Trust and bonding between outdoor enthusiasts sometimes requires keeping secrets to protect nature and the tranquility of your favorite spot.
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“Chasing reports” not only has a negative impact on the localized ecosystems of areas that are hit hard by outdoor enthusiasts, but it has a negative impact on the exploration of new frontiers.
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When you’re trying to learn how to hunt, fish, or wild-harvest anything, you’ll often find that people are very protective of their water and hunting grounds. While social media and online forums are a good place to start if you have an interest in an outdoor activity, chances are that people aren’t willing to give out precise details about things like location. Social media has changed the outdoor experience in a sense that it makes things a little more inclusive for others. While there’s no point in arguing that nature is for everyone, “chasing reports” not only has a negative impact on the localized ecosystems of areas that are hit hard by outdoor enthusiasts, but it has a negative impact on the exploration of new frontiers, discovering new fishing holes and hunting grounds to spread out the harvest instead of wipe it out. Some people have developed a specific management program for their favorite spots that works and sharing those spots with you might not be a part of that.
Beyond the impact on the environment, there is a code of ethics among outdoor enthusiasts that keeps the experience as something to share with each other, rather than giving and taking. While it might sound like sharing is synonymous with giving and taking, sharing an outdoor experience with someone else is far different than giving someone a GPS location so they can go there and “take.” It’s a code of “I’m not going to tell you where I got this, but I will be happy to SHOW you.” As a curious mind, it is in your best interest to befriend other outdoor enthusiasts for this reason rather than ask them twenty questions with the expectation of harvesting their leavings.
Everyone of course is a beginner at some point and has to start somewhere.
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