Rant and Rave!!!

[dtbighit]

I just need to get this out,!!!i went shooting yesterday 4-3-11 to my second favorite spot in Buffalo Creek(my first being the closed Harris Park)anyway i could not believe the trash and junk laying everywhere,people bring items such as,washers,microwaves,chunks of metal etc,shoot it and then leave it,not to mention the empty cases all over and i mean all over its ridiculous!!!!this just gives the anti-gun folk more fodder to close our shooting spots,so come on people(and whoever does this)knock it the F#%$ off!!!.....and please pick up your mess!!!!!!!!!!thank you..and sorry for the rant

[mcantar18c]

I say we go around to all these trashed spots, collect all the brass, sort it and give em to the reloaders here on COAR, then distribute it out to all our active members.

[dtbighit]

Sounds good but its mostly steel case,i would be willing to go up and just clean the place,i did haul out what i could,but im tellin ya its amazing what people do!!

[mc223]

Back when I lived in Co, I would do most of my shooting on the BLM land just north of Brush Hollow Reservoir. I would clean out the truck bed before I went there, and would always have a bed full when I got home. Kinda felt like I was the only person picking crap up. But hey it is always worth it.

[Mtn.man]

we had cleanup days at HP range then last year a group took over as voluntary clean and policeing so far worked out OK.

[dtbighit]

Yes the Whittington Center,the crown jewel in my opinion,that place is awesome,my folks live an hour west,i go there about 10 times a year,anyway i was not implying anyone on this site leaves trash i was just blowin off some steam!!anyway if anyone ever wants to go to Raton ,Nm and shoot at the Whittington Center lets plan it,pm me or ??lets go SHOOTIN!......Thanks

[spleify]

Yeah I was at a spot out at Pawnee this weekend and it was the same way. Garbage and trash everywhere. And I mean everywhere. Thousands and thousands of shotgun shells. Garbage and trash all over, there is even a car out there.....

The problem is NOT the members on this site, so while these threads and rants help us release some stress it falls on deaf ears, because the folks here are the responsible ones who DO take care of the shooting sights and clean up after themselves. Its the "weekend warriors" who shoot a few times a year and go and trash a sight and then just leave. Its very disheartening, because we know "they" are just gonna keep shutting these sights down, and then where will we be????

Its really unfortunate to see this continuing.

We did pack out what we brought in and an additional two garbage bags of crap, but that unfortunately didnt even scratch the surface of the shit that was out there.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Ya its crap like this that got Deckers shut down to! I guess they just whent next door to Buffalo creek. It sucks!! I reload so all of my brass, steel cases and targets come back out with me ! Along with as much stuff as I can stand to pick up from all the other Assholes that leave their SHIT there!!

Thank you to all that pickup after them selves after shooting, camping, and all outdoor activity!!!

[BlasterBob]

At least it is still pretty rare to see any trash laying around down at the NRA Whitting Center, Raton, NM. There are numerous barrels right behind the firing line for cardboard boxes, used targets and unwanted empty cartridge cases. There usually is still quite a number of empty steel cases laying by the firing line. I believe that is because when the shooter is ready to leave, he/she doesn't want to have to wait for the next break/intermission to police up their steel empties. At least that's what happens down at Whittington. Also, there are frequent visits by the facility staff to make sure that all is going as expected.