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I have 52 acres that borders BLM & State Land 5 miles of I-25 in the mountains that has a well and 2 ponds, i've either been giving GPS Cords to friends and familiy and having them learn where it it is on a map. Plus it is only 18 miles from my home(40 acres in the mountains) taking the back roads
Hey brokenscout, if/when the SHTF does happen (that is IF I'm still above the sod at that time), and I run out of rabbit, squirrel and turkeys, I'll maybe get to harvest one of the elk out of that herd (we can easily share if you will help clean/butcher it).[Tooth]Quote:
Originally Posted by brokenscout
I think it will be hard to run out down here, but that sounds like a plan. We still need to get together down here. Jordan is supose to come down.[Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by BlasterBob
Yes, a little get together would be great!!Quote:
Originally Posted by brokenscout
Tell Jordan, in the mean time, to get his ass over to the Sertoma CO Springs gun show next weekend. He always seems to bypass my table on the few occasions that I do have a table. My table should be real close to Alex at this upcoming show.. Jordan really doesn't have to buy anything from me - but it is at least an option to get some of my nice stuff and maybe at a bargain price.[ROFL2]
We can shoot on Bob's private range. [Coffee] Just kidding my friend. [Beer]
You know Jerry, I have had that range up and running for about 13 or 14 years now and probably have fired less than a few hundred rounds on it.
I believe most of the folks living in the little settlement around me are very gun friendly but I do know of one neighbor with a serious health problem and I sure do not want to ruin his day with a lot of noise (no, make that gunfire "sound").
A tiny little unofficial get together down here in God's Country would be kinda nice and of course we are only about 35-minutes from Whittington for some real shooting. Maybe brokenscout can possibly get access to the Prater (College) range for us potential survivalists to chase the spiders out of the bores?
No one around to worry about.Just don't have time to buld it.[Beer] I am going to go in and find out who is running the Prater range now.
BS.....The Prater Range............ About ten or twelve years ago there was a very small group of gun guys here in Trinidad who belonged to a little unofficial type gun club. It fizzled out pretty fast since no one really seemed to be interested in holding office or being active in any event. So, it was disbanded. While it was still alive, we got together and redid some of the stuff at the Prater (backstops etc). After the work was accomplished, I never did get back out there to do ANY shooting.
I understand that it has since been redone yet again and is apparently active once more. It is somewhat closer than Whittington but not by very many miles.
BS=brokenscout.
Its only a 2 year program, so good leaders go pretty quick. There is to much open space to shoot around here anyways. And Raton is not to far. I did here its up and running again
There are some very good points in the previous posts. It's very interesting to see the different schools of thought and preferences. IMO, regardless of the area it's going to take banding together to make it.
The mountain idea just really depends on which mountains we're talking about in particular and what the weather is like when you have to bug out. Last winter I was in the Leadville area. If there wasn't any electricity and plenty of stored supplies in place it would be very difficult to survive, especially if you had to provide for an entire family until the thaw. It's not impossible, just not easy if you're not really, really prepared. At one point last winter the actual temperature was -33 and the animals were long gone by that time. Personally, I just can't stand being stuck in a cabin for one whole day, much less all winter.
During the summer the mountains are great! It's absolutely beautiful and full of food. During the winter, not so much. I'd like to think I'm pretty tough, but I don't think I could survive a winter up in that part of the country if I had to provide for my family.
My home is about 1/4 mile from a 21,000 acre lake in South Texas. Of course it's hot during the summer, but the winters are very mild and there is food everywhere for people that know how to go out and get it. There is also a large ranch next to me that has tons of exotics (even buffalo) and we have tons of deer, pigs, turkeys & varmints that live here year round. Right now I can walk outside my front door and shoot a cottontail rabbit. My parents and my brother live within 10 miles from me. We plan to pool our resources together here initially.
My brother and I have hunted and fished together all our lives, so providing won't be too hard. Everyone can take care of themselves. Mom & dad are getting up in the years, but they're still doing well. In fact, mom is 83 and still carries a Smith snubby .357 Mag. :) Even my 11 year old daughter can drive a car, ride a dirtbike, shoot a gun, a bow and fish (this morning she caught more white bass than I did). Both of our wives have CHL's and can shoot rifles and pistols well.
If we have to leave this area we will make our way to the hill country where my dad was raised. There is a huge ranch we've spent a lot of time on. That part of Texas is really, really rough, but it has everything you could ever want. It's the kind of place someone could go to and get lost.