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Posted: 11/15/2019 3:41:06 PM EDT
was down south by deming the other day and decicided to visit the black mountain national guard shooting range.
got to the other side of the railroad tracks only to find a tightly locked gate and heavy chain. now it has been quite a while since I went out there so I have no idea why access to that beautiful place is denied. anybody have a clue as to what happened and why? also wonder why the range at centennial park is the same way. 
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Posted: 11/16/2019 11:33:16 PM EDT
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was down south by deming the other day and decicided to visit the black mountain national guard shooting range. got to the other side of the railroad tracks only to find a tightly locked gate and heavy chain. now it has been quite a while since I went out there so I have no idea why access to that beautiful place is denied. anybody have a clue as to what happened and why? also wonder why the range at centennial park is the same way. If you need to know ownership or restrictions shoot me a PM with lat and long or section, township and range. |
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Posted: 11/20/2019 4:40:05 PM EDT
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It is located on State land, and is leased to a sheep rancher... no lie!
He kept raising a ruckus about people destroying property and such. Finally took the issue to court, and won the right to fence the land off. So that is why it is no longer accessible. It is quite a soap opera... 
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Posted: 11/20/2019 6:13:35 PM EDT
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thanks DOGDRIVER.
it HAS been a while since I was down that way (I live in Santa Clara). that was some pretty country to enjoy while driving to the shooting range. that outbuilding by the corrals looked like a piece of swiss cheese from all the bullet holes.
it seems like the same group of idiots screw it up for the rest of us. said idiots just move on to another place and do it again. still enjoy driving the Cook's Peak loop though... |
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Posted: 11/23/2019 12:56:45 AM EDT
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It is located on State land, and is leased to a sheep rancher... no lie! He kept raising a ruckus about people destroying property and such. Finally took the issue to court, and won the right to fence the land off. So that is why it is no longer accessible. It is quite a soap opera... |
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Posted: 12/2/2019 5:46:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Who owns it? I forgot to go look. Never heard of public land being allowed to deny access. The range has actually been closed for 5 or so years. And closed to the public. The rancher took the issue of blocking access to the State Land to court, since his land surrounds it. He won the lawsuit and put up the fence. Technically, I guess you could still use the State land, but you'd have to helicopter in! 
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Posted: 12/2/2019 5:48:18 PM EDT
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thanks DOGDRIVER. it HAS been a while since I was down that way (I live in Santa Clara). that was some pretty country to enjoy while driving to the shooting range. that outbuilding by the corrals looked like a piece of swiss cheese from all the bullet holes.
it seems like the same group of idiots screw it up for the rest of us. said idiots just move on to another place and do it again. still enjoy driving the Cook's Peak loop though... The road had gotten very bad anyway. The Cooke's loop is better!
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Posted: 12/3/2019 11:36:46 AM EDT
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The National Guard Range is on State Land. but you have to travel through the sheep guys land to get to it. The range has actually been closed for 5 or so years. And closed to the public. The rancher took the issue of blocking access to the State Land to court, since his land surrounds it. He won the lawsuit and put up the fence. Technically, I guess you could still use the State land, but you'd have to helicopter in! Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Who owns it? I forgot to go look. Never heard of public land being allowed to deny access. The range has actually been closed for 5 or so years. And closed to the public. The rancher took the issue of blocking access to the State Land to court, since his land surrounds it. He won the lawsuit and put up the fence. Technically, I guess you could still use the State land, but you'd have to helicopter in! |
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