another '6 round maximum' at the state game lands public range question

[PocketProtector]

Because The Man says so. Nothing more, nothing less.

Kiss my ring

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

you have to buy a range pass or possess a hunting license to use the ranges. Back when they were "free" some people would show up just to blast away without even hanging a target. They would completely disregard the range rules, hell even the basic safety rules of safe firearms handling. The wood stands were always shot to hell and there was crap and garbage everywhere. I havent been back to a public range in years. The "Fuddism" is pretty entrenched at the DCF&S, 5 rounds max, but I have a lot of magazines.
The state game lands were bought entirely with money gathered from hunting license sales, so I say yeah , No hiking or biking or general public use on something thats Not for that intended purpose. This keeps the blue haired land whales from harasssing hunters. The Game commission has decided to put a "public representative Non hunter " on its board. These assholes decide if the rules and laws benefit the "Public Interests" when IMHO the public should stay the fuck out. They have state parks and county parks I pay for with MY tax dollars that have rules against hunting, if I cant hunt in their county and some state parks then they should stay out of the gamelands.

i go fly fishing on small streams (class A and others) on gamelands for trout (C&R only)

curious, does fishing licenses contribute to pa gameland at all?

[R L Suehr]

i go fly fishing on small streams (class A and others) on gamelands for trout (C&R only)

curious, does fishing licenses contribute to pa gameland at all?

Same here, trout and bass at various ponds they stock in the local gamelands here

[Sandcut]

Because the state does not have to provide public shooting ranges, nor do they have to allow you to shoot there for only the cost of a license or a range pass. You (and I, and the rest of us) are a guest and are obliged to follow the rules of the proprietor. And their rules say 6.

There doesn't have to be another reason, and it doesn't have to make sense. It just is.

[rat406]

I know that the OP isn't complaining, and I appreciate that. Those that "hate the PGC, the stupid rules, etc...There is a pretty simple solution. Don't go to their range for the price of your hunting license. Join a club and do whatever you want there...Wait...you also have to abide by gun club rules that are stupid too. It sounds like the best thing for you to do is set up a range on your own property and do as you wish.

Oh yeah, you're correct, and I totally agree... I just had a problem wrapping my head around the reason for it at first, but now I totally understand and agree with it. And yeah, the one's that complain about it.... I guess there's always people who just complain about everything.

[rat406]

i go fly fishing on small streams (class A and others) on gamelands for trout (C&R only)

curious, does fishing licenses contribute to pa gameland at all?

It all goes to the same place, to the state's wildlife and land conservation. It gives a steady stream (pun unintended) of funds to cover the expenses of preserving the lands and waterways for fishing and hunting and general use.

[Sandcut]

It all goes to the same place, to the state's wildlife and land conservation. It gives a steady stream (pun unintended) of funds to cover the expenses of preserving the lands and waterways for fishing and hunting and general use.

The budgets for PGC and PFBC are seperate. Funding from fishing licenses does not go to acquire or maintain game lands.

[rat406]

The budgets for PGC and PFBC are seperate. Funding from fishing licenses does not go to acquire or maintain game lands.

interesting, guess my assumption was wrong.... didn't think their budgets were separate (at least, I figured the funding went into the same pot so to speak, and then were budgeted separately)