Question about first cache

[sjj530]

There is a local hill where I'd like to place a geocache.  I think I've got a good hide -- a stub branch with a plastic tube glued to it.  I know I can't drill into or attach hardware to a living tree, but what about a dead one?  There are a lot of fallen logs ands stumps in this area.   Or would I be violating the rules?   Thanks!

[+cerberus1]

Does the property belong to you ?    The person who gave you permission for your placement would be the one to ask.    

[+ecanderson]

Dead trees have always been fair game per reviewers around my part of the world, and we've seen a few like yours.  Properly done, they can be pretty wicked to find.

 

[+NanCycle]

Standing dead trees may be a gray area , but stumps and fallen logs are commonly used.

[+barefootjeff]

Or you can just do what I've done with a couple of mine and provided my own log. That way I can treat it beforehand to prevent it from rotting (this one I baked in the oven then coated it with a oil-based sealer) and, when the time comes to archive it, I can just take it away and leave the environment the same as it was before the cache was placed.