COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are partnering to host Free Range Day at five of Ohio’s premier public shooting ranges on Aug. 19.
Visit one of the following public shooting ranges on Free Range Day to gain hands-on experience with firearms from certified instructors at no charge from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Following are the participating shooting ranges:
• Deer Creek Wildlife Area, corner of state Route 207 and Cook Yankeetown Road NE, Mt. Sterling, Ohio.
• Delaware Wildlife Area, 1110 state Route 229, Ashley, Ohio.
• Grand River Wildlife Area, 6693 Hoffman Norton Road, Bristolville, Ohio.
• Spring Valley Wildlife Area, 3570 Houston Road, Waynesville, Ohio.
• Woodbury Wildlife Area, 41384 state Route 541, Warsaw, Ohio.
On-site staff will provide equipment, ammunition, ear protection and eye protection.
Free Range Day is offered in conjunction with the National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc.’s National Shooting Sports Month. Division of Wildlife public shooting ranges provide safe places to hone skills with rifles, shotguns, handguns and archery equipment. A complete list of range facilities, and the amenities offered at each, can be found at wildohio.gov.
Class A shooting ranges offer supervised rifle and pistol target shooting. Class B facilities offer unsupervised rifle and pistol target shooting, while Class C ranges host unsupervised clay target shotgun shooting.
The shooting range permit requirement is waived on all Division of Wildlife Class A, B and C shooting ranges on Aug. 19. Outside of Free Range Day, all persons 18 and older shooting on Division of Wildlife Class A, B or C ranges are required to purchase a shooting range permit, available at all hunting and fishing license outlets, via wildohio.gov, or on the HuntFish OH mobile app. Daily permits are available for $5, or an annual permit can be purchased for $24.
