Pawnee National Grassland

[2ndChildhood]

It's pretty easy to find places to shoot here. People seem to just stop near any gully and use the bank as a backstop. Some don't bother with a backstop and just shoot beside any old lonely dirt road. (bad idea I think)

The grassland is administered by the forest service, here's the regs. http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf/passes/rules.shtml

To get there
From I-25 take exit 269 (Fort Collins), go East on CO hwy 14 for 21 miles. This is where the highway curves to the left. There are 2 main places to go:
1) 88 & 61 is a smaller area that doesn't get as much use. Continue about 4 miles on hwy 14 and turn right on cty road 88, at about 3 miles 88 drops into a big gully and shooting area is on the left. Coordinates for 88/61 N40 37.461 W104 29.18
2) Road 96 has 3 areas. Continue about 5 1/2 miles from the left hand curve. Just as the highway takes a right hand curve, cty road 57 is on the left. Go 3 miles on 57 to cty road 96. At this intersection, there are two smaller places to shoot at the bottom of the gully to your left. Or you can go right on road 96 to the biggest shooting area. After a mile on 96, turn right at the gully and go in a quarter mile to a parking spot.

The forest service organizes cleanups at these spots a few times each year. Please clean up your mess. We'd sure like to continue using these spots for shooting.

Oh yeah, when you go through Ault, slow down. They like their speed traps there.

2C :mrgreen:

Here's a map of the area after the highway takes the left hand curve at the 21 mile mark.

[Marlin]

Don't expect to see Karl there anytime soon. [roll]

[7idl]

Don't expect to see Karl there anytime soon. [roll]

Is he STILL trying to get that uZi thing to work ?












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[2ndChildhood]

What are you talking about 7? Karls Uzi works great!
-2C

[westy1970]

I am heading there Monday morning June 10th. I will be at Sportmans Whorehouse @ 9am to get get a couple of things I need and will head out between 930 and 10 if anyone wants to join me.

[Joey]

I take it this is West of Ault? We would be coming down South on 85, so it should not be all that hard to find I'm assuming.

[brian1277]

east of ault . on 14. its good to get there early. around 9-10 am. less people, less wind.
have fun

[2ndChildhood]

Have never been out there, do ya need target stands & such, or can ya just take targets & there are places to prop em up????

There is nothing provided, it's just spots off dirt roads where there are backstops against gully sides and small hills.
The biggest area off 96 has the longest range shooting available to the south.
88 & 61 you can get about 250 yards.
The two small spots off 96 probably can't go above 150 yards if even that.

The amount of people who show up at the biggest area can be a problem.
Most are careful and courteous but I have seen jerks there.
It's a good idea to check out the other shooters to see if you can trust them.

The two small spots usuall are only good for a single party of shooters.

88 & 61 can handle around 3 to 5 groups depending on how courteous they are.

-2C

[killarney]

Hi I'm new to these forums and I'm curious to know if these areas are still shooter friendly. I plan to head up there this coming thursday if the weather is good. are crowds a problem during weekdays?

it's great to be here and thanks for the info.

cheers.

[blacklabel]

We went shooting at Pawnee earlier today and it was great. The roads were a little muddy but it was slow and the weather was fairly nice.

From my experience in the past, it's dead during the weekdays.