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You have to careful where you shoot in NH anymore....many of the public lands have been converted or are being converted to DRED Lands (http://www.dred.state.nh.us/).
No target shooting allowed on these DRED lands...I can't seem to find a list of where these are. Maybe a call to NH Dept of Forestry would net a list for you. I know a parcel of land I sed to shoot on for 30 years was just converted...signs went up immediately...no target shooting. It sucks...all these ****ing tree huggers.
Is it legal for them to do that in NH?
I ask because I understand that land bought with Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act monies I have been told MUST be open to shooting and other recreational usages and can't be converted to "no shooting".
It's worth you folks in NH investigating where the money came from to purchase those lands that are being converted, you might be able to undo it.
Good luck.
There has to be a sand pit somewhere. I'd ask some people at the local shop if they know of any. I can think of at least 2 in Southern Maine that I've shot at. Like 15 minutes over the NH/ME borderCan anyone recommend an outdoor public shooting range in NH? Preferably southern NH?
Are there any state land public ranges in NH, like the Martin Burns range in MA?
Good question...I don't know the answer to that...I do know that hunting is allowed in many of the DRED lands but according to the signs that went up a year or so ago, target shooting is not allowed. There was even an RSA number at the bottom of the sign which I have since forgotten what it was. Maybe I'll take a walk up there this weekend and write it down and look it up again.
I'll have to check into where the monies came from although the land that I used to use has been state forest land for decades, maybe as much as 50 or more years...
That law went into effect in 1937 so it may mean that they can't restrict target shooting either. It was our town's treasurer who told me about this as our town was discussing buying 600+ acres to "keep it pure" from a developer and he told me that the NIMBYs would have a stroke if we bought the land because hunting and shooting would not have been prohibited.
"Not In My Back Yard."
For example, someone who says they favor "green power" but doesn't want a solar collector farm as a neighbor.
FIY, I've been e-mailing with the folks at Bear Brook State Park. They said it may not be fully posted yet, but target shooting is no longer allowed at Bear Brook State Park and Pawtuckaway State Park. They are not aware of any other parks that have changed the policy and believe you can still shoot in any of the state forest reservations.
I'm going to take a wild guess you are not a salesman...what if you tell them you're just letting rounds fly until something happens to stop them? promise to not affix any targets anywhere. you are shooting in a general direction and not at anything in particular. the death blossom.
I'm going to take a wild guess you are not a salesman...
That law went into effect in 1937 so it may mean that they can't restrict target shooting either. It was our town's treasurer who told me about this as our town was discussing buying 600+ acres to "keep it pure" from a developer and he told me that the NIMBYs would have a stroke if we bought the land because hunting and shooting would not have been prohibited.