Observe wildlife from a distance with high-powered cameras or binoculars and give wildlife the right of way on game trails even if it means changing your route. Although a single experience may not affect an animal to a large degree, multiple or prolonged disturbances can be detrimental to the animal's health. Repeated disturbances may cause wildlife to completely avoid an area that offers the best food or nesting sites. Leave natural objects and cultural artifacts. Natural objects of beauty or interest, such as antlers or fossils, should be left for others to discover and enjoy.
Antlers also provide an important calcium source for small mammals.
In some designated areas it is illegal to remove any natural objects, including plants and flowers. The same ethic applies to the discovery, disturbance or removal of cultural artifacts. Some sites or artifacts are sacred to native peoples. Artifacts and cultural sites are protected by the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Cultural artifacts include seemingly insignificant potsherds, arrowheads and remnants of historical structures.