Where to shoot outdoors near Kitsap county

440volt · Sep 11, 2017

My favorite forestry company owned land is no longer available (see pic)

. That was an hour drive from my house to the site in Mason county. The prosecutors office vendetta to get Marcus Carter and the Kitsap rifle and revolver club has to date restricted shooting to a 5 acre parcel minimum in the county. I'm not looking for an area to train a 100 man militia and due to old age taking it's toll on my body I'm no longer as able to hike far either.
SOOOO, anyone know of State owned or any land that is not overrun with ATV's, joggers, hikers and such within an hours drive or so that I can go send some rounds downrange and won't invite a visit from the local gendarmes?

Koda · Sep 12, 2017

privatize our public lands... yay.

maybe look into Tahuya or Capitol State forest land....? (While its still public)

AK0perator47 · Sep 12, 2017

440volt said:
My favorite forestry company owned land is no longer available (see pic)View attachment 390478

Where is that at? We go to a place in Mason county around NF2340 and the steel bridge.

440volt · Sep 13, 2017

AK0perator47 said:
Where is that at? We go to a place in Mason county around NF2340 and the steel bridge.

That is about a mile South of Steel Bridge, before the fork to Brown Creek.

AK0perator47 · Sep 13, 2017

440volt said:
That is about a mile South of Steel Bridge, before the fork to Brown Creek.

Right but is that the area where you go? If not it is still around an hour from Port Orchard.

440volt · Sep 14, 2017

AK0perator47 said:
Right but is that the area where you go? If not it is still around an hour from Port Orchard.

That is the area that I USED to go to, not wanting to risk my 2nd Amendment rights with some BS arrest, I am looking for somewhere else. I made the 100 mile round trip many times over the years, but apparently the timber company wants to keep everyone out (see pic).

DenimChicken · Oct 9, 2017

I'd love to find a good spot. Crazy how hard it is to find some place with a good backstop where I don't have to compete with off roaders. I've had less than stellar luck at Tahuya.

AK0perator47 · Oct 9, 2017

DenimChicken said:
I'd love to find a good spot. Crazy how hard it is to find some place with a good backstop where I don't have to compete with off roaders. I've had less than stellar luck at Tahuya.

I am going shooting this weekend

DenimChicken · Oct 9, 2017

At Tahuya? I'd love to hear where if you're willing to share. I've had a similar experience as 440volt, combined with not great experiences at Tahuya. I'm looking into pay to use timber land, but I haven't found too much for decent land to shoot on. I've been driving to the Tacoma Sportsman's Club where at least I can shoot without getting hassled.

AK0perator47 · Oct 9, 2017

DenimChicken said:
At Tahuya? I'd love to hear where if you're willing to share. I've had a similar experience as 440volt, combined with not great experiences at Tahuya. I'm looking into pay to use timber land, but I haven't found too much for decent land to shoot on. I've been driving to the Tacoma Sportsman's Club where at least I can shoot without getting hassled.

I actually go out near Shelton. Around browns creek

DenimChicken · Oct 9, 2017

The only Brown's Creek I'm familiar with is by Hoodsport. I have a spot closer to Quilcene but it can get pretty crowded on the weekends.

AK0perator47 · Oct 9, 2017

DenimChicken said:
The only Brown's Creek I'm familiar with is by Hoodsport. I have a spot closer to Quilcene but it can get pretty crowded on the weekends.

I have a coworker who goes somewhere near Seabeck. I have to find out where.

No_Regerts · Oct 9, 2017

Ive shot out of Allyn. It was a locked gate with walk in access.

moose · Oct 19, 2017

I don't get where the sign says you can not shoot. It says no motorized access, which is becoming an issue with all the beer can tossing, knuckle dragging, slack-jawed mono-brow crowd. I think most of the western peninsula is signed like that.

Such signage makes for some awesome elk hunting on bicycles.

AK0perator47 · Oct 19, 2017

moose said:
I don't get where the sign says you can not shoot. It says no motorized access, which is becoming an issue with all the beer can tossing, knuckle dragging, slack-jawed mono-brow crowd. I think most of the western peninsula is signed like that.

Such signage makes for some awesome elk hunting on bicycles.

There are some places in kitsap county that specifically says no hunting or shooting. All along Lake Flora is one place

moose · Oct 21, 2017

AK0perator47 said:
There are some places in kitsap county that specifically says no hunting or shooting. All along Lake Flora is one place

Yes, I know. Those kind of signs are proliferating like Scotch Broom in the bar ditches. This doesn't say that though so I'm missing the moral outrage...

AK0perator47 · Oct 21, 2017

moose said:
Yes, I know. Those kind of signs are proliferating like Scotch Broom in the bar ditches. This doesn't say that though so I'm missing the moral outrage...

I agree with you.