Target Shooting
What's new this year
Firearm safety and core statutes do not change much year to year. Range hours, fire restrictions, and local ordinances can.
Read the range page before you drive out
The big rules don't change much, but range details do. Fees and hours shift year to year, and ranges close for maintenance and bad weather. Use the MDC range page or call ahead. Last check-in is 30 minutes before close.
Fire restrictions can shut down forest shooting
In a dry spell or burn ban, target shooting on the national forest may be limited or closed. Exploding targets and tracer rounds are already prohibited on forest land; steel-core rounds are barred at MDC ranges. Use the current forest order.
Local ordinances are the part most likely to catch you out
State law doesn't move much, but cities and counties update discharge rules. Your city or county rule controls where you shoot, even on rural land.
Fall is busy: hunters sight in before deer season
Expect crowded ranges in the weeks before firearms deer season, when hunters come out to sight in their rifles. Plan extra time, and be patient on the line.
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