Fire started by target shooting

[Dave_L]

568 acres so far. Out by Parshall. Started by target practice at a shooting range.

http://www.9news.com/story/news/loca...s-40/32297441/

[BigBear]

Tracers again or...? Article is kind of lacking.

[alan0269]

I'd be interested to find out if the fire was started by the act of target shooting, or if someone was smoking and dropped a butt without it being completely out...

[Zman]

Bummer ... going out there in a few weeks ... I hope the campground South of the river is spared.

Been a slow fire summer for us ... hope the trend continues!

Z

[CapLock]

Growing up in the desert where everything it dry tinder I find this hard to believe. Maybe if they were shooting gas cans with tracers. Normal shooting I don't think so.

[buckshotbarlow]

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/150833-...deo-of-the-day

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[glenncal1]

Probably tracers or exploding targets

[sniper7]

That sucks, hopefully they get it out quick

[def90]

That's a nice range.. Hope the idiots didn't ruin it. Though i thought the byers range was east of parschall..

[Circuits]

I've done an awful lot of "target shooting" and never started any fires.

Now, screwing around shooting tracers... I'm two for four. Odds like that are why I have chosen not to do it anymore unless it's raining, or there's good snowcover on the ground.