Does your state natural resources department operate ranges?

Does your state operate ranges?

  • Yes

    Votes: 35 68.6%

  • No

    Votes: 9 17.6%

  • Not in my area

    Votes: 5 9.8%

  • States operate ranges? Heck, mine shuts 'em down...

    Votes: 2 3.9%
  • Total voters
    51
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I'm in NC. I think we have 1 WRC range in the whole state and while we have tons of state managed game lands I don't think you can go plinking there outside of some hunting season. Perhaps if you are varmit hunting but otherwise no shooting.

There aren't a lot of public or private rifle ranges here either. I envy the guys with one nearby.

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SC does. One is only a few miles from my house. It is a decent range- 100 yards, shooting tables, place to put your targets at 10 yards.
 
VA has a few WMA's that I'm aware of that have ranges. The Chickahominy WMA has a nice range that I've used multiple times.
 
Of all places, we have one here in New York. Run by the parks department. 100/200 yard large bore. Trap and skeet. Pistol and archery range. Decent place, not much freedom though, very regulated.
 
I'm in NC. I think we have 1 WRC range in the whole state and while we have tons of state managed game lands I don't think you can go plinking there outside of some hunting season. Perhaps if you are varmit hunting but otherwise no shooting.

There aren't a lot of public or private rifle ranges here either. I envy the guys with one nearby.
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My local range here in western NC is run by the Forestry service. I believe that's federal though.

It's not a bad range. It's small and clearly run on a shoestring budget, but it's clean and fairly well maintained. We have target stands at 15, 25, 50 and 100 yards. Good sturdy benches on a concrete pad, and no silly rules, just common sense safety stuff.
 
In PA, it's the Game Commission

Here's their shooting-ranges site:

http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=480&q=161297

Most of the ranges are rifle-only, but a good number have handgun positions as well.

While it's not a biz. I think the state should be in overall, it's sure a better one for the state to be in than are many of the others in which it engages. And encouraging safe practice and accuracy (by means of a no-fee place to sight in rifles, practice technique, etc) is a good thing.

timothy
 
Michigan has ranges in some state recreation areas. I`m aware of three with in ~40 mile of me, may be others I don`t know of.
 
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