Ricko Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I took some friends for a walk with me on Sunday across a local moorland, I was embarrassed to find 50+ used cartridges, dumped by a hedgerow. I felt embarrassed because my friends know I am a shooter/countryman and I found it hard to explain away non-biodegradable litter close to a pathway. I picked them all up (and may use them to make a clock with the brass ends in place of the numbers) but there is NO EXCUSE to leave any kind of litter behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 There is if you're a cock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Good man picking other peoples rubbish up. All ours come back home with us. Same goes with fishing...some lads leave all their rubbish, paper from worms, beer cans etc all over the beaches, rocks and promenades. Tis a joke. Just pick it up and bin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anni Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I did the same thing this evening while walking the dog A shooter had dumped his used cartridges at the side of the field ( Coppins high pheasant ) blue cartridge I picked them all up and binned them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Were you anywhere near Mersea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 no excuse for it , it does`nt take long to pick them up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Were you anywhere near Mersea? Is the layby tipping still going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 As a young kid I used to pick up the odd used cartridge and it ended up on the window sill in my bedroom. But more than 50 just left in a heap!!!! The plastic shell DOES NOT DECOMPOSE. I started shooting in 1984 and have never left an empty shotgun cartridge on the ground anywhere in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V3 Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 there used to be a guy who shot on my permission 2 years ago and i'm still picking his used carts up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danccooke Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I shoot a semi auto and the thing is a ****** for launching the empties, I could how many shots i fire and i count the empties back in. The other day I must have left 1 as I just couldn't find it, or I miscounted my shots fired. It isn't acceptable. The other month when walking the dog he came running by with a very green pigeon in his mouth (he isn't a gun dog) getting the little sod back to give it to me was, hmm interesting. When we walked back to the car there was a pile of about 15 there. Annoyingly it was right next to a field I have permission on. I went back to the car grabbed a sack and picked them up as i didn't want anyone to think it was me leaving woodies behind. They really smelt too As for fishing I think the fishermen are worse I used to get so mad to see people saunter up near me fish for a few hours then kuff off and leave a pile of rubbish. Maybe they are just more conspicuous because of thier number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Nothing makes me angrier that people leaving their litter behind when out shooting and fishing. Our sport has enough enemies as it is without creating more through sheer laziness and stupid behaviour! FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I shoot with a semi-auto so it can be difficult at times to find the empties but I make as much of an effort as possible to lift them all. I know plenty of people who don't left them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunters_return Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 The thing thats always wound me up, is that be it fishing litter or shotgun shells or any other shooting litter. It weighs a bloody lot less to take home than it did to take there so there should be no excuse what so ever. And i'm sure no one wants to sit in a swim or walk a feild full of litter even the w*****s that don't pick up their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Is the layby tipping still going on? I will admit I haven't driven along that road for a couple of weeks so I haven't seen if it has stopped or not. After having a few words with the culprit I sincerely hope it has stopped. Thing is there are so many empty cartridge cases along that road now you have to slow down to see if the heads are rusty or not. If there are any more dumped I will be collecting every empty cartridge case I can find and depositing them in his garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattslaptop247 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 It's a shame we cant go back to paper cartridges. I understand the might be prone to swelling when damp, but I'm sure with all todays modern technology a compromise could be found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntout Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 It's a shame we cant go back to paper cartridges. I understand the might be prone to swelling when damp, but I'm sure with all todays modern technology a compromise could be found or a biodegradable plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrightchopper Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Leave nothing . . . . . . take only memories ! oh and a few birds would be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPT1 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I think all spent lead shot should should be picked up and recycled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I must admit, I mainly use paper carts and always pick them up, I shoot on my own land but just dont want the place littered with cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 There is no excuse for leaving spent cartridge cases lying around, if nothing else it shows a lack of consideration for the land you shoot on and the farmer who owns it or his livestock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I will admit I haven't driven along that road for a couple of weeks so I haven't seen if it has stopped or not. After having a few words with the culprit I sincerely hope it has stopped. Thing is there are so many empty cartridge cases along that road now you have to slow down to see if the heads are rusty or not. If there are any more dumped I will be collecting every empty cartridge case I can find and depositing them in his garden. Are you not gonna try my suggestion? They make a right mess once super glued to a bonnet Soon get the message SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 i dare not leave anything lying around, the owner of my permission keeps highland cattle, he'd string me up if he found any cases or plastic wads on his land. ther's no excuse for it, like someone here has already said, " they weigh far less on the way back than on the way there"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 No excuse at all mate, and anyone who does is doing our sport no good at all. I always use fibre wads for this same reason as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 i dare not leave anything lying around, the owner of my permission keeps highland cattle, he'd string me up if he found any cases or plastic wads on his land.ther's no excuse for it, like someone here has already said, " they weigh far less on the way back than on the way there"! I too am against any form of litter left laying around the countryside, I have friends who all farm and shoot, they all allow me free range of their land which they regard as their garden, I would feel that I would be letting them down by littering. One thing is noticable in all the preceding posts no one until now has mentioned plastic wads, these should be banned except for use on licenced clay shooting grounds, they are not degradable and like the cases will lay around for years, in my opinion they are more dangerous than the cases which have at least a metal part to put animals off swallowing them. It will not be long before an act is passed to restrict their use. Off topic I know but have to mention my other pet hate and that is these mass releases of gas filled balloons into the air, where do they land? Do the people releasing them care, do they #####. Often these are released on some charitable pretense, many end up caught in the upper branches of trees and remain there for months others in the hay crop, baled up for animals to choke on. Rgds Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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