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By: spclark

spclark — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:53:31 +0000

Illinois only 1,000 yard range is a little notorious for cease-fires called for wandering [i]cattle[/i].

South of the Quad Cities it’s a club range with the firing line on a built-up fenced off berm in the middle of a pasture. Cattle can wander freely between shooters and the pits, not to mention foxes, turkeys, a coyote once….

By: John Strahl

John Strahl — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:02:57 +0000

I recall one year at our local (Michigan) club when we were having our annual “sight in days”. A young buck was chasing 3 does back and forth across the range. The range master had to call “Cease fire” on at least 4 occasions. The gunfire had zero effect on his love-making attempts.

By: Hayboy

Hayboy — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 02:37:34 +0000

We were shooting at the back of the house on my private range, 7 mag, 270 and others, wife hollard out of the house to shoot the deer, 5 of them about 30 yds just passing through, acting like it was just another day.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:01:14 +0000

Was at Piedmont Sportsman’s Club rifle range in Virginia about 5 years ago. After walking down to the 200 yard berm and setting up targets, A buddy and I got our rifles set up on benches and ready to shoot. We were both looking through our scopes, about to shoot, when a 6 point buck’s head popped up right behind the target!! He had been grazing with his head down behind the berm!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 05:53:01 +0000

Many years ago, we had to “pause” for a small herd of dairy cattle that turned up for a casual stroll across the old Gatton range.

We were in the middle of a grenade shoot, M-79s and M-203s.

The Australian military range complex at Greenbank, Queensland, is home to a substantial number of apparently bulletproof kangaroos and HORSES.

The horses are just a nuisance on the firing ranges, but a serious hazard when they casually step out in front of vehicles using the “ring” road. Collect one with your nice new Mercedes Gelandewagen at reasonable speed and it can end up inside the cab; VERY nasty!

By: AK

AK — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 10:10:34 +0000

Bisley Camp carries a ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest’ status.
The deer run free. It’s their local habitat.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/762_photo/2706232292/in/album-72157615669248028/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/762_photo/3756674848/in/album-72157616985633817/

Her Majesty’s Prison Coldingley, is adjacent, the local prison to Bisley Camp.
The 5-years in the ‘slammer’, is just a stone’s throw away.

Merry Christmas to all my readers. AK

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 12:09:07 +0000

2012 FCNC in Raton were interrupted by speedgoats. I actually deer hunt on our home range.

By: Jerry Shaw

Jerry Shaw — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 03:59:47 +0000

Was in the pits at a match in Batavia, Ohio a couple years ago when a doe walked in front of a hospital target causing much anxiety. I finally winged her with a rock that got her attention so we could continue the match.

By: Ryan K

Ryan K — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 22:18:26 +0000

We get mule deer and wild burros at Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club in Mesa, AZ. A cool sight to see……as long as you can get them to move along!

By: Chris Wright

Chris Wright — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:31:06 +0000

Here in Sydney Australia, there was a horse riding club on the range, and the horses were smart enough to open their pens when the riders weren’t present. They didn’t bat an eyelid either with projectiles passing overhead… @Chase, here in Oz, rifle ranges are gazetted sanctuaries so I guess the 5yr term for knocking over a deer at Bisley would be for a sanctuary violation.