What are some of your favorite gravel pit targets?

Left behind shotgun shells are fun for smaller targets.

Clay pigeons are cool for medium size targets.

Those exploding targets they sell are fun. They can also be thrown in the air and blasted with a shotgun.

Oh and if there is a safe backdrop, I cannot resist a good mud puddle. The mine 14 and mud = fun

Usually I do not bring any targets of my own, I just shoot peoples trash they have left behind

Unfortunately, you've hit upon a major reason that it's hard to fing places to shoot any more- "other peoples' trash" It's all the used shell casings, broken bottles, cans etc. that are left behind that got alot of areas closed down. I used to try to haul a bunch of stuff out when I went, but it didn't make a big enough dent I guess. If you're lucky enough to find some place to shoot, make sure you take your own trash and shot up targets with you when you leave. Not tryin' to preach anything here, just a little common sense.

My favorite target is a big cardboard box with 3 or 4 paper targets taped to it. It's very easy to see where you are actually hitting, and very easy to pick it up at the end of the shooting session.

TrautI hear ya some of my favorite places have been shut down by idiots leaving everything from broken bottles to cars behind