Some feel the same way about hunting, target shooting, and the shooting sports in general. Funny, though, those people often have hobbies, too.TreyHouston wrote:Our civilization must be getting really bored. How about this one, find a job and then find money!
Placing caches on private property without permission of the owner is not right. Done the wrong way, as this one was, any sport can cause real problems. They should not have placed it without permission.
Geocaching, done well, is a good way to learn some useful skills. There's nothing wrong with getting outside and practicing an outdoor skill while having a nice walk, bike ride, ,or drive. Map reading, navigation with a modern twist, hiking in some cases ... It's something like a less-stressful, slower form of orienteering.
Yes, I've tried geocaching and I like it. There are caches all over, both on the road and in town.
If you know the geocaching site that it's listed on, contact them. If you find the cache, consider putting a clear but not nasty warning that this is in fact private property, that the owner did not give permission for the cache, and that the reader is trespassing and should leave immediately. A suggestion to post that information wherever the site is listed might be in order. It might be a good idea to put a note to that effect in the logbook that should be in the cache.
I can understand wanting to trash the cache box, but that will not keep people from looking for it or replacing it. The one who placed it might assume it was stolen, which does happen.
By the way, a popular thing in geocaching is the "Virtual Cache", where one has to find a particular spot, where there is nothing but a view of something interesting. Still, that should not involve trespassing.