2017-01-17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – January 17, 2017 containers that they fill with whatever your soil is, you know, that same sandy type soil filler is great – you can stack them more easily and then as the ones in front get a little bit shot up you just pull that – that one bag out and you put a fresh one in there – you put the others aside for your lead recovery efforts and, and so you can build ‘em to – standard height for a backstop now is minimum 20 feet with a lip – an eyebrow – over it to keep bullets from escaping. They recommend 25 – so it’s quite a bit larger than it used to be. WC: OK. We’re kind of a county deal you know, understanding that pistol – that a 25-yard pistol range would be good place to start. I’d love to have a 1,000 yard range – don’t get me wrong... JO: Yes. WC: The current county facility here in Hilo – the shotgun range... JO: Yes... WC: I don’t know what their footprint is, you know, how big would it be – is that an area that may be - a pistol range could be built at – you think or? JO: Well... WC: Or is there not enough property? JO: Well, safety is the issue there - because behind it you have the landfill... WC: Uh-huh... JO: So you have workers there and that’s pretty much seven days a week. There’s somewhat of a base, I guess it would be to the east there’s somewhat of a base facility where there’s personnel there – behind the shotgun range, there’s a quarry road and it’s an active quarry still and if you go beyond that there’s an airport, so you know – it can’t be a blue sky range that’s for sure. WC: That’s gonna be the same concern with KMR. JO: Right. WC: Cause there’s a shopping center \[unclear\]... JO: And if you look at it, you know... WC: Everything around it… 26