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BConklin · February 25, 2011, 10:45 AM

As others have commented - everything changes when you charge fees.

I just bought an 11 acre wooded parcel about a 30 minute drive from my home in CT. It's got three existing abandoned gravel pits on it and I do intend to use it for target shooting and hunting for myself and perhaps a friend or two. But I know I'd have an uphill struggle with the town, the state and the neighbors if I thought of opening a shooting range where I charged for its usage.

In CT, there's also a law that protects landowners from lawsuits arising when someone is injured on their land, or because of the actions of someone using their land, if the landowner allows the FREE use of their land for recreation. Once you start charging, you can be held liable.

February 25, 2011, 10:45 AM	#4
BConklin Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2010 Posts: 136	As others have commented - everything changes when you charge fees. I just bought an 11 acre wooded parcel about a 30 minute drive from my home in CT. It's got three existing abandoned gravel pits on it and I do intend to use it for target shooting and hunting for myself and perhaps a friend or two. But I know I'd have an uphill struggle with the town, the state and the neighbors if I thought of opening a shooting range where I charged for its usage. In CT, there's also a law that protects landowners from lawsuits arising when someone is injured on their land, or because of the actions of someone using their land, if the landowner allows the FREE use of their land for recreation. Once you start charging, you can be held liable.