WHAC is pretty close by and I will leave it to Cysoto to extol the virtues of WHAC. I haven't been to Colorado Clays, although I have driven by and heard the sweet sound of shotguns.

The odd thing about this whole corner east of Brighton is only months ago Adams County had a hearing about a county owned public range out east on 120th from Tower Road, which was supposed to be adjacent to the regional LE range/training facility. Other than some initial flak from the FAA regarding low flying aircraft at DIA, the majority of attendees were very supportive. I don't know if the public range proposal is now dead or just slogging through the bureaucracy. It does sound like the LE range is dead now that Thornton pulled out of the project.

I don't golf. I don't have anything against golf or golfers. What I don't get is how many public courses exist around the country and make money for the contract vendors who run them, however the number of public ranges is dwindling. Is this purely an insurance liability issue? Is Cherry Creek the only public range making a profit for the vendor and municipality that built that range? I just can't believe that public ranges in the metro area could not be built, run safely and profitably for all those concerned. Till the day they are available, the club memberships seem like the best alternative.

If Colorado Clays expands, I will seriously consider joining.