After years of looking, I have finally done it. I have bought a home in Prescott. I’ll be moving my stuff from occupied Virginia over the next few months.
In the meanwhile, can any of you recommend an internet provider in the Prescott area? Not really interested in Cable or satellite provider, but if there is a good one, I’m willing to check them out.
Thanks in advance!

Really depends where you are.  Some neighborhoods (like my old one), the only options are mile high (wireless, absolutely terrible) or skylink (good luck get in line now).  Other ones (like my new one) have fiber.  I believe our fiber is through cable one.  Terrible company, but your choices are limited and their internet isn’t bad with fiber.

Thank you for your response! The place is about two miles off of 69 and Old Black Canyon Highway.

Welcome home.

my usual response:

Folks often post questions about Shooting in AZ on forums, I often reply, I finally saved my replies so I won't have to retype everything each time. This probably gives more info than you asked for but its easy to copy/paste. latest update in Dec 2021.

Websites:
http://www.arizonashooting.org/ web group
http://www.azshootingzone.com/forums/ web group
https://arizonagunowners.com/ web group
https://www.ar15.com/forums/hometown/Arizona/13/ another web group
http://www.phoenixrodandgun.org/ A club with a range in south phoenix
http://www.rsscaz.com/ A club with a range in east Mesa
https://www.azgfd.com/shooting/basf/ A range with clubs in north phoenix.
all 3 have public ranges and competition ranges and active competition groups
http://arizona-rifleshooting.com/ my website about competition

3 ranges in the Tucson area:
http://www.tucsonrifleclub.org/
https://pimapistolclub.com/
https://tucsontrapandskeet.com/

orgs:
http://www.asrpa.com/ our state association they do: competition, training, education, run a range west of phoenix and civil rights advocacy.
http://www.azcdl.org/ is 100% civil rights

NRA/CMP/PRS style competition groups:
https://phoenixrodandgun.org/    (prgc)
https://www.rsscaz.com/     (rio)
http://www.desertsharpshooters.com/    (avery)
https://www.facebook.com/AZLRPRS     (cowtown)
http://arizona-rifleshooting.com/

AZ has open carry and constitutional carry. Take the AZ CCW class anyway, its useful info and the permit is your proof of background check so you don't have to go thru NICS when you buy.


There are 4 or 5 nice outdoor shooting ranges in the Phoenix area. See below. (As well as several indoor ranges I don't know much about.)

I've been a member of both PRGC & RSSC for over 20 years, (and have been a volunteer, match director, coach or club officer in those years).

Both RSSC & PRGC are true member-run clubs, both lease their dirt (RSSC from AZGFD, PRGC from PHX city park).

Ben Avery is a AZGFD owned and run facility, landless clubs reserve the various ranges and run shoots there.

A smaller range, Joe Foss range in Buckeye, an hour west of Phoenix, is run by ASRPA.

All 3 larger ranges have a public range, the 2 clubs offer membership. All 3 have lots of competition style events. Every scheduled competition or practice style event at the 2 clubs and the clubs that use Avery are open to everyone, most by walk-on, some shoots take advanced entry reservations.

Both PRGC and RSSC cost about the same to join. Each has a main range and 6 or 8 specialty ranges. RSSC faces north, PRGC faces south (low winter sun is unpleasant to shoot in) PRGC High Power range is configured properly with 1 pits and 3 firing lines, Rio is backwards, 1 firing line and 2 pits.

RSSC tries to run itself like a business, all members have to leave when the last RO clocks out, even if there are still 3 hours of sunlight remaining. All the specialty ranges (except shotgun) require a lengthy approval process to gain access. On top of that, there is a tedious process to get the after-hours pass that allows weekday shooting till 9.  RSSC has the best sporting clays field in the state, perhaps all the states. But they don't allow carry.

PRGC is much more member-friendly. members can use most (but not all) ranges without a special qualification process. PRGC is very friendly for members bringing guests and allows carry.

BASF has about 80 firing points on the public range and 20 or more trap/skeet/clays fields and a huge archery area. The facility also has about 15 other ranges reserved by clubs for shoots and competitions including 100 firing points to 1000yds on high power, 2 silhouette ranges, a huge benchrest range, mounted cowboy arena and about a dozen practical bays.

PRS-style shooting is monthly at a private shooting site called "Cowtown" in the west part of the valley not far from Ben Avery. And a monthly shoot at RSSC.

no .50 BMG at Avery or PRGC, not sure about the other places.

BLM is opening some formal maintained shooting sites in the west valley desert.

There are some nice outdoor ranges in Tucson, also near Casa Grande, Flagstaff, Payson, Kingman, Yuma and other parts of the state.

As to shooting in the Desert, BLM and National forest permit shooting most of the year. State Trust Land permits hunting but NOT target shooting.  Indian reservations do not permit anything. Check the national forest websites, Tonto NF, the one closest to phoenix, has closed off shooting on hundreds of square miles nearest town due to dirt bike infestation and bans water jugs. Steel and paper are still OK, but plan on an hour drive to find a safe legal place. During hot weather fire seasons all the NFs ban shooting, camp fires and smoking.

Hunting is by drawing for tags to hunt anything larger than a quail or coyote. But lots of public land to hunt on.
https://www.azgfd.com/



Shopping in the Phoenix area:
BassPro in Mesa
Cabela's in northwest valley
2 or 3 Sportsman's Warehouse stores
lots of Local gun Shops.
some big gun shows nearly every month.

Hope this helps, welcome to AZ, shoot good!

Poole
http://arizona-rifleshooting.com/

Sounds like Diamond Valley.  Very few new construction homes, so I doubt fiber is an option.  I’d stay away from mile high unless you have no other options (slow and very frequent outages).  If that’s the only option, then get on the waiting list for starlink now.  Otherwise sparklight (formerly cable one) is pretty much your other option.  Sick as a company to deal with, but your options are limited.

You might want to get on the waiting list for Elon Musk's Starlink service.  I've heard good things.

I'm in Cottonwood and have Sparklight (nee Cable One) and am pretty much satisfied.  The less you have to do with the business office the better you'll like them, but the actual service has been pretty good.  That said, they're getting rid of their email hosting so there may be other changes in the offing that they haven't mentioned yet.

Welcome!

Thanks to everyone! Sorry about my slow response here, I am currently in Hawaii helping my significant other with probate on some family property. Wish it was a vacation, but mostly work. Please be assured that your info is greatly appreciated.
As a short intro, I’m retired USMC (24 years) and U.S. foreign service (19 years). I vote conservative and focus on 2nd Amendment issues. I have NFA items and many, many other firearms.
Looking forward to making many new acquaintances and friendships.

Welcome, Prescott (Press-kit) is beautiful!

It’s been very busy couple of weeks. Rented a big Penske truck and moved some of my stuff out here from occupied Virginia. What a trip from hell!
Decided to go with Sparklight for the internet and just now had it installed. Guys that did the install were very nice, as have been most of the folks that I have met here so far.
Returning to Virginia to get the house there ready to sell.
Will probably have to drive out with another truck with more of my stuff. Not looking forward to that!
Thanks to everyone here for the input provided!
Once I’m settled in, I look forward to meeting everyone.

Prescott resident here. (actual Prescott, not Prescot Valley or the other towns that like to say that they're from the Prescott area even though they're not ). I use CenturyLink, I've been very happy so far.

If you'd like to link up, send me an IM. We do like to shoot over here.

Welcome to AZ.

Everyone I have met here are good people.  Refreshing to hear Sir or ma'am and we'll behaved children.