Looks like Tonto is getting ready for it too. Sitgreaves is still open. :) Good thing too as we are heading up there this weekend. I found it interesting that they specifically spelled out fireworks. All this time I thought it was a no-brainier. Silly me. Daniel On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:46 PM, JD B wrote: > I know at least the Coronado and Coconino Forest service is enforcing the > same fire restrictions now. No shooting unless you are hunting on their > land. There is also no offroad driving, no smoking outside a vehicle or > building and a whole slew of other restrictions. I live on Forest Service > land and our lack of water this year is scary. I still don't have much grass > and our Aspens are just barely starting to bloom up here. > > http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/documents/05-287ClosureOrder.pdf > > -JD > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 12:42:25 -0700 > From: danieltanderson@gmail.com > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Looking for a place to shoot... > > So long as you are on Forest Service land (look for the brown posts) and > there are no postings you can shoot. I have some favorite spots East of the > Valley. I, like you, tend to come home with more trash than I went with. It > is ashame people are slobs. THey leave trash lying around and then wonder > why the Government closes areas. These areas a even better if you have > four-wheel drive. You can escape the crazy clueless folks who just want to > show off their new "toy" and waste ammo shooting at their recently emptied > beer cans. > > We have had good luck throwing a tarp down to keep the brass and shell > casings contained. > > Just my $0.02 worth. > > Daniel > > > On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 5:21 PM, Matthew Shapiro wrote: > > Hey all, > > Spoke to a BLM agent last weekend up around Table Mesa who advised of fire > restrictions in effect that will disallow target or any other firearm > shooting on BLM land in the Phoenix area until at least August when the > monsoons come in and "decombusticate" (yes I just made up a word) > everything. > > I'd rather not have to pay range fees and I'd rather not have to wait for > the range nazis to give the clear to fire anyways. I'm a big boy and I know > when its ok to discharge my weapon. > > At any rate, I was wondering if any of you might know where a good place to > shoot up north might be? I'm obviously looking for a place that wouldn't be > hindered by the fire restrictions here in the Phoenix area. > > I am a cacher and I DO practice CITO. I save all my brass for recycling and > I don't leave shells at all. > > Thanks in advance for any help any of you can provide. > > -- > Sincerely, > Matthew A. Shapiro a.k.a. AZSonburnt of TeamAZSonburnt > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching > mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or > unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's > Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > >