Smokin250
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Ohio Does NOT Prohibit "Target Shooting" on public land unless permitted.
http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/hunting
There are indeed public ranges that the public are allowed to shoot at.
That being said Ohio is not as wide open in many spots as it is out west. Not where I live anyway. We also have a very large crowd of Morons here as well, people that shouldn't be allowed to own firearms...but hey that's not my decision.
The other huge issue I have (at least around here), the state has done some extremely ignorant things in past few years with public hunting land. There is a place down the road that I used to darn near live at, I hunted all kinds of different species there over the years and loved it. NOW, the state has decided to put in walking / biking paths all through those pieces. Places where I used to ground hog, coyote, crow, deer, and turkey hunt. Imagine this, 645AM you have a bird on roost just hammering, and 2 women come walking down a trail with their dogs just jabbering on like a monkey in a tree....Bye Bye Mr Tom. I have had same thing happen while coyote hunting. I have had this happen even when I am way back in some of these hollars to. In my opinion, when you start advocating people come on these walking / biking trails right through the middle of places numerous people hunt, your asking for trouble.
Now I must also mention this, the road goes both ways here. While the fact that the state has provided these trails for the public burns my hind end, I do not feel there is an excuse for not using safe hunting / shooting practices. If you cannot see where your bullet will end up, you should not be shooting there. However there are way too many wackos out there that will shoot at anything, anywhere regardless of their surroundings.
I have been to public land tracks in Iowa and South Dakota that I wouldn't be worried a bit taking shots out past 500 yds. Reason being is they are so much larger and open than what I am used to. You can see a long ways, and SHOULD be able to determine whether or not it is a safe setting to fire a round. IF you cannot make this determination you should not be firing a gun. Simple as that. Unfortunately, we as gun enthusiasts, have a bad reputation occasionally due to ignorant folks that partake in same hobbies as us. We get a black eye due to these people, and angers me to no end. The idiots will always be dragging us down.
http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/hunting
There are indeed public ranges that the public are allowed to shoot at.
That being said Ohio is not as wide open in many spots as it is out west. Not where I live anyway. We also have a very large crowd of Morons here as well, people that shouldn't be allowed to own firearms...but hey that's not my decision.
The other huge issue I have (at least around here), the state has done some extremely ignorant things in past few years with public hunting land. There is a place down the road that I used to darn near live at, I hunted all kinds of different species there over the years and loved it. NOW, the state has decided to put in walking / biking paths all through those pieces. Places where I used to ground hog, coyote, crow, deer, and turkey hunt. Imagine this, 645AM you have a bird on roost just hammering, and 2 women come walking down a trail with their dogs just jabbering on like a monkey in a tree....Bye Bye Mr Tom. I have had same thing happen while coyote hunting. I have had this happen even when I am way back in some of these hollars to. In my opinion, when you start advocating people come on these walking / biking trails right through the middle of places numerous people hunt, your asking for trouble.
Now I must also mention this, the road goes both ways here. While the fact that the state has provided these trails for the public burns my hind end, I do not feel there is an excuse for not using safe hunting / shooting practices. If you cannot see where your bullet will end up, you should not be shooting there. However there are way too many wackos out there that will shoot at anything, anywhere regardless of their surroundings.
I have been to public land tracks in Iowa and South Dakota that I wouldn't be worried a bit taking shots out past 500 yds. Reason being is they are so much larger and open than what I am used to. You can see a long ways, and SHOULD be able to determine whether or not it is a safe setting to fire a round. IF you cannot make this determination you should not be firing a gun. Simple as that. Unfortunately, we as gun enthusiasts, have a bad reputation occasionally due to ignorant folks that partake in same hobbies as us. We get a black eye due to these people, and angers me to no end. The idiots will always be dragging us down.
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