by DGFone » May 7th, 2015, 8:12 am
Where I run my long runs on weekends (a little southwest of Yosemite Valley), it's mostly federal land, so even though it's in California, shooting and even hunting is legal. I've seen a guy with a rather nifty AR-15 setup that he was using to test out some Russian ammo, to see if it jams a lot or not. Another time I ran past three guys walking around with some really fancy looking camo-patterned compound bows.
As long as you keep safety in mind, I really don't mind you shooting where it's legal. But even if you are the most die hard fan of the 2nd amendment, please:
CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF
About a month ago, there was what looked like an entire ammo box load of freshly spent shotgun shells just lying on the road. I picked them up and stored them in my car (had no idea where to really put them), but two weeks ago I was able to hand them over to the local park ranger. She plans to make a fancy sign along the lines of "Leave no Trace" out of these shells.
...For some reason, I do have on my desk two of these shells with me though. Bright red plastic and fresh shiny stainless steel undersides. Well, I guess it's not every day you come across a pile of shells which isn't rusting into the ground...