tyguy808
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Event Info: Gravel Pit Cleanup
Location: (North Fork Gravel Pit in Whatcom County)
Date, time & place to meet:
Date: May 15, 2010
Time: 0830
Meet At:K-mart Parking Lot, I-5 Exit 255
Clear your calendars for this one boys and girls!
I bought my six-year-old son a Crickett .22LR this year for Christmas. We went to the gravel pit at North Fork road with a couple friends. We spent the day blasting away, he with his new gun and me with a few of mine. At the end of the day, we picked up our targets and headed out.I asked him how many rounds he thought he had shot, he told me to wait a few minutes and he'd tell me. He then reached into his pockets and counted to 107. He said "Dad, I shot 107 rounds today! How about you?" He had taken every shell and out it into his pockets. He said that it was such a mess up there, that he didn't want to make it more of a mess.
Here is my challenge to you:
I know it's a long ways off, but, that'll give you plenty of time to clear your schedule. May 15, 2010 at the North Fork Gravel Pit in Whatcom County at 9AM! I will be at the pit with my family, we will pick up shells and old targets and take them to the dump. I will be working closely with DNR and a few possible sponsors to aid the clean-up. I will talk to my boss about buckets, trash bagsand some cash for dump runs. I WILL PERSONALLY PROVIDE FOOD AND DRINKS FOR UP TO 50 PEOPLE. I know that there are others out there that use this particular area for "playing". I have contacted MassiveDesign about a banner for the pit atleast for the day. I will be contacting the news media, The Bellingham Herald and trying to touch bases with the TV guys too. I will contact a tow company to see if they'll donate services, for the abandoned cars.
The pit has been tidied up in recent years by a group of treehuggers trying to push the "look at the mess that they leave behind" agenda. DNR told me that they are planning to erect a gate in 2011 if it gets worse. We would be losing a great outdoor spot, not just for shooting, but, hiking and hunting too!
This weekend there were atleast 3 cars, a pile of old corrugated pipe and mountainous heaps of bottles and cans. The ground is COVERED in shotgun shells along with piles and piles of small arms shells.The wood is starting to pile up, the cardboard is getting crazy and I even seen DIAPERS that had been hit by shotguns. One thing that I did notice was that there are no appliances there anymore, that'll change before May, I guarantee!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Any takers please PM me.
EDIT: I would plan it sooner, but, we're just as likely to get corked by a snowfall. May seems to be a good time because it can get terribly hot during the summer.
EDIT: I will also bring a few tarps so we can all blast away afterwards and still keep it clean!
EDIT: Thanks for the suggestion M1Gunr
Event Info: Gravel Pit Cleanup
Location: (North Fork Gravel Pit in Whatcom County)
Date, time & place to meet:
Date: May 15, 2010
Time: 0830
Meet At:K-mart Parking Lot, I-5 Exit 255
Clear your calendars for this one boys and girls!
I bought my six-year-old son a Crickett .22LR this year for Christmas. We went to the gravel pit at North Fork road with a couple friends. We spent the day blasting away, he with his new gun and me with a few of mine. At the end of the day, we picked up our targets and headed out.I asked him how many rounds he thought he had shot, he told me to wait a few minutes and he'd tell me. He then reached into his pockets and counted to 107. He said "Dad, I shot 107 rounds today! How about you?" He had taken every shell and out it into his pockets. He said that it was such a mess up there, that he didn't want to make it more of a mess.
Here is my challenge to you:
I know it's a long ways off, but, that'll give you plenty of time to clear your schedule. May 15, 2010 at the North Fork Gravel Pit in Whatcom County at 9AM! I will be at the pit with my family, we will pick up shells and old targets and take them to the dump. I will be working closely with DNR and a few possible sponsors to aid the clean-up. I will talk to my boss about buckets, trash bagsand some cash for dump runs. I WILL PERSONALLY PROVIDE FOOD AND DRINKS FOR UP TO 50 PEOPLE. I know that there are others out there that use this particular area for "playing". I have contacted MassiveDesign about a banner for the pit atleast for the day. I will be contacting the news media, The Bellingham Herald and trying to touch bases with the TV guys too. I will contact a tow company to see if they'll donate services, for the abandoned cars.
The pit has been tidied up in recent years by a group of treehuggers trying to push the "look at the mess that they leave behind" agenda. DNR told me that they are planning to erect a gate in 2011 if it gets worse. We would be losing a great outdoor spot, not just for shooting, but, hiking and hunting too!
This weekend there were atleast 3 cars, a pile of old corrugated pipe and mountainous heaps of bottles and cans. The ground is COVERED in shotgun shells along with piles and piles of small arms shells.The wood is starting to pile up, the cardboard is getting crazy and I even seen DIAPERS that had been hit by shotguns. One thing that I did notice was that there are no appliances there anymore, that'll change before May, I guarantee!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Any takers please PM me.
EDIT: I would plan it sooner, but, we're just as likely to get corked by a snowfall. May seems to be a good time because it can get terribly hot during the summer.
EDIT: I will also bring a few tarps so we can all blast away afterwards and still keep it clean!
EDIT: Thanks for the suggestion M1Gunr