I can't figure it out. Do they want an extra 1 yard distance? Or is it to see the target flip over the backside when they hit it (like the rusty can on the corral fence in the old western movies)? There's no reason to their madness!

This is another way I can help the shooting sports. I dedicated Monday to the efforts of improving and expanding shooting facilities by serving on the WA Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) advisory committee for Firearms and Archery Range Recreation (FARR). More days to come in my 4 year term and I'm looking forward to it!

The Technical Review meeting went real well yesterday. We dove into 7 requests for grants. Presentations were made and Q & A after each presentation. We evaluated each project and submitted our comments. From here, the sponsors will fine tune their project proposals and return for the final round in Feb, 2021 when we will rate each project for approval or not.

Three of these projects are for new or additional shooting lanes, one is for lead abatement measures, one is for ADA access improvements to the Archery field, one is a new storage facility at a sportsman's club and one is for a new clubhouse roof.

In the Chelan Wildlife Area, the WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife is putting in a new shooting range in the Swanke Canyon which will be free to use 7 days/week sunup to sundown as long as you have a WA State Discover Pass or a WA Hunting Lic vehicle pass.

In Cowlitz County, the County and the Cowlitz Game & Anglers are seeking to further develop and expand the trap range by adding two additional trap facilities. With this addition their facility will be able to accommodate trap competitions for their local school and club teams.

The Tri-Cities Shooting Association will use their grant to construct new rifle range facilities at the Rose Iris range, located within the Rattlesnake Mountain Shooting Facility, in Benton County. Development will included the combination of a small bore rifle range and a high-power rifle silhouette range. Additional development will also include paving the current parking area at the Rose Iris range.

This has been a great experience for me and I'm learning a lot. I feel a little more equipped for the future pursuit of Trash No Land grants and shooting site improvements. I'll pick up more as I complete the final stage in Feb. I also plan on contacting and visiting a couple of these projects when they are in progress.

Here's a link to the RCO's FARR grant program (Firearms and Archery Range Recreation). You could also watch the video of our meeting via the link in the middle of the page that says: FARR Technical Review (Although, it a rather long day of video!).
https://rco.wa.gov/grant/firearms-and-archery-range-recreation-program/

Very nice, Bill! I can't think of anyone more qualified for that position.

Thank you for all that you have done, and continue to do.

That’s awesome Bill, you are definitely suited for that position and I applaud your willingness to be so involved with recreational shooting in Washington. Good luck brother.

2020 is full of surprises... not all are bad!

From out of the blue, we were graced with this gift!

(I would like to say who it was, however I haven't been given their permission yet. They are a private foundation and may not want their name spread across the internet.)

TNL is VERY grateful for this! (I received it the day after Thanksgiving!)

Ha! They added an 's' to Land. A lot of people do that. It's Trash No Land, as in singular, (however, we do serve all public lands). But who's going to argue with a Ten Thousand dollar check! I'll take it!

Very helpful and generous.... Thank you for your hard work.

You're welcome and thank you, Catfish!

Wow, congratulations Bill! That's a very generous gift, and we know that you will put it to good use!

Thanks for all that you do!

Thanks Mad!

WOW. that’s awesome Bill!!!!

Thanks Jim!

TARGET SHOOTERS BUSTED!

An OSP Officer sent me this. You can't say we didn't warn you!!!

"On Monday, November 23rd an Oregon State Trooper came upon this trash left behind by target shooters in a pullout on BLM land in NW Oregon. Through evidence left at the scene and cooperation with other local agencies, the Trooper identified the two individuals responsible. A father & son were each cited criminally for Offensive Littering. The pair returned and cleaned up the site after being contacted by OSP."

Between this news and sportsdad60's beautiful landscape pics, this is shaping up to be a pretty happy day!!