Split Rock Res. 7/10/13:

[AndyS]

My buddy drives an 18 wheeler and was delivering crane pads up there today, what for I'm not sure, talk of building a boat ramp.

He sent me this great photo from up there.

[Skunk City]

Guess it takes a genius to understand "carry in carry out"?

[dboyd101]

That's no surprise. Have you seen it up there on the weekends? I get there around 4:45 and out by 1:30/2:00.. cars are overflowing the parking lots, with more piling in as the day goes on. With those amounts of crowds, I'm shocked there isn't more than that... but then again, it's probably in the lake.

:eek:

[SkillfulAngler908]

People suck. That is such a beautiful place to just leave all your crap around like that.

[AndyS]

.........and DON'T blame fishing web sites for the crowds. Jersey Paddlers, Hiking web sites and the information of stocking smallmouth in the NJ Fishing Digest drew people to this remote location.

I do keep trash bags in my truck "just in case" A few will ruin it for all.

[Eskimo]

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There is a certain segment of society that just feels compelled to dump their trash in a place where other people have to see it and clean up after them.

It could just be irresponsibility, but I really think there's a component of passive-aggression to it. Weird kind of acting out, where people say to themselves, "F-you society. I'll despoil something scenic and you will be forced to notice me by what I did.". It's the same motivation that drives graffiti vandals.

[iceehot6766]

People suck. That is such a beautiful place to just leave all your crap around like that.

Agreed wholeheartedly........This place is one of the gems of NNJ........when that boat launch is completed....there goes the neighborhood.....

[Fish n Jeep]

That blows. I've been meaning to check out this res for awhile, and now I'm less inclined to do so. The shed has the right idea by selling a premium license. If the state caught on, they could have designated "pristine waterways" that would only be accessible by the more responsible sportsmen that pony up for the limited access pass. Keep the riff-raff out that way.

[SkillfulAngler908]

.........and DON'T blame fishing web sites for the crowds. Jersey Paddlers, Hiking web sites and the information of stocking smallmouth in the NJ Fishing Digest drew people to this remote location.

I do keep trash bags in my truck "just in case" A few will ruin it for all.

This is true Andy. I've never actually even fished here. I found out about it from a hiking site while looking for a good trail to hike with the GF. It was after I hiked it that I found out about the fishing/WEIRD NJ tales. Its not all fisherman that are doing the littering, but we will still take the blame for it.

[skippy]

I hope they do not put a boat ramp in, that will only add to this kind of crap. They are adding those power lines up there and hopefully that is what he was delivering for.

[Mark B.]

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There is a certain segment of society that just feels compelled to dump their trash in a place where other people have to see it and clean up after them.

It could just be irresponsibility, but I really think there's a component of passive-aggression to it. Weird kind of acting out, where people say to themselves, "F-you society. I'll despoil something scenic and you will be forced to notice me by what I did.". It's the same motivation that drives graffiti vandals.


I think it is more the attitude of: “I pay my taxes,……let them (The Government) clean it up!”

But, everyone wants less government, less taxes, right? Well, then you get less services.

When I first started with F & W, way back when, we had 55 gallon trash cans @ RVR, The Gorge, etc. that we carted off & dumped, weekly. No more, not enough employees.

Same with Parks & Forests, less employees….so no trash cans anymore,….its “carry in – carry out”.

Less government?,.........you got it!

[Eskimo]

I think it is more the attitude of: “I pay my taxes,……let them (The Government) clean it up!”

But, everyone wants less government, less taxes, right? Well, then you get less services.

When I first started with F & W, way back when, we had 55 gallon trash cans @ RVR, The Gorge, etc. that we carted off & dumped, weekly. No more, not enough employees.

Same with Parks & Forests, less employees….so no trash cans anymore,….its “carry in – carry out”.

Less government?,.........you got it!

This is a real problem.

On the New Jersey Hunter forum, I mentioned in a thread that I feared F&W would eventually close the rifle ranges in some of the WMAs because of the tremendous amount of garbage some people leave at the range. F&W removed the trash barrels, but now people just leave the trash down range or on the floor of the shed people shoot from.

I can't imagine who these litter-bugs assume is cleaning up after them.

[Fish n Jeep]

This is a real problem.

On the New Jersey Hunter forum, I mentioned in a thread that I feared F&W would eventually close the rifle ranges in some of the WMAs because of the tremendous amount of garbage some people leave at the range. F&W removed the trash barrels, but now people just leave the trash down range or on the floor of the shed people shoot from.

I can't imagine who these litter-bugs assume is cleaning up after them.

I think they've already closed some of the shotgun areas.