Yea, same hereIs that place marked or does it have some kind of indentifying feature to look for? I work in Sherman, and live in McKinney, and I need a place to shoot product photos of guns, gear and accessories for my article write-ups.
I've been looking for a place to do this for months, and I ain't found squat.
Yea, same here
I heard Davy Crockett National Forest is open for recreational shooting. Any confirmation on this?
Unlike the vast expanses of federal BLM land in the Western states where folks can freely target shoot to their hearts' content, the overwhelming majority of the State of Texas land is privately owned. Although great for those wealthy enough to own the sufficient amount of acreage to be able to lawfully and safely shoot, that reality isn't much consolation to the rest of us average-Joe middle-class shooting enthusiasts whose only recourse is to join relatively expensive privately-owned gun clubs with ranges or wait in long lines at the crowded but few public ranges (but not as expensive) that may or may not allow the use of FMJ for rifles.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will chime in and correct me, but I've been in Texas for more than 17 years and have yet to find a free, publicly-owned place within an hour or two's drive of DFW that allows lawful target shooting.
Just because it is in a national forest does not make it government land. Our property is in that forest, and you don't want me to find you uninvited out there shooting.
Oh jeez have some cheese with that whine.
17 years ago I bought land 12 miles from dead center of Collin County for $1000/acre and I can shoot anything I want. Got a 5 year loan for it as soon as my car was paid off, then 5 more years of car loan size payments and then I had a 9 yo car and plenty of acreage to shoot on.
I have told folks far and wide to buy now, most decided they needed that Super Duty truck or whatever. I can't afford it said another. Well get 3 buddies and pool your money. Lease it out and reclaim your investment in a few years.
On the good news front, 2 friends followed my advice, one bought 55 acres and the other 117. Both are very pleased with their decision.