BLM shooting questions

[golfish]

BTW...there were old spent shell casings on the ground, but I believe those belonged to us from the last time.

And its people like you who ruin it for the rest of us.

[SanDiego619]

Meh...a group of us met at an undisclosed located via a hand drawn map. Half the group said it was BLM land, half said it wasn't...shooting session...debate continued over whether it was BLM land...shooting session...CHP drove by on the highway in the distance...argument continued...shooting session...BBQ...go home.

This probably doesn't help. Sorry.

BTW...there were old spent shell casings on the ground, but I believe those belonged to us from the last time.

Yeah, I'm not too worried. It's not like I will go to a field in the middle of the city. All the places I see are like 20 miles from any man-made structure besides roads or power lines, and definitely BLM land, definitely not under fire restrictions.

[SanDiego619]

And its people like you who ruin it for the rest of us.

I will admit, at risk of being scolded by you, that I have gone back to a spot in the desert after it had rained and found a few of my casings that I missed last time I was there. I picked up 1/4 of a home depot bucket full and thought I got them all, but I missed 5 or so .40 casings. But I picked them up next time I was there, so all is well. The disturbance in the force has been quelled.

[Mauserguy]

I went out to the desert the other day. I shot a little and enjoyed the quiet solitude. I ended up picking up a bunch of trash left out there, some shooting related, some just dumped off trash. I may have lost a few shell casing in the sand, but I picked up way more trash. I figure that if you take out more than you left then it all balances out in the end.
Mauserguy

PS: Tomorrow I plan to go recycle several shot up computers and blown up TVs. I'm sure I'll leave the recycling people talking.

[us3]

I went out to the desert the other day. I shot a little and enjoyed the quiet solitude. I ended up picking up a bunch of trash left out there, some shooting related, some just dumped off trash. I may have lost a few shell casing in the sand, but I picked up way more trash. I figure that if you take out more than you left then it all balances out in the end.
Mauserguy

PS: Tomorrow I plan to go recycle several shot up computers and blown up TVs. I'm sure I'll leave the recycling people talking.

Hat's off to Mauserguy

I do the same and I'm glad to hear that others are helping as well.


OP, if you want to be part of the "good" local shooting community, contact Mike SN: sdfire with SDMust. He organizes clean ups with support of BLM Rangers and does raffles, shoots, BBQ's and you can learn a lot of info from the Rangers themselves that patrol the areas.

Good luck and have fun

Matt

[SanDiego619]

Hat's off to Mauserguy

I do the same and I'm glad to hear that others are helping as well.


OP, if you want to be part of the "good" local shooting community, contact Mike SN: sdfire with SDMust. He organizes clean ups with support of BLM Rangers and does raffles, shoots, BBQ's and you can learn a lot of info from the Rangers themselves that patrol the areas.

Good luck and have fun

Matt

Thank you, I will do that. I also clean up extra if I see stuff around when I go shooting. I have not been out much, so I have not seen a lot of junk, but I always pick up everything I see and throw it into my bucket when I am cleaning up after myself.

[us3]

Thank you, I will do that. I also clean up extra if I see stuff around when I go shooting. I have not been out much, so I have not seen a lot of junk, but I always pick up everything I see and throw it into my bucket when I am cleaning up after myself.

Good to hear SanDiego619


Here's an opportunity if you wanted to get involved:

Painted Gorge BLM Public Land Clean Up 2019!

Sunday December 15, 2019

7:00-11:00AM

Painted Gorge Ocotillo, Imperial County



Volunteers and Donations Needed for our next clean up event!

We need raffle prizes, cleaning supplies, and food and drinks. Contact Mike if you can make a tax deductible donation. Or you can donate through our website.
Come Join SDMUST and SDORC in our annual Joint Clean up event!
We will be heading out to Painted Gorge in Imperial County to a location that is great for off-roaders and target shooters. We will be set up between 7:00-7:30 AM.

All abilities are welcome to this Family friendly event!

We will clean any trash we find, and collect it in a dumpster that will be onsite.
When we are done cleaning, we will have food and drinks, some giveaways or raffles, and then have some AR500 steel targets and bowling pins set up to get in some target practice.
Also, there is thousands of acres of land for off-roaders to explore and have fun!

Please RSVP for GPS coordinates and more info.

You can contact Mike at:
mike@sdmust.com
or go to our Website
SDMUST.org

[SanDiego619]

That sounds awesome! I go to painted gorge, I usually don't see much trash except inside bonfire rings, but I've only been to three spots out there. Thanks for the info. Saturday is better than Sunday for me, but I will see if I can go as the date approaches.

[us3]

That sounds awesome! I go to painted gorge, I usually don't see much trash except inside bonfire rings, but I've only been to three spots out there. Thanks for the info. Saturday is better than Sunday for me, but I will see if I can go as the date approaches.

Mike sets up different locations throughout the year. I've been to a couple events and it's always a great time meeting like minded people. (and working towards keeping the areas open for us to use) I won a case of ammo that was raffled off at one event, I sold it to a fellow CalGunner (who was at the event) and gave half the funds back to SDMust.

Always good times and very positive outcomes

Matt

[golfish]

I will admit, at risk of being scolded by you, that I have gone back to a spot in the desert after it had rained and found a few of my casings that I missed last time I was there.

You do know that I was joking about the flooding. Not getting the joke just messed it all up for you .

IMO, BLM will shut down target shooting in the next 5 years here in California, or try to.


I went out a few weeks ago to run some reloads of 7.62x39 through my SKS. I couldn't find 3-4 casings. I was so ticked because I had just bought those (Starline) it was bare ground and I couldn't see em.

We got to clean up as much as we can when we go out there. Just taking a small trash can if you have room. If you do get contacted by BLM, maybe they will be a little nicer if they see you/us making an effort....

[SanDiego619]

I really hope they don't shut down blm shooting. That would be such a major bummer. It would majorly limit the shooting I do. I'd have to join an outdoor gun club, which would probably be impossible if blm shooting ended.

[Jimi Jah]

I used to pick up brass I found in the desert. Seems everyone is now doing that themselves as I don't see much anymore.

[SanDiego619]

I used to pick up brass I found in the desert. Seems everyone is now doing that themselves as I don't see much anymore.

One time I was out there and saw two ladies and I guy scouring the ground and moving to different places the whole time I was there for like two hours. I assumed they were rock hounding but maybe they were picking up brass. Doesn't seem like a very profitable way to spend your time though... maybe they were looking for meteorites and geodes.