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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: shawnb on March 05, 2010, 07:57:26 PM

Title: Target practice
Post by: shawnb on March 05, 2010, 07:57:26 PM: Just wondering if anyone knows of any good places to shoot in the woods. Preferably in the orting, graham area. I hate the tacoma sportsmans club, the last time I went there I had to wait almost an hour just to get a bench and then wait forever for people to check there targets. That place used to be good. Now it's full of a bunch of dumb a##'s
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: DoubleJ on March 05, 2010, 08:05:45 PM: We just use clear cuts here. Around the Shelton area, we are logged mostly by Green Diamond. All we have to do is call Green Diamond and tell them where and when and they tell us whether or not we can shoot there because they are/aren't working on that lot. They all have logging roads in and around the clear cut so they're easy to traverse and get back into so we keep it safe by not shooting near the highway.
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: haugenna on March 05, 2010, 08:15:39 PM: Upper Nisqually Sportsmans Club. Great range, nice people, make sure you don't speed in the parking lot:)

Located in eatonville.
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: DoubleJ on March 05, 2010, 08:25:20 PM: Doing a quick look, all of the forest/clearcuts in the red are owned by Hancock Forest Management.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg27.imageshack.us%2Fimg27%2F8029%2Fclearcut.jpg&hash=6ad015d46dbfd75c733241d32c00bbec4342ef05)

Here's their contact info:

Hancock Timber Resource Group
17700 SE Mill Plain Boulevard
Suite #180
Vancouver, WA 98683
360-260-4567
1-800-782-1493 (recreation access information)
360-256-5474 (fax)
US West Region Inquiries
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: Jamieb on March 06, 2010, 12:08:42 AM: Quote from: haugenna on March 05, 2010, 08:15:39 PM
Upper Nisqually Sportsmans Club. Great range, nice people, make sure you don't speed in the parking lot:)

Located in eatonville.
I've been wanting to check that place out.
Is it private or open to the public?
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: ICEMAN on March 06, 2010, 06:10:37 AM: Doublej, I must say, that is some pretty damn great customer service you provided. Good job, you da' man!
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: rasbo on March 06, 2010, 06:19:38 AM: Quote from: DoubleJ on March 05, 2010, 08:25:20 PM
Doing a quick look, all of the forest/clearcuts in the red are owned by Hancock Forest Management.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg27.imageshack.us%2Fimg27%2F8029%2Fclearcut.jpg&hash=6ad015d46dbfd75c733241d32c00bbec4342ef05)

Here's their contact info:

Hancock Timber Resource Group
17700 SE Mill Plain Boulevard
Suite #180
Vancouver, WA 98683
360-260-4567
1-800-782-1493 (recreation access information)
360-256-5474 (fax)
US West Region Inquiries
there is no target practicing or access to the Hancock property,on the kapowsin side..Wilkinson area has areas up there with some access but its full of idiots
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: DoubleJ on March 06, 2010, 06:44:46 AM: Quote from: rasbo on March 06, 2010, 06:19:38 AM
Quote from: DoubleJ on March 05, 2010, 08:25:20 PM
Doing a quick look, all of the forest/clearcuts in the red are owned by Hancock Forest Management.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg27.imageshack.us%2Fimg27%2F8029%2Fclearcut.jpg&hash=6ad015d46dbfd75c733241d32c00bbec4342ef05)

Here's their contact info:

Hancock Timber Resource Group
17700 SE Mill Plain Boulevard
Suite #180
Vancouver, WA 98683
360-260-4567
1-800-782-1493 (recreation access information)
360-256-5474 (fax)
US West Region Inquiries
there is no target practicing or access to the Hancock property,on the kapowsin side..Wilkinson area has areas up there with some access but its full of idiots

Thank you for the addition. Saves the OP a phone call. Just look around using google maps to find some promising looking areas. Look those areas up on a county GIS map, found online, and find the parcel numbers. Look the parcel number up on the county assessor's parcel ID site and find the owner. Google the owner to find a phone number and call.

Just that simple. I use this to find private land to hunt on too. If an area looks promising from satellite photos, I'll contact the owner and ask for permission to scout and hunt the land. If they say yes, I scout it for a few days. If it's not as good as the satellite photos led me to believe, I'll move on to the next area and repeat.
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: bonecrusher on March 06, 2010, 07:39:10 PM: Quote from: DoubleJ on March 05, 2010, 08:25:20 PM
Doing a quick look, all of the forest/clearcuts in the red are owned by Hancock Forest Management.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg27.imageshack.us%2Fimg27%2F8029%2Fclearcut.jpg&hash=6ad015d46dbfd75c733241d32c00bbec4342ef05)

Here's their contact info:

Hancock Timber Resource Group
17700 SE Mill Plain Boulevard
Suite #180
Vancouver, WA 98683
360-260-4567
1-800-782-1493 (recreation access information)
360-256-5474 (fax)
US West Region Inquiries

its alot more than that
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: bonecrusher on March 06, 2010, 07:40:32 PM: you could go up Scott turner i guess but just go to a range. keeps the woods cleaner and safer
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: haugenna on March 06, 2010, 08:40:25 PM: Quote from: Jamieb on March 06, 2010, 12:08:42 AM
Quote from: haugenna on March 05, 2010, 08:15:39 PM
Upper Nisqually Sportsmans Club. Great range, nice people, make sure you don't speed in the parking lot:)

Located in eatonville.
I've been wanting to check that place out.
Is it private or open to the public?

It is private. Well worth the annual membership. I think you have to do an orientation as a new member. Nice group of guys shoot there. They also have some sanctioned 50BMG shoots that are fun to watch.
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: bonecrusher on March 06, 2010, 08:55:13 PM: Quote from: haugenna on March 06, 2010, 08:40:25 PM
Quote from: Jamieb on March 06, 2010, 12:08:42 AM
Quote from: haugenna on March 05, 2010, 08:15:39 PM
Upper Nisqually Sportsmans Club. Great range, nice people, make sure you don't speed in the parking lot:)

Located in eatonville.
I've been wanting to check that place out.
Is it private or open to the public?

It is private. Well worth the annual membership. I think you have to do an orientation as a new member. Nice group of guys shoot there. They also have some sanctioned 50BMG shoots that are fun to watch.

they are open to public as long as there is not a member shoot going on. 16 bucks i think
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: DoubleJ on March 06, 2010, 08:57:41 PM: Quote from: bonecrusher on March 06, 2010, 07:39:10 PM
Quote from: DoubleJ on March 05, 2010, 08:25:20 PM
Doing a quick look, all of the forest/clearcuts in the red are owned by Hancock Forest Management.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg27.imageshack.us%2Fimg27%2F8029%2Fclearcut.jpg&hash=6ad015d46dbfd75c733241d32c00bbec4342ef05)

Here's their contact info:

Hancock Timber Resource Group
17700 SE Mill Plain Boulevard
Suite #180
Vancouver, WA 98683
360-260-4567
1-800-782-1493 (recreation access information)
360-256-5474 (fax)
US West Region Inquiries

its alot more than that

That's why I said a quick look. I only looked at the 3 parcels in the red
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: shawnb on March 07, 2010, 04:38:57 PM: Anyone a member at paul bunyan in puyallup?
Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: Jamieb on March 08, 2010, 08:58:11 AM: I realy prefer to shoot in the woods, no rush or other folks to deal with.
I went with a freind yesterday down by Winlock, we both were working up hand loads at 100 yards. My freind "Wade" wanted to use his new crony so I left mine at home and he forgot his tripod, thats why in the pic you see the crony set up on my little tripod and on a chair.
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Title: Re: Target practice
Post by: MagKarl on March 08, 2010, 09:23:10 AM: Quote from: shawnb on March 07, 2010, 04:38:57 PM
Anyone a member at paul bunyan in puyallup?

I'm a member. Nice facility, good people, members only electronic gate access. Only 200 yards though. Dues are $60 per year I think.

The Upper Nisqually range in Eatonville is a nice one for long range opportunity, out to something like 600 yards and cost was about $10 for non-members if I remember correctly.

Both clubs have websites with contact info.