$10 million dollars approved for new Wyoming Shooting Complex - CODY selected

[lawman29]

"Wyoming’s range: Board adopts brand for state shooting complex. The brand includes a number of designs, including one meant as a badge that takes inspiration from old shotgun shell company designs."

 

[lawman29]

Shooting complex plan almost complete

Work continues on finalizing a conceptual site plan for the State Shooting Complex to be built south of Cody.

www.codyenterprise.com

 

[lawman29]

 

[Matthew Schwartzkopf]

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I always say if there is money to be made in shooting ranges, then the government wouldn't be involved.

 

[lawman29]

Wyoming finalizes State Shooting Complex lease without formal environmental review or wildlife stipulations - WyoFile

Game and Fish officials say they would have been out of bounds pursuing rigid safeguards for mule deer, or other big game species, at a 3-square-mile state-owned site south of Cody.

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[Kracken McGraw]

Wyoming finalizes State Shooting Complex lease without formal environmental review or wildlife stipulations - WyoFile

Game and Fish officials say they would have been out of bounds pursuing rigid safeguards for mule deer, or other big game species, at a 3-square-mile state-owned site south of Cody.

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The tree huggers don’t realize that the deer will still use the range at their choosing anyway.

 

[lawman29]

Shooting complex board hires Cody man as chief executive officer - Powell Tribune

The Wyoming State Shooting Complex Joint Powers Board has accomplished one of its main early tasks in providing leadership for the project south of Cody. At a Thursday meeting, the board …

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[wywindsor]

It's ashamed they put this in Cody. Riverton in the center of the state or Casper. Casper being the better of the two as they have more to offer..

 

[Kracken McGraw]

It's ashamed they put this in Cody. Riverton in the center of the state or Casper. Casper being the better of the two as they have more to offer..

Kind of like the NFR going on now at Vegas, makes no sense except for the wow factor and $’s.

 

[Evan]

It's ashamed they put this in Cody. Riverton in the center of the state or Casper. Casper being the better of the two as they have more to offer..

I have never driven through Casper in anything less than a 30mph wind and I go through twice a year on my way to and from Deep Creek. My perception from this is that shooting there would not yield very flattering results. My “home” range is CRC in Byers, Colorado. The wind there can be quite mercurial to downright ferocious and I have talked to many shooters who don’t go to CRC events because of the wind there. The 2 times I have driven through Cody, the weather was mild and pleasant. I would attend a LRBR event there if they held one.

 

[lawman29]

I have never driven through Casper in anything less than a 30mph wind and I go through twice a year on my way to and from Deep Creek. My perception from this is that shooting there would not yield very flattering results. My “home” range is CRC in Byers, Colorado. The wind there can be quite mercurial to downright ferocious and I have talked to many shooters who don’t go to CRC events because of the wind there. The 2 times I have driven through Cody, the weather was mild and pleasant. I would attend a LRBR event there if they held one.

LRBR or NRA High power is not on the menu. LR will be PRS type and probably ELR stuff.

Outside of Cody...

105 MPH Winds Recorded in Wyoming on Tuesday — And There's Windier Weather Ahead

Winds as high as 105 mph were recorded on Tuesday, and most of I-80 and I-25 were closed to high-profile vehicles because of gusting winds. Meteorologists…

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Summary...

At Least 21 Blowovers Reported in Wyoming During Tuesday's Hurricane-Force Winds

The Wyoming Highway Patrol has confirmed at least 21 blowovers on Wyoming's highways during Tuesday's winter windstorm. Wind speeds as high as 105 mph…

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Additionally the Shooting Range is located on state land that is the mouth of the Southfork of the Shoshone River... When I moved to Cody in 1994 I was looking at property up the Southfork - I was warned that when the wind blows good it rings the doorbell... Lots of stories.

 

[lawman29]

Shooting complex works to prepare ground for building - Powell Tribune

Work to prepare the ground for the Wyoming State Shooting Complex is moving forward even as the weather gets colder. In the last month or so, the joint powers board has approved work to …

www.powelltribune.com

 

[lawman29]

Just Off I-25 In Chugwater, It’s Too Windy Even For A Cup Of Coffee

Wyoming’s infamous winter wind was in full force this week, leaving dozens of blown-over semitrailers littered across the state’s highways. Just off I-25…

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[shoot4fun]

Shooting complex works to prepare ground for building - Powell Tribune

Work to prepare the ground for the Wyoming State Shooting Complex is moving forward even as the weather gets colder. In the last month or so, the joint powers board has approved work to …

www.powelltribune.com

Is this in the same area as where shot the Industry Masters Match a few years back?
I was thinking it was north of Cody a little bit?
We all, especially me, had a great time there and the town's hospitality was second to none.
Cody seems a big draw Spring/Summer as it is a gateway to Yellowstone but wondering how many of the tourists will be bringing guns and ammo with them?

 

[lawman29]

Is this in the same area as where shot the Industry Masters Match a few years back?
I was thinking it was north of Cody a little bit?
We all, especially me, had a great time there and the town's hospitality was second to none.
Cody seems a big draw Spring/Summer as it is a gateway to Yellowstone but wondering how many of the tourists will be bringing guns and ammo with them?

No that was the Cody Shooting Complex. I was there helping with the event. It's a great range.

Home - Cody Shooting Complex

codyshootingcomplex.org

The Wyoming Shooting Complex is to be located a couple miles south and west of Cody.

 

[wywindsor]

I have never driven through Casper in anything less than a 30mph wind and I go through twice a year on my way to and from Deep Creek. My perception from this is that shooting there would not yield very flattering results. My “home” range is CRC in Byers, Colorado. The wind there can be quite mercurial to downright ferocious and I have talked to many shooters who don’t go to CRC events because of the wind there. The 2 times I have driven through Cody, the weather was mild and pleasant. I would attend a LRBR event there if they held one.

The wind blow in Wyoming all the time. Cody is no different than Casper, Cheyenne, Rawlins or any other place in Wyoming. However if one would like to learn to shoot in the wind come to Wyoming where we blow semi's off the road and train cars off the tracks.

 

[wywindsor]

Watch this a prs match every weekend with in 50 miles and 2 ELR matches a year with in 150 miles. Nightforce is 25 miles from me. Both elr matches sell out in minutes. Welcome to Wy.

 

[Tommie]

Yes the wind in many parts of Wyoming can be downright brutal. Folks joke that it keeps the riffraff from moving here (and there’s some truth to that). For the most part the crazy wind is a winter thing. Usually starts some time in November and will last through February…or so. Let’s not forget the temperature factor. Usually it’ll be -20 degrees at night and daytime temps won’t make it up to zero. Coldest I’ve experienced so far is -43 degrees. If any competitive shoots are held at this complex during winter, there will be some “acclimating” needed by the out-of-staters!

 

[lawman29]

Yes, the wind blows everywhere in Wyoming...

Massive Train Derailment Occurs 17 Miles Northwest Of Cheyenne

A BNSF train carrying dozens of double-stacked freight cars derailed early Friday morning northwest of Cheyenne. Although no cause has been given,…

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[Toms]

The wind blow in Wyoming all the time. Cody is no different than Casper, Cheyenne, Rawlins or any other place in Wyoming. However if one would like to learn to shoot in the wind come to Wyoming where we blow semi's off the road and train cars off the tracks.

Last week I80 between Rawlins and Co border 39 demi trucks were blown over. My son came to Lander yesterday. Still 7 trucks laying in borrow ditch. South Pass about 25 miles south of Lander had 123 mph wind. Lander had 74 mph wind. When I grew up the 50's and 70's Lander had a weather station. We were almost always in top three stations with the LEAST wind in the US. Not so anymore. We had to build box kites cause not enough wind to fly a regular kite. Those were the days!