Elk Neck State Forest Range

jodavk · May 2, 2011

I the range back to full service and are the bathrooms open? I'm thinking of taking my daughter for some shooting.

diesel-man · May 2, 2011

No bathrooms, no progress towards that either. :sad20:

organized_mayhem · May 2, 2011

When did the bathrooms close up again? I was last up there a couple months ago and they had been reopened.

ENSF · May 3, 2011

The bathrooms are open. We are installing a new bathroom facility in the next few months. It will be a CXT Tioga Special system.

scrovak · May 3, 2011

^ What ENSF said. Bathrooms are open, though I'd bring TP JIC. And hand sanitizer, as there's no flowing water or provided sanitizer. Also, for those that didn't know, there are now two decks for shooting clays.

mckraut · May 6, 2011

Speaking of shooting clays, I wandered over to the shotgun area for the first time on my last visit and was absolutely shocked to see this crap. Jesus people, have a little dignity and clean up after yourselves.

methlab · May 6, 2011

I guess they feel that if it isn't on the deck, then it's clean.
Looks like a work party is due.

Lostfantum · May 6, 2011

It has always been that way for as long as I can remember. It only gets cleaned out once in awhile. They do not mind the cases being left, just not the empty boxes.

Gordon · May 6, 2011

Don't anybody reload them?

scrovak · May 7, 2011

Yeah, from what I recall, the cases are permitted there, I heard something about them coming in on occasion to massively pull out a few bucket-loaders full and send them somewhere for recycling/repurposing. THe boxes, though, are abhorent. I unfortunately know one of the people responsible. Even took a clay box and tossed it, shot it, then shot it up on the ground to 'see what happens.' I said what I could, but even in a situation like that, I wasn't going to go ont a live range to clean up after the hooligans...

I feel bad, though, because I should have done something... Let me know if yall plan on doing a group clean up and I'll be there.

PapiBarcelona · May 7, 2011

LOL What a dump

KMK1862 · May 7, 2011

Some people are real slobs. Maybe it was my time in the Boy Scouts, but it doesn't take much to clean up after yourself. That being said, I'm sure all of us here clean up when we're done. IMO, one of the best things we can do is set a good example for the other shooters.

ENSF · May 9, 2011

Those shells are cleaned up multiple times per year. We have to store the spent casings as no one including the landfill wants them for obvious concerns. We even sought out the company that makes ornamental lights out of them. We would have to pay the shipping to send them off site.

Any help is appreciated as the next step is a rule change that counts them as trash implying they have to be policed and leave when the shooter leaves.

rico903 · May 15, 2011

Sounds like they are trash already. It would be a good rule change to make shooters remove them.

tzoid · May 15, 2011

It's a shame that some people think that paying the 10 bucks entitles them to being a Pig and leaving shit everywhere. The shotgun hulls are a disgrace and anyone leaving them is a SLOB.

Good thing most patrons I have seen at Elk Neck at least police their brass.

RetNavyHD · May 15, 2011

Just eliminate the clay shooting area as it really isn't worth anything other than the mess you receive. There are plenty of clubs around you can shoot clays at cheap!

cobracutter · May 15, 2011

ENSF said:
Those shells are cleaned up multiple times per year. We have to store the spent casings as no one including the landfill wants them for obvious concerns. We even sought out the company that makes ornamental lights out of them. We would have to pay the shipping to send them off site.

Any help is appreciated as the next step is a rule change that counts them as trash implying they have to be policed and leave when the shooter leaves.

Burn Pile. Give them back to mother earth.

tzoid · May 15, 2011

cobracutter said:
Burn Pile. Give them back to mother earth.

Mother Earth gets enough Plastic buried in her from plastic water bottles.

My Gun club burns them in a Oil Drum..

1874sharpsshooter · May 15, 2011

this is what happens when you don't have ro's on duty to enforce the rules. untill you do, this will keep happening

ETH092 · May 15, 2011

Burning shells to help out Mother Earth?? did you ever stop to think about the toxic fumes burning plastic gives off? Plastic is derived from crude oil so if you dont know anyone who can recycle plastic back into fuel, then its best left on the ground or in storage.

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