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exactly, feel the same way Joe. I have the same concerns for a public land established range if there is no range officer.... unless I happen by when its totally empty I probably will drive to my own spot.
im not discouraging the idea or program, in fact I think its a good idea especially for new shooters.... there are many benifits for having an established public land shooting range.
there are hundreds of places in Tillamook forest alone where people go shoot and often leave trash and shoot trees. Giving them a designated place leaves the respectable people like you guys to have more places to go that will hopefully be safer and quieter.
For example with the Browns camp pit. If it is closed, people just drive down the road a little ways and shoot trees. so we are given those guys a place to go so they dont ruin it for the rest of us.
Plus, if we had a 10 lane 250 yard range 30 minutes from Portland with berms, we could arrange a NWFA day and have a bunch of us guys go up and have a fun day. With groups going from here then we know we are going to have a bunch of safety conscious people together