Jim Fisher

Review of Western Wayne County Conservat...

I have been a member for several years and have 2 ...

I have been a member for several years and have 2 sons currently 26 and 24. I have decided not to renew my membership this year as have my sons. My youngest son took 2 guests to teach them to shoot and got a dressing down from the range officer without violating any range rules. He is an rso and dues paying member and was doing nothing wrong. Those three young men will not be part of the clubs future unfortunately. My older son made an appt. to qualify on the 50 yd standing rifle. when he met with the range officer, he was rude and condescending and snarled at my son about a sling requirement. My son politely pointed out to him there was no sling requirement for that qualification and the officer reluctantly agreed. He was rude and snotty. I was there , and observed this behavior. During the 2016 site in days, my friend and I signed in to site in our rifles for deer season. we were there early, left our firearms in the building and due to the amount of people, stepped out the side door with our coffee to chat. A range officer stepped out and told us to get back inside. I don't know what rules we broke then but we felt pretty foolish for breaking them. I know safety is paramount and my sons and I always follow the rules. The experience is not relaxing and fun anymore. We were never regulars and many range officers probably did not recognize us, I understand that. As dues paying members though, we deserve some respect. Sadly, I, My sons, and any future members they may have brought in will not be a part of the club.