LVSteve
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Errm, somebody else who wanted to get away from the rest of the herd and liked cheap ammo? I see nothing that sinister in what you found, it describes many shooters I know.
Shooting in the desert
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Errm, somebody else who wanted to get away from the rest of the herd and liked cheap ammo? I see nothing that sinister in what you found, it describes many shooters I know.
LVSteve
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Just outside the Las Vegas city limit is a vast desert. This is BLM land and it is legal to carry and shoot weapons. I'm in there with a friend and some firearms about once a week.
We see jack rabbits quite often but we do not shoot at them.
We have stashed 2 folding chairs and some targets for our shooting pleasure. It's a blast!
You say "just outside". Are you sure you are outside enough? Target Shooting and Hunting
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Do you cook up the jacks? If so what's the taste like?
Good point on being careful. I've been advised not to go shooting alone. There are others shooting in groups who might be tempted to take advantage of a lone person as he's packing up.
My retired FBI instructor and I usually bring an AR and a 12-gauge pump with slugs whenever we practice handgun shooting.
Ton of prevention is worth an ounce of cure.
Kaaskop49
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Yes Daddy.
LVSteve
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ROFLMAO!! Just checkin'.
Wouldn't want to find out you were new to town and in another post read about your run in with local LE.
Came across this bullet riddled vehicle (70's?) in the middle of nowhere. How did it get there?
That is a first generation Toyota Celica, around 1972-75. That's the only thing I can think of with the gas fill in that location. I had a 74 back in the 70s.
I go shooting and camping alone in the desert a lot. For 20+ years.
I just follow these rules and I am good to go:
I don't shoot in commonly used areas.
I shoot in areas where I can see anyone coming or going for a long distance.
I am aware of what's around me and I wear electronic hearing protection to hear things coming. When I didn't have electronic ear protection I took the ears off when I was done shooting for the same reason.
I don't go change targets without my rifle slung on my back. I lock up my other guns when I do so. Especially when shooting long distance, when possible drive the vehicle down to change the targets.
I also carry a concealed weapon, usually in 357 magnum. 44 special, or 10mm flavor.
Worked for me for years.
Here I am, this past weekend, camping alone. On the back side, the unpopulated side of a desert lake at a camp site overlooking the lake and a wash, with one way in and one way out that I can see up for 500 yards... and my rifle is always with me.
I have never had a problem following those rules.
Unless you know what you are doing I don't recommend it. Jacks out here have parasites and some even carry fleas with plague. Especially in warm months which is 8 months out of the year. There are many precautions. Such as wearing gloves, burning fur, boiling, checking liver color etc..... not worth it. Plus unless they are young, they are gamy, stringy, and not very good eating.
Winter time they provide good fur.... but prices aren't good $2.50-4.50 a pelt
I will eat cottontails though.
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Thanks for the info...think I'll stick with store bought ribs, chicken & steak. lol
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