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The WGA is about to begin work on geocaching policy recommendations for the DNR. It looks like we’ll hold an open forum on this topic at the Aug. 25 picnic. In the meantime, here are two guidelines we should all follow right away to conform with requests from the DNR:
– Don’t put pocketknifes in caches. If you find one in a cache, take it out and trade it for something else.
– Stop placing caches in State Natural Areas.
For more information, see this page on the WGA site: http://wi-geocaching.com/hide.htmlAgreed, but I don’t understand it. The knives, that is. When I was in grade school, we would wear our cub scout and boy scout uniforms the day of a meeting. Uniform included hanging the official pocket knife from the belt. Never had a teacher faint! Just didn’t like the shavings on the floor while whittling down a pinewood racer during class.
Steve Bukosky
WaukeshaI know what you’re saying, sbukosky. But, we live in an age where kids are expelled from high-schools for bringing a kitchen knife to school to cut open an onion for a presentation in science class (seriously!).
This was a request form the DNR for land under the direction of the DNR, not a statewide recomendation.
But there is nothing wrong with using a little common sense when placing a knife type trinket in a cache. Like everything else in this sport, just use a little common sense and keep the rules to a minimum.quote:
Originally posted by Thraxman:
I know what you’re saying, sbukosky. But, we live in an age where kids are expelled from high-schools for bringing a kitchen knife to school to cut open an onion for a presentation in science class (seriously!).I replaced an item for a knife from the shoops cache on the 17th. I will try to keep something on hand so I can do this whenever possible. I didn’t feel that it was all that bad, but if non cachers raid it, I would rather not have a weapon in one.
Yes, and when you’re reading “The Little Engine That Could” to your three year old daughter, make sure you skip over the word “jack-knife” in describing the good things boys and girls could want, and hold your thumb over the picture of the pocket knife.
We foud a pocketknife in one of the caches up here and immediately took it out. I completely agree that they should not be out there. This is a family sport/hobby and I don’t think knives belong in caches.
We live in a different age (yes, I was once a cub scout with the pocketknife too.) As a public high school teacher I personally think the less knives out there the better. Things have changed – look at what four box cutters did on 9/11!
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