! I'd like to know who thought up this stoopid sh**.....
All that was a problem before the population influx. Now it’s bigger problem. The 2022 population influx will make it even a bigger problem
Someone might actually see you doing something right and take the time to contemplate it or, better yet, point it out to their kids. Lead by doing. IMO, you're (hypothetically speaking) just as culpable for the trash on the ice if you see it and choose to ignore it.
The 2022 population influx will make it even a bigger problem and so on and so forth until they turn Montana into the crap hole they came from. These people came here to post a picture of a bull elk on Instagram. They don’t give a crap about Montana or the land.
I agree, and it's likely a problem everywhere. You don't have to grand-stand to make or inspire change. As earlier posts mentioned, bring an extra trash bag or two and make up for 2-3 idiots along the way. Someone might actually see you doing something right and take the time to contemplate it or, better yet, point it out to their kids. Lead by doing. IMO, you're (hypothetically speaking) just as culpable for the trash on the ice if you see it and choose to ignore it.
Agree whole heartedly.I've been picking up shotgun hulls, beer cans in the ditch, and a multitude of other trash up after slobs when hunting for the last 40 years. We do the same on the ice. Unfortunately, its as much or more native Montanans as the transplants.