Campers In National Forests Worried About Target Shooting

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Sun, 05/29/2016 - 8:37pm

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Campers in Montana's national forests are getting skittish as more sportsmen take advantage of rules that allow target shooting, even though they comply with the rules. The rules bar target shooting 150 yards of a residence, a building, or campsite or developed recreation site. But for some campers, that's way too close. Related: Autopsy released for Palmer Lake camper who was shot, killed Campers point to trees that have been shredded with bullets not far from group campsites. "If they shoot this way, we're in jeopardy," said John Metrione, a recreation and trails resource specialist with Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.

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