maxxer

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=1641&log=y&decrypt= We've never brought a detector along for any other caches and didn't plan to bring one for this find. It came in very handy for this one. Anyway, here's our find log August 26, 2001 by maxxer (16 found) This was a real tough one to find! A beautiful area, warm sunny day, beer in cooler, awesome trails - what more can one ask for? The Cache!! We searched and searched...took breaks...and searched some more! Great job hiding it!! We brought a friend along who happened to bring his metal detector for the trip. Good thing! After 1.5 hrs (at least) of searching around once we were down to .00 on GPS, we broke down and read the spoilers/cheat...in the end Jim with his detector was the finder of the cache. We took the yo-yo and the measure tape key chain and left Reptile toys, glow sticks, and a smiley key chain. Blew some of the bubbles from the cool mini champagne bottle. Oh, and Jim left a Canadian quarter he found next to one of the rocks. Pic # 21(?) Great time had by all (including the dogs!) Thanx for the fun Biker Kev!

When she logs her past finds, she should override the default date (today) with the date that her finds actually occured on. I think that's what was meant as "retrolog". And like St.Richardson says, indicating the reason for the late log wouldn't hurt. It would probably be appreciated by the cache owner. I definitely agree that it's appropriate for her to log her past finds.

I have archived it effective immediately. And will physically remove the cache next weekend. Thank you all very much for your valuable input and opinions.

quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:First off, if a hunter stumbled on your cache, it probably isn't hidden well enough to begin with. You should address that issue. The next issue is whether or not you want to give this guy the courtesy of disabling your cache during the hunting season. But this area is not his personal game preserve. Other hunters and hikers can and probably will enter the area during hunting season, so why should Geocaching be any different Hi Brian, He didn't actually stumble upon the cache. When geocachers were hunting the cache & once when we went for maintanance during last year's deer hunting season, Gus (the alleged deer hunter watched the cache activity from his tree stand. It was within a few weeks of when we spotted him in his tree stand watching us, and when we received reports from other geocachers of his presense, is when he left the note requesting it be removed. I'd bet it was part curiosity as to what we were all up to and part aggravation that we were in "his" hunting area, that prompted him to have a look at the cache. Your statement about it not being his personal game preserve is exactly why we're having trouble coming to a decision on this. Do we abide by his request or not??? Now I'm wishing I'd posted this as a poll to easily tally the votes one way or the other to help us decide. Thanks!

quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:First off, if a hunter stumbled on your cache, it probably isn't hidden well enough to begin with. You should address that issue. The next issue is whether or not you want to give this guy the courtesy of disabling your cache during the hunting season. But this area is not his personal game preserve. Other hunters and hikers can and probably will enter the area during hunting season, so why should Geocaching be any different Hi Brian, He didn't actually stumble upon the cache. When geocachers were hunting the cache & once when we went for maintanance during last year's deer hunting season, Gus (the alleged deer hunter watched the cache activity from his tree stand. It was within a few weeks of when we spotted him in his tree stand watching us, and when we received reports from other geocachers of his presense, is when he left the note requesting it be removed. I'd bet it was part curiosity as to what we were all up to and part aggravation that we were in "his" hunting area, that prompted him to have a look at the cache. Your statement about it not being his personal game preserve is exactly why we're having trouble coming to a decision on this. Do we abide by his request or not??? Now I'm wishing I'd posted this as a poll to easily tally the votes one way or the other to help us decide. Thanks!

We're still undecided. Torn between a bold notice on the cache description, warning of the hunters in the area along with details on dates & days of the week that they are permitted to hunt... Or archiving the cache online & physically during the season. What to do, what to do... It would be a shame to have no cache available in the area for a geocacher needing a fix. There aren't any others within an 8-10 mile radius. I would like to think we can rely on the cache hunters to use sound judgement and common sense. But it'd be a bigger shame to create problems with our cache. The opinions so far are mixed, as are that of mine and my husband's. I'm leaning towards the archiving, mainly because of what Runaround stated regarding the next hunter may not be so cool about it, and of course the fact that we would not want anyone to get hurt. We are very cautious about caching expeditions we go on during the hunting season here in CT & MA. We go only on Sundays during the season when visiting an area which allows hunting. Even then, we wear orange clothing and drape our dogs in orange. However, we've realized from the logs on our cache page that not all cachers are aware of hunting season and the hazards it poses. We were surprised at some logs we see, not only on our cache but others as well, where people claim such shock & horror about hearing gunshots or seeing hunters during season. For this reason, we are hesitant to leave the decision up to the geocachers & their judgement. Hunting season here generally runs from mid Sept through the end of December, excluding Sundays. I am going to post a general warning about it on the New England forum. Eeyore - thanks for the chuckle "And geocacher thinks the woods are for caching because there is an iced tea pitcher out there somewhere with that to die for plastic magnifying lense, maybe an action figure, and a #2 pencil." LOL! BassoonPilot - To answer your question, no the area is not closed to anyone, deer or cache hunters at any time through out the year. To all that responded - thank you very much for your input.

We have a cache hidden in a popular hunting area. One of the hunters left a note in the cache last year that he thought geocaching is a nice idea and all, however, he would like us to move our cache out of his favorite hunting area. The area he suggests that we move our cache to is in a wildlife refuge. I do not feel comfortable placing a cache in that protected refuge, that is the reason we originally chose the hiding spot outside of the refuge. Considering that we are exposing cachers to this great area, without directly imposing on the natural beauty and habitat. After a few logs by finders that were concerned with the note from the hunter, I'm wondering if we should archive the cache during the hunting season. Or if a note on the cache description indicating the open season dates and recommend avoiding hunting this cache during this time would be sufficient. The 2002 season is about to begin and I'm not sure of the best way to address this concern. The last thing we want to do is place any geocachers at risk, or upset an avid hunter. Opinions would be appreciated. Thanks, Maxxer