WATCH YOUR MANNERS ON PUBLIC HUNTING LANDS

[Mailman29680]

Just as a few bad apples can make the whole barrel seem rotten, the few individuals who abuse South Carolina's public hunting lands by littering, tearing down gates and other offenses can spoil the positive image of ethical sportsmen, say officials with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. "The abuse of Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lands by the public is a slap in the face to every hunter who appreciates the privilege of having access to these lands and to state natural resources officials who are doing everything in their power to keep lands in the WMA Program," said Billy McTeer, deputy director for Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Every hunter with a WMA permit should remember that one is always a guest of the landowner and that one must conduct himself or herself with the courtesy of a guest who wants to get invited back," McTeer said.

[MIBowhunter]

Mailman,

I agree one hunderd percent. I really think a lot of this stuff comes from kids that have lack of discepline thanks to the new way of upbrining. No respect for other peoples properties.

We need to make sure that if we catch them that we report them and bring them to justice to show the anti's that we can take care of our own.

MIB

[Don]

I agree also.

I hate litter anywhere. It bugs the heck out of me when I ride down the highway and see trash people have thrown out.

I hate to say it but we still have a lot of adults out there that don't mind throwing their trash on the ground anywhere they happen to be at that time.

Maybe one day our kids will not have to see this kind of stuff.