Need help finding Crown Land in BC

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A range that I frequent, recently banned all 7.62 that has any steal in it (core, or jacketed). Really annoying since i just got my shipment of Norinco 7.62 Lead core (steal jacketed). Apparently with it being so dry, steal ammo is a fire hazard. I'm not sure what their logic is on this since the back stop is dirt and im sure other types of ammo would create sparks too.. but I digress.

Can someone help me with finding Crown land that I can shoot on, preferably in south Vancouver island (Victoria). The northern ranges on vanisle dont seem to have this problem.

Thanks for the help.
 
head out towards jordan river lots of crown land out there.I dont see the op making sparks and starting a fire unless he's shooting metal so its not reckless if hes just headin to crown to punch paper
 
I suspect the range banning the ammo for other reasons then it being a fire hazard. I also dont know of any crown land to shoot on down there.
 
There's crown land by Lake Cowichan about 15 mins west off the highway. I was there with some friends on the way back from a Nanaimo gun store to try out the new rifles. Unfortunately I can 't give you exact directions but I do know that much. Sorry I couldn't have been more help.
 
i asked this very same question when i got my first rifle a couple years ago. anyhow, right before the big hill down to JR on the right hand side is a gravel road with a small sign that says four bay road. turn right onto that and then go up the road 3 or 4 minutes until the first intersection and take a left and continue to drive straight for abour 15 minutes. the road ends in a big pit that people use as a range. good place for long range stuff. when i first went out i headed way up the Jordan River North Main and went for a drive. i went quite a ways up because there are dirt bikers all over the lower area. four bay is closer and easier but on a nice fall morning a drive in the mountains is great
 
Was up at Forebay shooting today and a Timber West lackey came by and said they were shutting down shooting up there. I might be mistaken, but I think the BC Libs have give over control of the Crown lands to logging companies to pretty much do with as they please.
 
This is kind of BS if you ask me. I use that area all the time in fact it's great hunting too at times. Lots of bird hunting, and I've heard bear and deer too. When I was out that way on the weekend April 06, 2014 a sign that says "The discharge of firearms is prohibited in the Jordan River vicinity Please report violations to RCMP: 250-642-5241" This sign was posted by the CRD and looks official to me.

I'd post a pic of it but I don't know how yet :p
 
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Fore Bay was my go-to spot for weekend shooting, but a buddy of mine called me and told me about the new sign that is up. Jordan River isn't really all that close to my home in Victoria, but it's the closest spot I could find to shoot safely and what I thought was legally. It's either there or the range, which is usually crowded or booked for something. I called the Sooke RCMP last week to figure out what's going on, and the guy told me very sternly that shooting was only allowed at a proper range. I know that's bull####, but I was on my lunch break at work so I just got what I could out of him. He said that they had been confiscating guns and licences FOR LIFE. He said that since it was private property, and not crown land, it had always been illegal to shoot there. I asked him for alternatives, and he said to go to a range.

I understand what he's saying but I think that taking guns and licences is pretty brutal. People go all the way out there thinking that it is one of the only legal places to get out in nature and shoot. It's very rare to not run into other people out having a nice day shooting. I've been out there with families who are just out having a nice day (kids shooting little .22 cals). It really pisses me off to imagine the RCMP rolling up and taking all of someone's guns (how many thousands of dollars?), their licences, and basically telling them to #### off. The RCMP officer I talked to spoke in a completely emotionless and uncompromising manner, like we're criminals who need to be stopped and deserve to be punished.

I have a back roads map book and it does not identify crown land. If anyone has any solutions or any other sources of information, please share. Some of the best days of my life have been spent out at Jordan River shooting with friends, and now I can never go back. The reason I love living on Vancouver Island is that I can get out and enjoy nature, and I know I'm not alone in this.
 
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