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by Glockster
Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:25 pm
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Topic: Geocache on my property. Now what?
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Re: Geocache on my property. Now what?

Abraham wrote:Do Geocachers think private property is public?

If so, it's a wonder they've not been attacked by dogs and property owners or do I mis-understand?

SOME geocachers simply don't care. I have turned in quite a few caches in my years of geocaching. Each was placed somewhere that was prohibited by the rules. Most of those rules are based on safety or security issues. And yet someone decided, what the heck and in many instances outright lied to the Reviewer. But that's not the only "what the heck" moment - another one is when a geocacher goes to a cache site and realizes that the cache shouldn't be there and instead of turning it in, they log their find and move on to the next one. If you google you can find a few classic examples of what can happen - as in police bomb squads blowing up a geocache that shouldn't be where it was. There are a lot of good geocachers out there who won't trespass and who won't damage property. And there are also quite a few that don't care what they do as long as they get to log their find.
by Glockster
Fri Jul 08, 2016 8:38 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Geocache on my property. Now what?
Replies: 53
Views: 10101

Re: Geocache on my property. Now what?

The geocaching organization has a position called a Reviewer whose job it is to ensure that any cache placed is done so within the boundaries of the rules. There are only a couple of Reviewers for all of Texas. Many cache "owners" place caches on private property under a belief that attaching something to a fence is okay. All you have to do is look for one listed as on your property and complain to a Reviewer and they will shut the cache down. I myself have been geocaching for years and it is a lot of fun. Am happy to further help if the above offered assistance doesn't pan out. Any member can go onto a particular cache web page and request that a cache be shut down and list as the basis that they land owner requested that the cache be removed.

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