Annual Shoot

On January 1st, I cruised up to the Chestnut Mountain Firing Range off GA 136 for my annual start the year off right by shooting a firearm.
Man was that place trashed. Why can't the user's of the range police up after them selves? Targets and stands left on the range, shotgun shells all over the ground. There was paper trash in the woods around the range and 'non-targets' scattered about. The trash cans were full too.

To top it off, I noticed that when I returned to my truck that some scum bags had broken into the pay station and stolen the money. How desperate do you have to be to stoop this low?

This is the only range that doesn't charge per person and there is no time limit for shooting unless there are people waiting. $5 per car. I opt for the annual pass that is good for many other places at $25 a year. The range is open to the public. If this type of use keeps up, I'm afraid that the range may be shut down. If there are more budget cuts for government services, places like firearms ranges could get closed.

I called the U.S. Forest Service to request permission to clean up the range on a day that it is closed and to report the break in of their money drop box. That Ranger was out and I will have to call back to get that permission.