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Offline dkarp

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Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« on: February 19, 2014, 01:22:18 PM »
Ok, this really didn't fit the "newsworthy" section. I haven't seen much about it anywhere until I searched the Game & Parks website:

http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/hunting/programs/education/Boosalis/index.asp

Your thoughts? In my case it is literally right up the street from me, would be nice to go there on luch breaks.....

Hope it doesn't end up hurting Big Shots...
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2014, 04:09:31 PM »
Yep, should be done soon.
The NFOA was indirectly involved with this early on.  You can read more under the WMA Range Committee
Big Shots was quite concerned about this early on, but I believe it will compliment them as it is focused more for youth and family education and events, whereas Big Shot (IIRC) has a minimum age limit. and seems to cater to a certain crowd.

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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2014, 04:20:26 PM »
Quote from: NE Bull on February 19, 2014, 04:09:31 PM
You can read more under the WMA Range Committee
That area is for committee members only
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2014, 04:32:04 PM »
Quite a few hours spent in stuffy board rooms over this, glad it is finally going to open!
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2014, 05:10:46 PM »
Quote from: Dan W on February 19, 2014, 04:20:26 PM
That area is for committee members only
Oh yeah, I meant the WMA Range Committee report to the Membership.  Should be a couple posts back in there somewhere.
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2014, 05:56:09 PM »
Quote from: Jesse T on February 19, 2014, 04:32:04 PM
Quite a few hours spent in stuffy board rooms over this, glad it is finally going to open!

Hey Jesse! glad to see you are still around
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2014, 10:06:23 PM »
Quote from: NE Bull on February 19, 2014, 04:09:31 PM
whereas Big Shot (IIRC) has a minimum age limit.

12 years old, I believe.
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2014, 10:08:23 PM »
Quote from: HuskerXDM on February 19, 2014, 10:06:23 PM
12 years old, I believe.
That's what I thought, I was hoping someone would come on here and prove me wrong, or that they had changed it. ;)
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2014, 12:08:38 AM »
Will this facility be open for CHP instructors to teach concealed carry classes? Does anyone know?
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2014, 09:15:20 AM »
And the status of the range we (The NFOA) donated $5K to without member notice ????
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2014, 04:06:06 PM »
To be frank, bullit, IDK!  The folks at HQ seem to have a problem answering emails.
I think a trip to G&P HQ is on my list. (throw it in with Top shot meetings, and Legislative hearings... I'll git r done.)
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2014, 08:42:07 PM »
Quote from: bullit on February 20, 2014, 09:15:20 AM
And the status of the range we (The NFOA) donated $5K to without member notice ????

   NFOA  started this process in late 2011 and had a all volunteer committee of NFOA members organize and deploy an online range survey that ran in this forum for quite some time, and We (NFOA) were very public about our plans to get some new ranges built in Nebraska that would be open to the public.

I doubt anyone thought the ranges would be built with no funds coming from NFOA since it was our idea to begin this process

Funds raised in raffles that can not be used for lobbying purposes were tasked to help get the range project off the ground and will be matched 3 or 4 to one by NE G&P and other funding.

To say that the members were not notified is just not true. We publicly asked the members to participate in the process. Those members that stepped up did a very fine job of representing the NFOA.

All of the BOD decisions made are documented in the minutes of the NFOA Board and have been posted online.

Here is a link and a excerpt from one if the early reports from the range committee

  http://nebraskafirearms.org/?p=1232567

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2i.) Work with G&P to develop a public range at WMA – Action report/update
Dan W. reported the committee has made good progress. Jeremy C. and Keith E. are to meet with a contact from the NGP soon. Report should be made next month.

Volunteers have been offering to help with the work on a regular basis.

As a result of this activity, the committee has developed and is currently running a survey online for the members and the public input information about the state of public and private shooting ranges throughout the state of Nebraska.[/quote]

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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2014, 02:16:20 PM »
I asked NE G&P staff about progress on the sight in ranges.  Here is the response I received. 

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The new design is about complete and we are hoping to put this sight in range out for bids in the next month or so.  Killdeer WMA is the location and it will be a really nice place for hunters to sight in a deer rifle.  We are still looking at a tube style design.

Killdeer WMA is approximately 2 1/2 miles north of Martell, NE, in SW Lancaster Co.

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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2014, 02:34:34 PM »
Thanx for the update, Ghost.
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2014, 05:09:59 PM »
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The new design is about complete and we are hoping to put this sight in range out for bids in the next month or so.  Killdeer WMA is the location and it will be a really nice place for hunters to sight in a deer rifle.  We are still looking at a tube style design.


So, this is just for "sight-in" purposes?    ::)
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2014, 05:16:10 PM »
Quote from: Gary on February 20, 2014, 12:08:38 AM
Will this facility be open for CHP instructors to teach concealed carry classes? Does anyone know?

I will quote my own question, as I did not see that anyone answered it.
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2014, 05:24:04 PM »
WMA "Sight In" ranges. That's what they are being called.

Gary, you'll have to ask G&P about that.  I spoke with Jeff a while back and I don't recall what was discussed about that.  I want to say no, but don't quote me.
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2014, 04:02:33 PM »
Quote from: NE Bull on February 19, 2014, 05:10:46 PM
Oh yeah, I meant the WMA Range Committee report to the Membership.  Should be a couple posts back in there somewhere.
Forgive my ignorance, but where can I find  this report? "Search" is not my friend.
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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2014, 10:10:52 PM »
A lot of the early discussion re: ranges at G&P locations was in this thread:

  http://nebraskafirearms.org/forum/index.php/topic,4346.0.html

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Re: Lincoln/Game and Parks shooting range
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2014, 07:58:49 AM »
Thanx Ghost, me and Mr. Search was not getting along either. I knew it was there somewhere.
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