THOUGHTS ON A GROUP SHOOT AND SITE CLEANUP DAY?

[armsdealers]

I saw a post on the internet about cleaning up a shooting spot ( I Cleaned Up Your Mess Today, Slob! ) and it made me think:

"Self... why don't you see if there's a group here interested in picking a popular shooting spot, getting out there with a trailer or two and some rakes, cleaning up the spot, and maybe doing some shooting..."

So - anyone interested in getting together to do something like this?

If there is interest - chime in here and let us know:
1) If you can bring a truck / trailer
2) If you have a suggestion for a spot that needs cleanup
3) How far you are willing to travel to participate.

If there is enough interest, we can pick a date and place - preferably before it gets stupid hot. I'd think that we'd want to find a spot that has large bulk trash (appliances, tires, etc. stuff not easy to haul out if you aren't prepared for it).

I'll start: Yes - I'm interested. I have a truck and a flatbed trailer - and a couple of strong 20-something sons that I can probably bring along. I'm on the north side of the valley and usually shoot at one of a few spots N/E of Carefree Highway and I-17 - but I'm happy to go anywhere within a 20 -30 miles of "the valley." If there is a bunch of interest from guys in Queen Creek and the spot is up on the base of the superstitions - I'll get there. There are a couple of spots where I shoot that could use some cleanup - but the one that used to be really filthy (appliances, etc.) got cleaned up a while ago. I'll be out shooting this weekend and will do some scouting for nasty spots. If we do it - I'll pay the landfill fee.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Sounds like a nice idea.

My local range hosts a cleaning event once a month

LD

 

[hawkeye2]

I think you have a great idea. It's unfortunate that a lot of shooters (not black powder guys) don't care about what they leave behind. Fire extinguishers, bottles and other junk they have shot up. It's far worse than just leaving their old targets posted and brass on the ground. I've seen trash cans and benches with bullet holes in them and it's cost all of us some prime ranges. I guess I'm old school but I believe that if you shoot 50 you pick up 50, targets in the trash, heck I even make a sweep to pick up patches if the range is clear.