09-21-2011, 12:28 PM
[cool][#0000ff]That whole area of the lakeshore...on both sides of Hwy 68...is heavily used/abused by shooters. Again, free access draws in the slobs and happy trashers. There are plenty of responsible shooters, who remove their targets and pick up their brass and cases. But unfortunately there are far too many of the other guys...who leave it all for others to "enjoy".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just like the areas trashed by campers along the shoreline, the areas used by shooters will likely never get any better unless there is more patrolling and supervision...and/or entry fees for day use.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On a personal note, it sometimes scares the heck out of me to fish offshore down there. Some idiots set up targets so that their shots fly out over the water. I have had to pick up and leave a couple of times when there were rounds whining overhead. And when I confronted the shooters they professed ignorance that it was illegal to shoot over the water...or knowledge that there might be people out there. DUH.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Now, if we could convince the shooters that the trashers are legal targets...with no limit...we might solve at least one of the problems. Heck, they might even self-destruct if they fall into both categories. We could only hope.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just like the areas trashed by campers along the shoreline, the areas used by shooters will likely never get any better unless there is more patrolling and supervision...and/or entry fees for day use.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On a personal note, it sometimes scares the heck out of me to fish offshore down there. Some idiots set up targets so that their shots fly out over the water. I have had to pick up and leave a couple of times when there were rounds whining overhead. And when I confronted the shooters they professed ignorance that it was illegal to shoot over the water...or knowledge that there might be people out there. DUH.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Now, if we could convince the shooters that the trashers are legal targets...with no limit...we might solve at least one of the problems. Heck, they might even self-destruct if they fall into both categories. We could only hope.[/#0000ff]
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