Back yard shooting range??

[EdDekker]

Some of today's 'hunters' are freightening.

A few years ago I was at a club range with a few friends. About 1 pm three men arrived, a grandfather, his son and grandson (the grandson was about 20). They put a huge 5 foot by 6 foot piece of cardboard at 100 yards and proceeded to fire their rifles at the cardboard. After each shot the shooter made an adjustment to the rifle scope.

After 25 minutes the grandfather loudly announced that the rifles were sighted and it was time to go deer hunting.

At no time did any of them hit the cardboard! Not one of them could hit a 5 foot by 6 foot target at 100 yards with scoped rifles, yet they all felt qualified to go hunting. Clearly the local deer had nothing to fear from these three. I can't say the same about people in homes near their hunting site.

 

[Tonester]

Well, once again, a great set of replies to my post! The range will proceed as suggested here, and safely!

I like the angle the conversation took when I mentioned the "modern hunter"... We are close enough to a certain metropolitan area where they exist in droves (any legitimate hunters in the Boston area are forgiven) and they seem to feel it is better to shoot up NH woods, although I personally have seen more deer south of the border. Add that to the local beer swilling variety and it can get pretty interesting in Southern NH in the fall....

My CFO has a T-Shirt:

"Why do they call it tourist season if we can't shoot 'em?"

Sounds cruel, but I guess you have the idea....

Be safe, wear your orange, and try not to shoot too many of 'em...

 

[F350Lawman]

Some of today's 'hunters' are freightening.

What really gets me is the attitude. It's like because they have a hunting license they can go anywhere and do whatever they like. Imagine I showed up illegally on your property to fire a few rounds and test my new gun. You'd think I was nuts and have me arrested (or worse) right? Somehow these guys firing a few rounds at a deer illegally on peoples property don't see how that is equally insane and illegal.

I have no problem with real hunters but if you are trespassing while calling yourself a "hunter" you are just an armed intruder and treated as one. You should hear some of the converstion /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif I've had with these folks as they are given the boot.

Well, I didn't mean to get off the track but it's gotten to be a sore subject with me.

 

[Slamfire]

In no mood for trifle
I took down my trusty rifle,
and went out and shot the maximum
the game laws would allow,
two game wardens, seven hunters
and a cow.

The law was very firm,
they took away my license,
the worst punishment I ever endured,
but it seems there was a reason
cows were out of season,
and one of the hunter's wasn't insured.

Unknown

 

[Docsknotinn]

ROTFLMAO /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif F-350, can you give me your work number so when I have trespassers you can come deal with them ? You have my permission to show them what a glock can do to a tresppasers Bhind running through the woods /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif Five miles behind a gate and my property is gated as well. We still get them. Right past the signs and all. My trouble is that The main road is totrally private and gated so the State Boys say "its a civel issue". Which I think is cop speak for I'm not writeing the paper on that today ! ( no offense meant to F-350 or any others ). I just wish I could get a officer with F-350's mentality to show up /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Hunters, I cringe at the word. Dave

 

[F350Lawman]

I am retired, my "beat" only extends out to my own No Trespassing sign, sorry /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

It all started to get ugly when my wife was walking 2 of our horses towards the barn at sundown and someone let loose right on the fence line. The horses freaked, my wife almost got rundown. I went flying around to the other side of the property just in time to see as pickup speeding off, they must have heard my wife screaming at the woods /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif From that day on we have been more "aware" of the problem. Then my daughter got older and started spending more time in this same field with her ponies so I am determined not to have a repeat performance. Word of mouth is a beautiful thing...so far so good, it's been better /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif


I like Slamfire's poem though, maybe I could post it with my signs?

 

[Docsknotinn]

I like the the signs that say "dont worry about the dog worry about the owner"with a revolver faceing you ! Dave

 

[skent]

Reminds me of the incident two years ago when we were watching TV (around 9pm). It was black powder season. I saw two trucks come in the drive way and their headlights went out. I turned on the outside lights and wanted to see who our guests were. When I got outside, the two trucks had driven behind my pole barn and parked in my back yard (yes, on my grass). The two occupants were walking towards my woods. When I questioned them, they said they were looking for a doe one of them had shot. I kindly asked them to leave (as I was the owner), they gave me some grief, but when I said I was going to call DNR and State police, they gave it up and left.

I would have had no problem if they had asked FIRST, as a matter of fact, I would have even helped them look for the thing. But the attitude many have in this area scares me.

As of this date, I have three bullet holes in my pole barn from unknowing strays.

 

[Docsknotinn]

Wow, I might rethink my stance. I guess I have it pretty good at my place. when I think of Maryland I usually think of blue crabs and ducks, not psycho hunters. Dave

 

[Phred]

For added safety you might use a rotting old hay bale in front of the berm as a stop. Could be a handy place to tack the targets to as well.

Fred