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East Texas Air Gunners?

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Looking for people to shoot with in East Texas. I’m in Mineola, and it feels like I’m the only air gun shooter in the world.
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You are. 😆 I saw some older posts about some folks in Tyler. We live west of Athens. 

As far as shooting with, I go to my rifle club for my 45 and shoot some in the back yard, but traffic may be bringing that to a halt. Sad to see the area building so much, mostly spec houses.
 
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Jacksonville here. I saw a gentleman Thanksgiving day at the East Texas Rifle and Pistol club with 4 of the high end PCP rifles and scopes. One was 35 caliber. I'm just getting back into air guns after a long hiatus mainly due to ammo scaricity, cost and distance to the club. For anyone interested it is a good facility, numerous ranges, both rifle and pistol, some dual purpose, Some for shotgun sports up on top of hill trap, maybe 5 stand, but not sure. It's just off I 20 on the south side next exit going east from exit between Longview and Kilgore, I think that one is Hwy 271, but cannot remember.
 
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Maybe some ratting/pesting, or just enjoy the hobby. I work for a defense contractor, and when I broach the subject at work I get the old “I can’t believe you spend 1500 on a pellet gun. You could buy a helluva nice real gun for that kinda money”. Or “I quit shooting pellet guns when I turned 12”. You know, the typical stuff that one hears from people who just don’t know how awesome modern airguns are. 
I have just recently got into it myself, so I understand where they’re coming from, but my eyes have been opened since I took the plunge on a Walther Reign .22 last year, and more recently, an AirMaks Caiman x in .25. 
I typically shoot in my back yard and built backstops at 25 and 50 yds. And ive killed many pesky starlings around my bird feeders. 
I moved out here from Albuquerque in 2016, and really don’t know any farmers who might want some pesting done, but that’s what I’d like to do. 
 
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Maybe some ratting/pesting, or just enjoy the hobby. I work for a defense contractor, and when I broach the subject at work I get the old “I can’t believe you spend 1500 on a pellet gun. You could buy a helluva nice real gun for that kinda money”. Or “I quit shooting pellet guns when I turned 12”. You know, the typical stuff that one hears from people who just don’t know how awesome modern airguns are. 
I have just recently got into it myself, so I understand where they’re coming from, but my eyes have been opened since I took the plunge on a Walther Reign .22 last year, and more recently, an AirMaks Caiman x in .25. 
I typically shoot in my back yard and built backstops at 25 and 50 yds. And ive killed many pesky starlings around my bird feeders. 
I moved out here from Albuquerque in 2016, and really don’t know any farmers who might want some pesting done, but that’s what I’d like to do.
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Ha! Yeah, I know what you mean. I live in Nacogdoches. I was inquiring recently to the Lufkin Parks and Recreation Dpt about shooting airguns at Kurth Lake which is in north Angelina County. Guy I talked to equated air rifles w/ high powered rifles. Said they don't allow them because they can shoot clean across the lake. Granted, Kurth Lake is only a few hundred acres in size, but I kinda doubt any of my airguns can fire a pellet clean across the lake and hit w/ any authority if and/or when they impact the ground or water. Like I'd be dumb enough to fire them at a 45 degree angle. He didn't know what Chairgun software is.

I typically shoot in my backyard too. Max range is about 35 yards. I too use bird feeders which attract all kinds of wildlife. Most of which I leave alone only going after starlings and hosps. Pest / invasive species, as it were.
 
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