Shooting on public lands in Maricopa County?

[GripItAndRipIt]

Heya,

New to the forum, relocating permanently to the Phoenix area from Central Oregon (where I have enjoyed being a member at sister site NWFA). One of the great things about Central Oregon (Bend and surrounds) is I can literally drive ten minutes to BLM lands and set up my targets. I have a couple of spots I've "developed" (ie, raked some dirt, built some rock piles) way off the beaten track where I can shoot all day and nobody will bother me except a couple of cows. I'm very familiar with Ben Avery, South Mountain Rod and Gun, C2, and a few other indoor ranges. And for certain disciplines, I love the range environment. However, I equally enjoy doing my own thing. Is there anywhere in Maricopa County where I could legally and safely have that experience of finding a dusty road and setting up some targets? Not asking anyone to give up any honey holes, but maybe some general ideas would be a good start. I like to explore, and always pick up my brass, my trash, and usually other people's trash. I also carry with me at all times on public lands a fire extinguisher, a rake, and 15 gallons of water.

Thanks in advance!

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[billdeserthill]

Place where I used to shoot was pretty sweet for over a decade, then somebody bought the land & closed to off to build a shooting range.

With all the people running away to AZ, there's lots of greedy bastards & it seems like most of them vote dem--How else did AZ vote for Biden?

 

[GripItAndRipIt]

Place where I used to shoot was pretty sweet for over a decade, then somebody bought the land & closed to off to build a shooting range.

With all the people running away to AZ, there's lots of greedy bastards & it seems like most of them vote dem--How else did AZ vote for Biden?

Anywhere you'd recommend where a fella could drive a few miles down a dusty road and get lost for a few hours?

 

[billdeserthill]

Anywhere you'd recommend where a fella could drive a few miles down a dusty road and get lost for a few hours?

Nowhere I know of--used to be some places in the Tonto Forest but with fire danger at extreme levels you can forget about that

 

[GripItAndRipIt]

Nowhere I know of--used to be some places in the Tonto Forest but with fire danger at extreme levels you can forget about that

SO I guess Four Peaks is out right now. How's the scene there normally? Been years...

 

[billdeserthill]

SO I guess Four Peaks is out right now. How's the scene there normally? Been years...

I'm in the cave creek area, so I can't say

 

[OwenP]

Place where I used to shoot was pretty sweet for over a decade, then somebody bought the land & closed to off to build a shooting range.

With all the people running away to AZ, there's lots of greedy bastards & it seems like most of them vote dem--How else did AZ vote for Biden?

How else did the rest of the world
Vote for Biden haha?

 

[billdeserthill]

How else did the rest of the world
Vote for Biden haha?

Only one way, dems cheated

 

[GripItAndRipIt]

Only one way, dems cheated

Interesting how the Maricopa Board of Supervisors has "nothing to hide."

 

[billdeserthill]

Interesting how the Maricopa Board of Supervisors has "nothing to hide."

I will never believe that a State that's been ranked as a #1 gun state can vote for Biden

Arizona ranked No. 1 for gun ownership - Journalaz.com

Guns and Ammo magazine has again named Arizona the best state in the U.S. for owning a gun. The ranking, based on five main measurements, solidifies the fact that a strong gun culture exists in the Grand Canyon state, one that has continued to embrace a more pro-gun stance than even other states...

www.journalaz.com

Just isn't possible

 

[GripItAndRipIt]

I will never believe that a State that's been ranked as a #1 gun state can vote for Biden

Arizona ranked No. 1 for gun ownership - Journalaz.com

Guns and Ammo magazine has again named Arizona the best state in the U.S. for owning a gun. The ranking, based on five main measurements, solidifies the fact that a strong gun culture exists in the Grand Canyon state, one that has continued to embrace a more pro-gun stance than even other states...

www.journalaz.com

Just isn't possible

I tend to agree. I wonder, however, if this accounts for CalExit. For the first time in pretty much forever, the Golden Turd State lost a House seat... all those Pelosi lovers had to go somewhere. I know a bubblegumton of them went to Oregon, which is why I am leaving that once very gun-friendly place as well... They are a cancer, like a horde of locusts: Destroy one place, move on to the next, destroy it... rinse, repeat.

 

[Stomper]

I will never believe that a State that's been ranked as a #1 gun state can vote for Biden

Arizona ranked No. 1 for gun ownership - Journalaz.com

Guns and Ammo magazine has again named Arizona the best state in the U.S. for owning a gun. The ranking, based on five main measurements, solidifies the fact that a strong gun culture exists in the Grand Canyon state, one that has continued to embrace a more pro-gun stance than even other states...

www.journalaz.com

Just isn't possible

I tend to agree. I wonder, however, if this accounts for CalExit. For the first time in pretty much forever, the Golden Turd State lost a House seat... all those Pelosi lovers had to go somewhere. I know a bubblegumton of them went to Oregon, which is why I am leaving that once very gun-friendly place as well... They are a cancer, like a horde of locusts: Destroy one place, move on to the next, destroy it... rinse, repeat.

CA is like a stopped up toilet that's overflowing…. AZ, NV, OR, WA, and ID now have turds and pee all over their floors because of it!

 

[GripItAndRipIt]

CA is like a stopped up toilet that's overflowing…. AZ, NV, OR, WA, and ID now have turds and pee all over their floors because of it!

You, sir, know how to paint a word picture.

 

[Stomper]

You, sir, know how to paint a word picture.

Meh…. what can I say, it's a gift.

 

[OwenP]

I will never believe that a State that's been ranked as a #1 gun state can vote for Biden

Arizona ranked No. 1 for gun ownership - Journalaz.com

Guns and Ammo magazine has again named Arizona the best state in the U.S. for owning a gun. The ranking, based on five main measurements, solidifies the fact that a strong gun culture exists in the Grand Canyon state, one that has continued to embrace a more pro-gun stance than even other states...

www.journalaz.com

Just isn't possible

Exactly