Rules

Club Rules
50 & 100 Yard Range Cardboard Backers

Please be sure to check the Calendar for open range times and read the Range Reminder.


Club Rules

Rules are very important to keeping our club safe. Please follow these rules at all times.

No exploding targets are permitted on the ranges!
– The club gate IS to be locked at all times!
– Club grounds shall be open to members and their families 24 hours a day.
– Gopher Campfire grounds shall be a wildlife refuge.
– No one shall hunt on the club grounds, or use the club grounds for access to other areas for hunting.
– Each member shall at all times conduct themselves as true sportsmen.
– Conservation of wildlife is a priority, Game Hogs and poachers shall not be tolerated.
– We as members are equally responsible for the care and keeping of our club grounds.
Litterbugs will destroy our grounds.

 

50 & 100 Yard Range Cardboard Backers

The cardboard backers used to hang targets on the 50 & 100 yard rifle ranges are 18″ x 30″.
Please bring your own cardboard in case there is not any left on the range.
Targets are to be hung on the cardboard only – PLEASE DO NOT SHOOT AT THE WOOD CROSS MEMBER FRAMES!!

 

SHOOTERS

A Word of Caution to Our Shooters:
“At the request of our farm neighbors; in order to promote safety and to protect the club from liability, all ranges will be CLOSED when there are workers in the fields to the west of the club. All shooting should cease when requested by the farm neighbor or when shooters notice moving equipment in the fields. We appreciate your compliance with this request.”

 

GOPHER CAMPFIRE RANGE RULES REMINDER

Please forward this to any other members that you know that may not have read this. Thank you for your help.

With the hunting season fast approaching, I would like to address the rifle and slug shooters of Gopher Campfire. The majority of Gopher Campfire members are courteous shooters that obey the club rules and gun safety, but there are a few out there that do not.

Once you enter Gopher Campfire property, you, the member, are responsible for your actions and the actions of those with you. I would like to remind all members that the rifle shooting rules are posted at the shooting benches and I would like each of you to read them before you shoot the next time.

In the past we have had holes shot through the building, garbage such as TV sets, microwave ovens, computers, and paint cans shot and left on the range, even the lights have been shot out of the trap range. These actions will no longer be tolerated.

Gopher Campfire is requiring the following:

  • Only shoot paper targets properly posted on the cardboard pieces between the 2×4’s.
  • Do NOT shoot at the 2×4’s.
  • Do not post your targets on the 4×4 uprights. Last spring there was nothing left to post targets on so the club had to replace all the wood structure for shooting.
  • Do not shoot at spinner targets, milk jugs or anything else setting on the ground. This type of activity can result in ricochets.
  • The garbage barrels are not targets. Please do NOT shoot them.
  • Also refrain from shooting full metal jacketed bullets. These bullets do not mushroom and have the tendency to carry further for possible ricochets.

Everyone that is shooting at the range if over 18 years of age MUST be a member, it is everyone’s duty to ensure that all shooters are members, so ask them! If they aren’t members explain to them that they must be and they can pick up membership cards from any of the officers, the gun shop, or Schmeling Oil. If they refuse to leave just call the sheriff or one of the club’s officers and we will deal with the individual. If you observe an individual or a group of individuals not following the shooting rules talk to them. If they are causing damage get their license number and call the sheriff or club officer do not try deal with them yourself they do have guns and live ammunition.

I am asking each of you to help police the range. Again no one should be shooting at anything other then paper targets, but if you see items on the range or garbage barrels full please help the club and empty them this also includes your brass. If each of us takes pride in our club we should have a long future of shooting fun at Gopher Campfire. If we can’t curb the misuse of the range, it will force us to close the range to all shooting except for designated shooting times with a range officer present to police the shooters. Shooters, it is up to you! The next few months will prove to us that ALL our shooters are mature enough to leave the range open without a range officer having to parent you!

Happy Shooting!

President of the Gopher Campfire Club

McLeod County Sheriff – 320-864-3134 Meeker County Sheriff – 320-693-5400