North Fork Wolf Creek Recreational Shooting Lanes

[WildBills-AR]

Just remember to take a pic of the icicles hanging off your AR due to the ice storm tomorrow. It'll be cool, they said.

Yeah if anything I'll be melting the snow. That last trip with the rain I was having issues with heat mirage and steam coming off the front couldn't see anything. I was blasting away smoking my cans. Need to get up there for one of the cleanup meetings. Have lots of fun stuff to share with everyone.

 

[arrowshooter]

Forgot to mention that there was only one downed tree that fell along side the road going in.

 

[arrowshooter]

That tree from my earlier post

 

[Cogs]

Did anyone go up to the lanes today? I'm wondering what the snow condition is and if you think it might be clear by Friday. The roads might be okay, but what about the snow on the lanes? Is it still there? ODOT camera, at Timber Junction, looked like a lot of snow this morning.

Getting cabin fever and wanted to see conditions, check the new signs we posted and clean up a lane.

Thanks,
Bill

 

[Cogs]

As of 6:18 PM, Thursday Mar 7th, it looks like snow is still covering the ground (was hoping it would warm enough to melt). The part of that, that I like, is you can't see the trash underneath the snow! I'm sure the lanes look great right now! Therefore, I'm cancelling my idea of going up there tomorrow. If I'm going to trip all the way from SW Washington, I want to make it worth while and do some cleanup. But can't clean up what you can't see! So skip it for this weekend.

The pic is from the ODOT camera on Hwy 26 at Sunset Rest Area, just a little ways West of North Fork Wolf Creek Rd.

Next opportunity for me to go up won't be till May. Perhaps we'll make that a big group cleanup day! I'm thinking May 18th. Chime in if that's good for you.

Till then, post up some pics when you go up.

Here's the ODOT Sunset Rest Area pic...

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[Jefsound]

As of 6:18 PM, Thursday Mar 7th, it looks like snow is still covering the ground (was hoping it would warm enough to melt). The part of that, that I like, is you can't see the trash underneath the snow! I'm sure the lanes look great right now! Therefore, I'm cancelling my idea of going up there tomorrow. If I'm going to trip all the way from SW Washington, I want to make it worth while and do some cleanup. But can't clean up what you can't see! So skip it for this weekend.

The pic is from the ODOT camera on Hwy 26 at Sunset Rest Area, just a little ways West of North Fork Wolf Creek Rd.

Next opportunity for me to go up won't be till May. Perhaps we'll make that a big group cleanup day! I'm thinking May 18th. Chime in if that's good for you.

Till then, post up some pics when you go up.

Here's the ODOT Sunset Rest Area pic...

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May 18th looks good for me for a cleanup. I hope to get up there before then too.

 

[gryghin]

As of 6:18 PM, Thursday Mar 7th, it looks like snow is still covering the ground (was hoping it would warm enough to melt). The part of that, that I like, is you can't see the trash underneath the snow! I'm sure the lanes look great right now! Therefore, I'm cancelling my idea of going up there tomorrow. If I'm going to trip all the way from SW Washington, I want to make it worth while and do some cleanup. But can't clean up what you can't see! So skip it for this weekend.

The pic is from the ODOT camera on Hwy 26 at Sunset Rest Area, just a little ways West of North Fork Wolf Creek Rd.

Next opportunity for me to go up won't be till May. Perhaps we'll make that a big group cleanup day! I'm thinking May 18th. Chime in if that's good for you.

Till then, post up some pics when you go up.

Here's the ODOT Sunset Rest Area pic...

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May 18th should work for me, we plan on being back from the east coast by then.

 

[yznhymr]

3/20/24 - Visited Wolf Creek shooting lane #1 this afternoon and saw firsthand what was under the snow. I couldn't believe the amount of trash we encountered. Who are these people that can leave the forest looking like this?
Most concerning was finding an endless number of live rounds all over the place - I now have this collection at home...now what?

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

Because, in general, humans are lazy pigs If they can get away with being lazy, they will.

Thanks for getting some clean up done, as for the live rounds, if you reload, you can pull the bullets or someone who does might want these.

 

[Catbox]

I hate litter bugs.

 

[Rem700..300]

Thank you for picking up the mess that others left.

 

[Mikej]

3/20/24 - Visited Wolf Creek shooting lane #1 this afternoon and saw firsthand what was under the snow. I couldn't believe the amount of trash we encountered. Who are these people that can leave the forest looking like this?
Most concerning was finding an endless number of live rounds all over the place - I now have this collection at home...now what?

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Oh man. Thank you so much. It's bubbleguming appalling! Before I looked at the picks I was getting ready to say that a lot of the garbage up there isn't from shooters. Well, that mess is from firearm owners all right. And firearm owners that might take their own crap home, but leave the rest.
So here's an opinion, and worth exactly your paying for it. @Cogs you ought to shut this place down, and POST IT "NO ENTRY", and post signage of just why. Easy for me to say as I don't go through the hassle of two trips through potland. This is too disheartening. It seems like you have gone through all this work to provide a place to shoot, but all it really is, is a four-lane garbage dump! I have always tended to hold fire arm owners in a little higher esteem that non-firearm owners. Clearly I have been mistaken.

 

[Cogs]

Thanks for the report, pics, observations and cleanup, @yznhymr . Like you, I have no clue why some people think it's okay to leave your trash in the forest. My guess is they must live the same way at home. Arriving and seeing a lot of trash seems to invite more trash, because the attitude says your little bit more won't matter.

Can't wait for the mid May full cleanup event! Something has come up that may cause the date to change by a weekend or two. I was planning on May 18th, but that might change to the weekend before or after. April is all booked for me, so I sure hope others can do some random cleanups as they can.

I just can't see the fun of recreating in a landfill!

 

[Cogs]

Oh man. Thank you so much. It's bubbleguming appalling! Before I looked at the picks I was getting ready to say that a lot of the garbage up there isn't from shooters. Well, that mess is from firearm owners all right. And firearm owners that might take their own crap home, but leave the rest.
So here's an opinion, and worth exactly your paying for it. @Cogs you ought to shut this place down, and POST IT "NO ENTRY", and post signage of just why. Easy for me to say as I don't go through the hassle of two trips through potland. This is too disheartening. It seems like you have gone through all this work to provide a place to shoot, but all it really is, is a four-lane garbage dump! I have always tended to hold fire arm owners in a little higher esteem that non-firearm owners. Clearly I have been mistaken.

I know what you mean, Mike. I feel like I'm married to this place. Perhaps I should get a divorce and someone else can marry this beast! We've created a monster!

 

[Mikej]

I know what you mean, Mike. I feel like I'm married to this place. Perhaps I should get a divorce and someone else can marry this beast! We've created a monster!

-Sigh-

 

[yznhymr]

I feel the same way many of you do about this place. @Cogs and those of you who've contributed time and effort here have been good stewards. Many thanks.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

Don't forget to link here, when there is something organised for the cleanup

 

[nwslopoke]

I just can't see the fun of recreating in a landfill!

Maybe open a range at a landfill. 99% of the work automatically done.

 

[Cogs]

Maybe open a range at a landfill. 99% of the work automatically done.

Love it! If we can shoot pumpkins, eggs, furniture, TV's, propane tanks and microwaves, I'm all in!!! Shoot, maybe they'd let us shoot tannerite!

 

[Rem700..300]

Unfortunately if you close it, they just move to another spot. These type of people remind me of locust. Destroy an area then just move to the next. Kind of like the aliens in Independence Day.
My vote goes to entitled POS people.
And Bill can testify to this, if I had a dollar for everytime I heard "We always take out more than we bring in". Life would be good.
Shotgun people seem to be the worst in my opinion. Need a deposit on those suckers.
Sorry for the rant. Yes we are going to pick up stuff in the forest tomorrow afternoon.