Thread: Urgent Message For All Lake Lyndon Target Shooters

Quote......”The solution is to stop being morons. Best of luck with solving that problem.”

hehehehe lol......

Not being anywhere near the area in question - I have tried in a few places up north to shoot on DOC-administered public land (excuse me be a bit stroppy but I do not wish to call it 'DOC land' - it's citizens' land).

I told the truth - I first wanted to practice again before I went hunting (and nowhere near the road and only at a place I'd looked at with a cliff backstop and good line-of-sight viz - and was issued a permit; but for hunting only and steadfastly told it was to hunt, no practising / sighting allowed. (The nearest range where I was living was 90 minutes' away). OK then. Can't win with City Hall. I said thanks v much and surrendered the permit.

My slight beef is - DOC spends gazillions (OK, millions) catering to people both locals and furriners who use our lands for purposes DOC likes. Just last year DOC spent a really large sum (they will not say how much) - and not counting evacs off the mountain - just cleaning up after those 125,000 visitors who walk / stagger / crawl the Tongariro Alpine Crossing; 60% of whom are foreign tourists. They hoover up tax money for that, but not for "non-approved" activity on public land by actual taxpayers.

Ah well - mods, thanks for permitting the rant - and if I overstepped, hit delete :-)

Having had a bit of experience with the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, I would think that the chance of getting a designated long range shooting area on doc land that has not gone through the same formal process as other shooting ranges is about zero. It wouldnt matter if it was a days walk off the road (which would defeat the purpose anyway anyway).

Some people are shooting big caliber rifles at Lake Lyndon, there was a chunkie section of I beam last time I was there with a big hole in the web, I dont think that was made with a 308. Im not complaining about people shooting 50 cal, but if they miss the stop at the back they go a long way

I went passed Lake Lyndon one morning last yr on the way one to the Wilbaforce,About 2 ks pass the lake,there was a corner of land by a gully.I watched 2 groups target shooting against a burnt out hill.And on the east side of the road,2 groups shooting up a river gully long range.The whole valley sounded like a war zone.I stay there on the road side for about 10 minuts and watched 2 other cars passed me.I thort this is not good viewing so close to a well used public road.
A few days later I looked up the doc maps,interesting that all shooters were on doc land.But west side shooters were to close to public road,east side shooters were about a k from road.All shooters were shooting away from the road of coarse.
Iv heard or read about target shooting in the Lyndon area, now iv seen it.I think its just abit public,when you can go to the NCDA public days for about $20 none members and shoot to 200yds safely 10 minuts drive from chch.
One hill side fire out there,one too many,let alone somebody getting accidently shot.