Wagoner shooting range news/rumor.

[cal7.62x39]

Just a heads up... I heard (don't know it to be true myself) that city, county, and game wardens are watching wagoner public range like a hawk for the last week. I was told they are citing people for anything and every thing. I dont know what happened or why, but if you dont have your hunting licence on you, well thats a ticket. dont hike out everything you took in, well thats a ticket. I heard (again dont know for a fact to be true) that someone brought out an old T.V. and started giving LEO greif when they were confronted... $2500 dumping fine in a state park. Could be B.S., but just a heads up to mind your P's and Q's If and When you head out there.

 

[druryj]

It pays to follow the rules, no matter where you are.

 

[Glocktogo]

If you follow the sportsmen's ethos and leave the place as good or better than you found it, you shouldn't have any issues wherever you go.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

Why give a heads up? Anyone given a ticket deserves that education.

 

[Shoot Summ]

Haven't been out there in years, but based on my last trip, it's about time they paid some attention out there.

 

[Perplexed]

Haven't been out there in years, but based on my last trip, it's about time they paid some attention out there.

Especially if someone's dragging an old TV out there to shoot up.

 

[Defcon Shooter]

Glad to see some responsible public range advice

 

[travisstorma]

I haven't been out there in a couple years. Last time I went out there, I wanted to try a couple guns a LEO friend of mine brought with him when he came to visit. We were getting ready to leave and someone came out there that looked way out of place. Some guy with what looked like pajamas on. He told us he just bought a shotgun and had to try it out. As he was walking up, still probably 30 feet behind the benches, he started blasting away at the berm. He didn't have any hearing protection in that we could see. My friend pretty much said lets get the hell out of here. He said he has been in a lot of 'hair raising' scenarios, but he had a vibe that wasn't good.

I think another thing that worries me about out there was I was planning on going out there the Thanksgiving morning that the old guy got robbed and shot. Luckily, I changed plans before going.

 

[steelfingers]

I have no problem with them nailing people that don't know how to treat public land. I have a public range near me and every time I go, I take a large heavy duty trash bag. I pick up as much as it will hold and throw it in the back of the truck when I leave.
Mostly old targets, ammo boxes and trash but I also see some stupid crap too. Had to pick up a tv someone had shot to pieces (probably because they saw it on YouTube and thought it was cool), and boards (nails included), water jugs, cans and even glass.
What idiot thinks they can shoot glass at a range?
When you go anywhere, you should leave it at least as good as you find it. If it's public area, leave it better than you found it. Parks the same way. Pick your stuff up and some idiot's stuff.
Give them a large ticket for littering. They are littering.
Be responsible or get your own land to screw up. Better yet, get out of shooting and do something else. Online gaming is a good idea.

 

[nofearfactor]

Seems like I remember someone here reporting once that they saw these guys getting ready to shoot at a BBQ grill propane tank and they hurried and got the hell out of there.