Tag: Turkey Tracks
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County seeks control of target shooting area in southern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Local government officials are looking to take control of a piece of Pike National Forest that has long been a popular, controversial area for target shooting. North of Woodland Park, across the Douglas County line…
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Douglas County Turkey Track fire 100% contained, stayed steady at 128 acres
No structures threatened in wildfire burning eight miles north of Woodland Park park, U.S. Forest Service officials say.
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Officials have a plan to manage target shooting across Pike National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service is moving ahead in its mission to control recreational shooting across Pike National Forest, where land managers have seen troubling trends mix with a growing Front Range population. Target shooting is a valid, historic activity across Forest Service lands, Jason Robertson, acting supervisor of Pike National Forest, acknowledged in starting a…
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‘Wild West’ shooting area west of Colorado Springs a focus of Forest Service plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last summer, the volunteer fire chief overseeing lands along the Teller and Douglas county line received word of “dragon’s breath” in a place of frequent trouble. “I’d never heard of it,” Steve Brown recalled. “It’s…