AmmoEl wrote:
What do you suggest I do if they tell me I cannot shoot at the location. Becuase I plan on goin out there this weekend
Things to take with you when shooting on public land:
1. A printed screen from the parcel viewer showing public ownership of the land. Up there it's all DNR I think. Maybe some WDFW. Don't think there's any FS land that far south/west.
2. If there are structures nearby, a printed screen from Google Maps with a distance line showing greater than 500ft to the nearest structure. Or a printed map showing that there are no structures nearby.
3. A printed map of DNR (or FS, or whatever) prohibited shooting areas.
4. A printed list of current restricted DNR (or FS, or whatever) areas/activities. Burn bans generally apply to target shooting too.
5. If the county publishes one (and I think Snohomish does), a printed map/list of prohibited shooting areas.
6. A print out of DNR's (or whatever agency owns the land) policy on target shooting.
7. Your Discover Pass, assuming your vehicle is parked on DNR land.
Arguing with a bad cop is generally not a good idea, especially when you have obvious access to firearms, but if he refuses to acknowledge legality after being shown the above paperwork, call the CLEO's office in his presence and put it on speaker phone. Assuming you have service. If not, drive to where you do and ask the CLEO's office to call you and leave a voice mail explaining legality, then go back and keep shooting.
It's also not a bad idea to invest in a body cam, but beware audio recording consent laws.