Please respect hunters and our forest land. Ran across several groups blasting away today, legally, on forest service land.
































 

I've always avoided shooting in the forest during hunting season.
A. Out of respect for fellow hunters
B. Texans here hunting (I don't want to get shot)

Gmu 42 was full of target shooters this week. Also plenty if what I assume to be drunken night fire at midnight.

I did a bit of wheelin in 38. My back yard. I have a torn ACL, getting surgery next month. I didn't bother getting tags.

 

Well you...thank you.

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Thanks for the post with the heads up.  I'm not a hunter so I didn't have had a clue.  Definitely not going shooting on public land during the dates you mentioned so we can live in peaceful coexistence.  

I always try to target shoot during hunting season.  As long as I have a tag for it, I'm shooting my target!

I've found "hunters" target shooting in their camps.  30 rd mag dump target shooting.  Even in archery season.

I'd also like to add that if you're not a hunter and you're just out hiking around or camping, please wear something brighter.
I've seen plenty of Dbag hunters shoot at anything and I do worry about horses, campers, cattle during the season.

Side note:  The season for some of last from Sept 1, 2014 - Jan 31, 2014.

While I do appreciate your perspective, and do indeed avoid the woods myself during hunting season for safety and courtesy reasons - I do also think your concern is larger than the reality.  In my opinion (and observation), wildlife near regular shooting areas tend to become used to the gunfire noises, and human noises, and tend to tune it out.  Indeed, an area that commonly has target shooting, but now suddenly doesn't, may be worse, than if it continued as per normal.

Just a different perspective to consider.  I once had a hunter jump my case for target shooting at a gun range facility he was hunting near.  It was an irrational and unpleasant experience.