For years I did not bother picking up empties, thinking that there were not many and were scatter thoughout the fields. Then like a lot of the other posters here, I realized that I was littering. Now I try very hard to pickup the emties. I hunt in heavy cover a lot and my automatic kicks the shells out a ways, so I can't always find them. However, if I run across empties while hunting, I pick them up.

Respect for the land is important.