new at 6:00, denise rosch shows you exactly why. >> got a lot of hills in. >> reporter: kent brannen thought he was doing everything right. a paper target to pack his his shooting but starting this week an emergency shooting closure has been issued here by the u.s. forest service and law enforcement is watching. brannen just barely escaping a ticket. >> the sign as you come in, it says no shooting but it also figured it would be okay. he said they did another fire inspection and they haven't posted it. he let me off. >> reporter: target shooters blasting away at anything they can find, even signs have become fair game. now piles of trash and broken glass must be removed. the shooting closure affecting 32,000 acres. >> people are shooting across roads and trails and your residential areas. >> reporter: this man is the public affairs specialist for the >> we have over a hundred trees that have been damaged beyond repair. many are over 100 years old. >> reporter: the shooting closure is in the same area where wildfire burned 4500 acres in june. today, the land is still tinder dry and ho