Thread: Urgent Message For All Lake Lyndon Target Shooters

Agreed, the status quo works for most people. Myself included.
However, just because something is tolerated doesn't mean that it is permitted.
In the context of the original post (shooting gongs) where do you see permission within the permit for anything outside hunting.
I'm sure it can be done on an individual basis, but not under this generic document if you ask me.

Originally Posted by Beavis

The question is, are you specifically prohibited from entering public land administered by DOC, with a firearm, for any other purpose than hunting? Has this ever been taken into consideration? Is there any passage in legislation that says you cannot target shoot on PCL? If yes, then does that imply that your rifle can only be discharged towards a game animal? So if you have no luck but decide to shoot some clumps of dirt on a bank across a gorge for LR practice, you are breaching your permit conditions? I have frequently gone on hunting trips where some informal target shooting has taken place. Vice versa I have gone target shooting and plinking on DOC land, but have a hunting permit and would shoot an animal if I came across one. These are all things I would rather not make noise about unless it became necessary The status quo works for many outdoor users.

I have always viewed the hunting permit as an arse covering excercise from DOC for firearm use on PCL - if you shoot somebody, they have told you on your permit to follow safety rules, no spotlighting etc so you can't come back at them. As well as informing of boundaries.