Many years ago, I was on a scout camp and we were shooting .22s in the National Forest. Way up in the mountains. Hiked in.
Horse people on the trail (behind us - our impact area was the mountain), so we stopped shooting while they rode past. They got mad at us because we started again “too soon” after they were past us. With our .22 rifles.
Ranchers on multi-use public lands they hold the grazing lease on: out on horses, I’m shooting in a pit a trail passes by. They’re looking at me like I’m trespassing (I’m not - it’s a grazing lease, not a property title), and tell me I shouldn’t be shooting while they’re out there because I might kill someone, and shouldn’t I just go to the range, and my “big stuff” (5.56 AR) is scaring the horses. And they lost a cow there last year to someone shooting it.
I’m like, you heard me shooting, you chose to ride your horses past here while I was shooting, I’m sorry but what do you expect me to do about it that doesn’t include ceasing and desisting my current lawful activity? Because I’m not stopping. And I didn’t shoot your cow.
I like horses. I like people. I like target shooting on public lands. I don’t like being told off for it.