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Fun Shoot By State Discussion Gate => Discussions By States => Illinois Fun Shooting Events => Topic started by: UrbanSniper on April 25, 2019, 11:23:02 AM
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Anyone near the Chicagoland area or surrounding suburbs know where or how to look for permissions to shoot .22 cal p-rod? Very quiet gun, & I知 dying to get some trigger time.
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Where are you located at? I am in the nw part of the state. West of rockford.
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Where are you located at? I am in the nw part of the state. West of rockford.
I知 in Skokie Illinois. So sorry for the late reply. I知 fairly new to the forums haha
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Well it would be a drive for you but, look into "Hickory Hills Rod and Gun Club".
They are in Plainfield just off route 126 at I 55. They have an airgun only range, and there is a dive shop 2 miles away to fill your tanks.
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Well it would be a drive for you but, look into "Hickory Hills Rod and Gun Club".
They are in Plainfield just off route 126 at I 55. They have an airgun only range, and there is a dive shop 2 miles away to fill your tanks.
About an hour away from me when there痴 no traffic. I will definitely check it out. Thanks!
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Maybe I can meet you down there sometime. I'm in the NW burbs.Also, check BAGA gun club in Bristol, WI. They have an airgun range and are probably closer to you.
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I second what tator said about BAGA that is a great place!
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Did you ever get out to BAGA? $10 to shoot for the whole day. They're probably going indoors soon, if not already. 30 yards with no wind is perfect conditions in which to dial in your P-Rod.
Maybe we can meet up one Saturday morning and head out there. I'm in Vernon Hills.
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Did you ever get out to BAGA? $10 to shoot for the whole day. They're probably going indoors soon, if not already. 30 yards with no wind is perfect conditions in which to dial in your P-Rod.
Maybe we can meet up one Saturday morning and head out there. I'm in Vernon Hills.
I have not made it out to baga yet. I recently moved to highland park. I知 very close to Vernon hills! Would love a shooting buddy.
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Did you ever get out to BAGA? $10 to shoot for the whole day. They're probably going indoors soon, if not already. 30 yards with no wind is perfect conditions in which to dial in your P-Rod.
Maybe we can meet up one Saturday morning and head out there. I'm in Vernon Hills.
I have not made it out to baga yet. I recently moved to highland park. I知 very close to Vernon hills! Would love a shooting buddy.
Hey Ian you should come out to my fun shoot in spring that I may host again. Last one turned out great
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Did you ever get out to BAGA? $10 to shoot for the whole day. They're probably going indoors soon, if not already. 30 yards with no wind is perfect conditions in which to dial in your P-Rod.
Maybe we can meet up one Saturday morning and head out there. I'm in Vernon Hills.
I have not made it out to baga yet. I recently moved to highland park. I知 very close to Vernon hills! Would love a shooting buddy.
Hey Ian you should come out to my fun shoot in spring that I may host again. Last one turned out great
How about a "Jack Frost" shoot in january?
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Did you ever get out to BAGA? $10 to shoot for the whole day. They're probably going indoors soon, if not already. 30 yards with no wind is perfect conditions in which to dial in your P-Rod.
Maybe we can meet up one Saturday morning and head out there. I'm in Vernon Hills.
I have not made it out to baga yet. I recently moved to highland park. I知 very close to Vernon hills! Would love a shooting buddy.
Hey Ian you should come out to my fun shoot in spring that I may host again. Last one turned out great
How about a "Jack Frost" shoot in january?
This could be a fun idea, wonder if we could find a way to get heated tents to shoot out of lol
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i have a 38,000 btu propane heater!
when it's cold, i shoot from my ground blind with a little electric or propane camp heater.
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i have a 38,000 btu propane heater!
when it's cold, i shoot from my ground blind with a little electric or propane camp heater.
We would need your heater and a tent like this:
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Great idea jerry! You supply that tent, and I'll bring my heater. ;D
We could put a couple tents together and hang tarps as walls.
Cheaper. ;)
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Great idea jerry! You supply that tent, and I'll bring my heater. ;D
We could put a couple tents together and hang tarps as walls.
Cheaper. ;)
LOL. Or we could rent a PODS or two.
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Need to build myself a shooting shack out here haha
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Well it would be a drive for you but, look into "Hickory Hills Rod and Gun Club".
They are in Plainfield just off route 126 at I 55. They have an airgun only range, and there is a dive shop 2 miles away to fill your tanks.
I'm moving 30 minutes from there in the Orland area. Is this gun club LDC friendly? That's my main concern moving from Utah, where nobody cares, to IL.
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I'm moving 30 minutes from there in the Orland area. Is this gun club LDC friendly? That's my main concern moving from Utah, where nobody cares, to IL.
Yeah. It's a pretty casual place. They have skeet/trap shooting on Saturdays though, but there is a separate airgun only area in the woods along a stream. The main range goes out to 100+ yards.
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i've been stopped and had my game bag inspected twice this year. 1st time was on private property and the 2nd time was on state land. both times i offered the DNR officers my rifles to shoot and they took me up on it. the 1st two hadn't seen a pcp before. the 2nd time, one of the officers commented on how more efficient my moderator was than his shrouded bantam.
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i've been stopped and had my game bag inspected twice this year. 1st time was on private property and the 2nd time was on state land. both times i offered the DNR officers my rifles to shoot and they took me up on it. the 1st two hadn't seen a pcp before. the 2nd time, one of the officers commented on how more efficient my moderator was than his shrouded bantam.
I have never seen a DNR officer while out hunting up here. That's crazy that they have found you twice. And Chris I saw you were going to sell your rifle. I would keep it and get your foid card when you get here.
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So, I just spent the last hour looking at gun ranges in the IL area. Compared to Utah, I'm massively discouraged. It honestly looks like that, unless you have private property or know someone who does, it's easier to just not being into airguns.
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Unfortunately, for the area you're moving to, that is the case. Unless you can secure a large and private homesite. The Orland area is very congested. If you're hard core about your hobbies, look for a home where you can enjoy them on the property or cloose by. I love to fish and sail so moved to a private lake community. It has its drawbacks, but I'm 2 blocks from a marina and boat ramps.
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Unfortunately, for the area you're moving to, that is the case. Unless you can secure a large and private homesite. The Orland area is very congested. If you're hard core about your hobbies, look for a home where you can enjoy them on the property or cloose by. I love to fish and sail so moved to a private lake community. It has its drawbacks, but I'm 2 blocks from a marina and boat ramps.
Thanks for the info. I wonder how far southwest I need to go to find 5 acres for a decent price.
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Thanks for the info. I wonder how far southeast I need to go to find 5 acres for a decent price.
Yeah, it's tough to be able to shoot around here without a good bit of land of your own.
Hopefully you don't NEED to be too close to the city, and can find something far enough away that's affordable.
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I have just shy of 3acres out here in the Northwest part of the state and that's plenty for me. Honestly just find a house on edge of town by some fields or woods and build a backstop. You can always make friends with someone out in the country.