Target practice on state land?

[Mossyhorn]

Looking for a place to target practice and found some state land on the county gis landownership maps. If I can access the parcels by road, can I set up a block target and shoot my bow? This is public ground right?

[follow maggie]

Yes

[The Gobble-stopper]

I believe the "no target shooting" only applies to firearms. Thus eliminating garbage left by the few that insist on shooting at junk. Glass, paper, washing machines. etc. And leaving there trash everywhere.

[davk]

I believe the "no target shooting" only applies to firearms. Thus eliminating garbage left by the few that insist on shooting at junk. Glass, paper, washing machines. etc. And leaving there trash everywhere.

I feel embarrassed driving by some of the places people shoot.  Id be my guess that the people who trash these places are the first to bitch too.  I used to pick up a lot of trash when Id shoot ... felt meaningless when Id come back 3 weeks later and there was 3 times as much *censored* as before I picked it up.  No surprise to me places get banned ... not that it actually stops people.  Was out in an area last week where target shooting is banned and every gate had 5+ cars.  We went down one of the gated roads on Friday and came back on Monday and the idiots where shooting down the road that we went down.  There were 8 others behind us.  You would think when you pull up and see 4 cars parked at a gate and nobody is there ... it would be a safe assumption that those people went down the road and you shouldnt shoot down it(not that you should shoot down a road ever  ).  Enough rambling ...

[JeffRaines]

I believe the "no target shooting" only applies to firearms. Thus eliminating garbage left by the few that insist on shooting at junk. Glass, paper, washing machines. etc. And leaving there trash everywhere.

I feel embarrassed driving by some of the places people shoot.  Id be my guess that the people who trash these places are the first to bitch too.  I used to pick up a lot of trash when Id shoot ... felt meaningless when Id come back 3 weeks later and there was 3 times as much *censored* as before I picked it up.  No surprise to me places get banned ... not that it actually stops people.  Was out in an area last week where target shooting is banned and every gate had 5+ cars.  We went down one of the gated roads on Friday and came back on Monday and the idiots where shooting down the road that we went down.  There were 8 others behind us.  You would think when you pull up and see 4 cars parked at a gate and nobody is there ... it would be a safe assumption that those people went down the road and you shouldnt shoot down it(not that you should shoot down a road ever  ).  Enough rambling ...

Spot on. Mark my words, even the state lands will eventually close. It wouldn't surprise me if WA went to a permit system similar to the timber companies for their state land!

[JimmyHoffa]

Probably close it for safety purposes if that is the case of randomly shooting down roads.

[ELKBURGER]

Isn't the Discover Pass a permit

[davk]

Probably close it for safety purposes if that is the case of randomly shooting down roads.

Already is closed to target shooting as I mentioned ...    Ive seen it happen more times than Id like to(although that would really be zero).  One of the spots I hunt I overlook a road a few hundred yards away.  Hunted there quite a bit last year.  Saw it at least once a week hunting there 3 days a week ... I dont know how more people aren't getting shot.  There is also a different area where there was a pit.  Walking out one afternoon I there was probably 6 people shooting in the pit ... and 2 guys shooting across the pit behind them  .  Be careful out there.