I am a noob, but as much as I love reading the postings I feel compelled to plead/write/vent so here goes:
I was out at a spot I frequent; it's beautiful and has a nice grouping of caches. As I open one of the containers I find an empty SHOTGUN CASING! (yes I did remove it)
The cache was intact, well hidden and had not been muggled; so, I can only conclude that a previous cacher had place this "unique" trinket. This really bothers me!!!
Here's a little info about me:
1) My husband and I are responsible gun owners; our fire arms are for recreational purposes (target shooting).
2) I am not opposed to hunting- as long firearm to game size ratio is fair.
2) We have raised our daughter to also follow this doctrine (she does not, nor has she ever used a firearm-her personal belief system).
3) We have 2 grandchilden (both under 3). Neither has used or has access to firearms (mom will decide if they can participate in this activity when they are older)
4) I a new to Geocaching and I am excited about bringing the g-babies along in the future.
5) I do not think leaving live ammo or any remnants of ammuntion is ok in a cache.
In my opinion:
No, I would not like to find this garbage in any cache; alone or with children.
These item are senseless and dangerous. Isn't it ok to just sign the log and go find the next cache?
Am I (geo)crazy???
Thanks for reading.
My mama always said if you can't leave anything nice.. don't leave anything at all. Sign the log and MOVE ON!
