When the country gets really dry in late summer/early fall, it doesn't take much to start a fire in grass. I won't shoot a centerfire into anything but bare dirt with no vegetation nearby under those conditions, and am careful where I shoot my .22 as well. Tannerite is a no go unless there is snow on the ground. My dad said the old paper shotgun shells with felt or paper wads were good for starting fires too. I suspect the newer plastic shells/wads are lots safer....but I didn't go bird hunting first weekend because here in eastern MT it was dry as hell and Montana already had several fires...didn't need to start another one.
