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We do not have any public shooting ranges around here. The closeest one is several hours away. But I live in a rural-timber area so finding a place to shoot is not real difficult. The most difficult problem is keeping them available. People do not mind you shooting but they really hate the mess that a lot leave...

All of my gear is fold up portable and make shift so it all goes in the back of the pickup and travels with me.



One of the places I use to shoot a lot at was what I call the 'Rock Pit'. It is a 100 yard range, but it is a favorite for everyone including the clollege kids from both Universities. It is about an hours drive from Moscow/Pullman. I do not shoot here as much as I use to just because of the trash in the pit left by shooters. It is on National Forest land and with the budget crunch - the Forest Service will probably be closing it very soon.

The 'Rock Pit'



The second place I shoot at is what I call the 'Strychnine Gravel Pile'. This spot is on 'Potlatch Corp' and is used as a gravel storage area. Again a lot of people use this area but it is generally much cleaner than the 'Rock Pit'. Again about an hour away.

Here is a composite of a group of pictures.. the bottom right looks back at the shooting bench - 100 yards out.... This particular day I was shooting rocks off the top of stumps at various ranges...



Probably the easiest place for me to shooting is at 'The Farm'. It is only about 15 minutes away and the land is owned by a friend that I couached in high school football and baseball. I can shoot there most anytime I want to other than during harvest and when it gets really dry. At 'The Farm' I can really extend the range to almost 500 yards if I chose to do so. The only real problem at 'the farm' is the wind always blows there.



The one good thing is in the winter or when it is raining I can use the small outbuilding to set up in and shoot all I want with out getting real wet.... Gotta move the Suzuki though




Just gotta make do sometimes.... because there are the 'Haves' and the 'Have Nots' - most often I am in the 'Have Nots' class...