I'm going to be working most of the next three months in the Ritzville, Washington, area (at least that's where my motel is). Working 5-6 days a week. Is there anywhere close by that I could shoot my bow on the weekends? Archery range or stump shooting area?
Thanks!
Jerry Gowins
What the heck brings you to Ritzville? Nothing out there but sagebrush and a railroad haha.
There is a sporting clays range right in town just south of the big grain elevators. It is lightly used and I bet they'd let you shoot your bow there. There are also thousands of acres of public land nearby. I hunt rabbits 4-5 times a year out there and in Moses Lake/ Ephrata/ Grand Coulee...if you want to try that the season is open now into March and there's lots of em out there.
Finally, there is land that is owned by Traditional Bowhunters of WA in Moses Lake (I'm 90% sure a member owns it, they have a shoot there every year). You may be able to make the trek over there and shoot at a few 3-D targets.
If you cont sage and greasewood stubs as stumps, you'll be stump shooting to your heart's content, believe me haha :)
Thanks, Charlie! I'm doing some work for Corix. Rabbit hunting would be fun, but I'm living in a motel, so not sure what I would do with them IF I killed the little buggers. Also, a non-res tag is around $200. That's a little steep when all I really want to do is shoot my new Kodiak.
I hear ya. Well enjoy your time in the area! That region can seem a bit barren and drab through the winter, but is nice for an outdoorsman due to the abundance of game and low human population. If you get time off on a weekend try to ride the gravel roads north of you towards Lincoln. You will see loads of Mule Deer and Whitetails, Coyotes, and may luck out and see Elk or even Bighorn Sheep.
See if you can get to the potholes after some ducks. That place can be world class for duck hunting. You can hire a boat to drop you. I grew up there and miss the hell out of it.
Thanks, guys! The more info I get the more likely it is that I'll leave the bow at home and take my camera gear.