North Site CLOSED!!!!

[gnihcraes]

Talked to John Bustos @ 970- 295- 6674, it was closed due to safety issues of stray bullets from national forest finding their way onto private land that surrounds that shooting area. Best thing he suggested was to contact Boulder Ranger District and get as many people on their notifications list. They will send out updates as to the progress of their environmental analysis and give people times and places to comment.

[jake]

Thanks for that, I just contacted them. In the meantime I've got to find a new place. I have visitors coming from the UK in July who can't wait to shoot

[gnihcraes]

I got a reply from them:

My request to them via the online contact us form:

Hello,
I'd like to be on the notifications list for this closure and the environmental analysis.

10-01-2010-02, Former Allenspark Dump shooting closure, dated 4/27/10

Is this contact information sufficient or is there another way to sign up for the notifications?

Thanks, -----.

Their Reply:

Hello -----,You are all set. I have added you to the mailing list for this issue. Thank you for your interest.

Elaine Wells
Visitor Information Specialist
Roosevelt National Forest
Boulder Ranger District
2140 Yarmouth Ave Boulder CO 80301
303-541-2500


Hope this helps - a few of us should be on the contact list for this "analysis" they are doing, so we can monitor and make suggestions if necessary to their findings.

[Glock Shooter]

I feel like someone just kicked me in the balls. I really enjoyed myself last time I was there and planned on going back tomorrow morning. Guess I'll have to wait the 10 years for the BRC.

[BoulderLaw]

Contact your congress critters:

Senate:
http://markudall.senate.gov/?p=casework_form
http://bennet.senate.gov/contact/

House (2nd CD):
http://polis.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm

General:
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Here is what I wrote:

Congressman Polis,

Recently, the Forest Service closed a popular, safe, and well-maintained recreational shooting area outside of Lyons:

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf/conditi...nsparkdump.pdf

As a long-time user of this public land, this closure comes as a shock to me. Over the past five years I have enjoyed using this public land for recreational shooting. It has a good backstop, is in an extremely rural area, and is perhaps the only location within the Boulder area where recreational shooting is still allowed and feasible on public lands.

I have always been a good steward of this area, picking up the trash I generate and any trash left by others. In the past year, I have been picking up less and less trash because there simply is not much trash left there anymore. The public has done a remarkable job of keeping this shooting area clean and safe. And that commitment to stewardship has only improved in the time I have been visiting this public land.

The Forest Service has indicated that the closure is due to health and safety concerns; however, the shooting area has been used safely for decades. Nothing has changed in the past few years that would justify this dramatic about-face.

Also, as an attorney specializing in public land use issues, I have grave concerns about the legality of the Forest Service's closure of this shooting area. This action smacks of arbitrary and capricious decision-making, which is expressly forbidden by Federal law.

I respectfully urge you to contact the Forest Service and request that the shooting area be reopened pending a full investigation of the health and safety concerns that may or may not justify modifying the public use of this land.

Best,
Jim Manley, Esq.

[Hannu]

I was thinking about moving to Lyons... But if there is not any place to shoot nearby, probably gonna skip it.
Is there any place to shoot nearby Lyons ?

[Daniel_187]

can't we just shoot in roosevelt national forest, I heard that you can. Don't know if its true

[Adawg38]

Nicely put BoulderLaw. Thanks for backing us up!

[Sucka]

Man that sucks. Glad i saw this i was fixing to head up there soon.

And contacting Polis is a waste of time. He's probably one of the most liberal congressman in the house. He wouldn't even answer my email concerning guns during his campaign, he demanded to know where i lived in his district before he would answer. Fuck that guy.

[Ed_S]

can't we just shoot in roosevelt national forest, I heard that you can. Don't know if its true

Yes you can. There are some rules but they're pretty straightforward.