Digging Holes Suggested at Maine State Park

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In light of the fact that most State Parks prohibit metal detecting (supposedly to keep people from digging holes) I thought this article from the Bangor Daily News (Maine) was rather interesting:

Baxter State Park tackles ?poop? problem with success ? Outdoors ? Bangor Daily News ? BDN Maine

 

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[Higgy]

So I have been doing this for years anyway. Common sense if you were brought up as a woodsman. Thing is, this subject brought to light in a treasure forum makes me think of the irony that dictates that we can dig a hole only not to withdraw, but to make a "deposit".

 

[mrwilburino]

So now you have a valid excuse to dig a hole! If the ranger asks you what you're doing, tell him you just have to potty. Of course that might seem a bit odd when you're cutting your plug in the middle of the picnic area next to the parking lot

 

[longcut]

This sorta applies to the same reasoning at the state park about no digging holes ................ In the areas of the US that use warm season grass for lawns , it is recommended that a machine be used to "aerate" the lawn grass every year or so ............ the machine pulls plugs of dirt and sod out every few inches... these holes are 6 inches deep , the size of your thumb or a little larger.. these plugs are left laying on the lawn and look like hell until they get melted by rain or sprinklers..................... seems to me that digging a silver dime outa the park and replacing the plug is doing virtually the same thing and is a lot less ugly ... but , government has never been famous for making logical decisions ......

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Well, even if we prevailed in the logic that we're no more harmful ("alter", "deface", "dig", etc...) than that, they'd simply change the subject to: "remove", "take", "harvest", and "cultural heritage" anyhow. But it is interesting none-the-less. My solution to all the bologna, is to simply avoid such lookie lous as may care, in the first place. But .... oh well.

 

[Higgy]

So now you have a valid excuse to dig a hole! If the ranger asks you what you're doing, tell him you just have to potty. Of course that might seem a bit odd when you're cutting your plug in the middle of the picnic area next to the parking lot

Hey, I like this idea! We didn't make the rules, right? [emoji10]

 

[Sir Gala Clad]

It would look even odder, if you were cutting a plug close to the parks restroom(s) or shower(shower)!
That is unless you were detecting with an excalibur on a tall man shaft, which would look even odder held in your hands while on the toilet.

So now you have a valid excuse to dig a hole! If the ranger asks you what you're doing, tell him you just have to potty. Of course that might seem a bit odd when you're cutting your plug in the middle of the picnic area next to the parking lot