larch mountain 1500 closed to shooting

[Jonnyboy0307]

Does anyone know if larch is closed for shooting right now

 

[Peteralexander78]

Was up Saturday and no signs

 

[Jonnyboy0307]

Was up Saturday and no signs

It rain on you?

 

[STANGBOYTOM]

As far as I know it's still posted no shooting all over up there

 

[jmaddUWDawg]

Got family coming into town tomorrow. Want to take them shooting. Anyone been up to the pit off L1500 recently?

 

[Joe13]

Got family coming into town tomorrow. Want to take them shooting. Anyone been up to the pit off L1500 recently?

I'd drive up there and verify it for yourself so you don't get up there and have to change plans.

 

[Cogs]

The Jackson pit on the L1500, close to the intersection of the L1610, will be closed from May 19 to June 19. No shooting there please. Construction work happening and they usually park their equipment there on weekdays and weekends.

There is a lot of logging going on in the West side of Larch Mtn. Still, shooting is open if you can find a spot. Just not in the Jackson Pit and watch out for logging operations. Arrowhead pit should still be open (that's the big pit just up 1 mile from the L1000 on the L1510).

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Bill

 

[jmaddUWDawg]

The Jackson pit on the L1500, close to the intersection of the L1610, will be closed from May 19 to June 19. No shooting there please. Construction work happening and they usually park their equipment there on weekdays and weekends.

There is a lot of logging going on in the West side of Larch Mtn. Still, shooting is open if you can find a spot. Just not in the Jackson Pit and watch out for logging operations. Arrowhead pit should still be open (that's the big pit just up 1 mile from the L1000 on the L1510).

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Bill

Do you mean this spot

Google Maps

 

[Cogs]

Do you mean this spot

Google Maps

Nope. That one you'd have to hike quite a ways because the gate is closed. Just East of that however on, what the map says is the L1500 but really is the L1510, is the big Arrowhead pit where most people shoot. Just a mile up from the L1000 Rd on the L1500. Map: Google Maps

The Jackson pit, the one that's closed, is here (up and over the hill, near the L1610 intersection): Google Maps

At the top of the hill, on the L1500 just before the Jackson Pit, is this little pit (they often have construction rigs parked at it): Google Maps

And if you cruise around and down the L1610 (towards Jones Creek Trail Head), there are a couple places there (construction rigs probable): Google Maps

Yeah, I know, it can get kind of confusing, but, a few trips out there and you soon begin to get to know it. That side of the Mtn is full of trails (4x4, motor cycle dirt bikes and Mntn bikes), and they are adding more. Won't be much shooting places left pretty soon! We're trying to save the places we have but DNR is giving them away to trails... real fast! They would rather have any other kind of recreation there than shooting.

Bill

 

[jmaddUWDawg]

That is confusing...so the one just southwest of the larch mountain trail head is open if i understood you right?

 

[Cogs]

No, I believe they are all open, except the Jackson pit. It's kind of a 'Hit-n-miss' situation. You just don't know which place is open till you get there.

 

[jmaddUWDawg]

No, I believe they are all open, except the Jackson pit. It's kind of a 'Hit-n-miss' situation. You just don't know which place is open till you get there.

Thanks i appreciate the clarification.

What needs to happen is just set apart a spot designated for shooting. I lived in Nampa for a time and there was a range that had separated lanes, shooting rests made of wood (different sized wood blocks for restomg against) and trash bins at every other station. I think it would be a win-win-win-win for us, DNR, miners, and other recreational users if they had a free designated area like the one in Nampa.

This was the place: thinking something like this...

George W. Nourse Public Shooting Range

Perhaps some arrangememt could be made with DNR to put together something like this....

 

[Cogs]

Thanks i appreciate the clarification.

What needs to happen is just set apart a spot designated for shooting. I lived in Nampa for a time and there was a range that had separated lanes, shooting rests made of wood (different sized wood blocks for restomg against) and trash bins at every other station. I think it would be a win-win-win-win for us, DNR, miners, and other recreational users if they had a free designated area like the one in Nampa.

This was the place: thinking something like this...

George W. Nourse Public Shooting Range

Perhaps some arrangememt could be made with DNR to put together something like this....

Exactly. So far, DNR is reluctant to do this. But we're still trying. Thanks for the info, jmadd!

 

[jmaddUWDawg]

Exactly. So far, DNR is reluctant to do this. But we're still trying. Thanks for the info, jmadd!

Keep me up to date on this. I would like to help!

 

[Kain]

Exactly. So far, DNR is reluctant to do this. But we're still trying. Thanks for the info, jmadd!

Clear evidence that the politics of policy are winning out over safety. SMDH. Is there any way we the people can help on this?

 

[Cogs]

Clear evidence that the politics of policy are winning out over safety. SMDH. Is there any way we the people can help on this?

Could be. Perhaps we consider a letter campaign. I'll give it some thought.

 

[jmaddUWDawg]

Could be. Perhaps we consider a letter campaign. I'll give it some thought.

A petition or something, especially try to get done recreationist in on it, sell them on their safety