Range USA President Tom Willingham discusses the brand's origin story and mission of safe, responsible gun ownership in a new interview. The nation's largest indoor gun range and firearm retailer, with 50 locations and 300 certified instructors, emphasizes its customer-first approach and commitment to firearm safety education.
The Wildcat Hills Shooting Complex will close July 18 for the Scotts Bluff County Fair Shooting Sports Competition. The facility at Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area south of Gering resumes regular operations July 19, open Thursday through Sunday until mid-November.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is constructing a new public shooting range on Roscommon State Forest lands in St. Helen, funded by Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration grants. The Ogemaw Hills Sportsmen Association will lease and operate the staffed facility, with completion expected in fall 2026.
Range USA has expanded to 300 certified instructors across its 50 locations in 2025. The company is hiring and training additional instructors to meet growing demand for firearm education, offering expanded class availability and private lessons tailored to students' skill levels.
The Lee Kay Public Shooting Range in Salt Lake City will host an open house on April 18, 2026, featuring clinics in rifle marksmanship, archery, trap and skeet shooting, and hunting dog training demonstrations. Manager Blanche Smith emphasizes the facility's importance as the only outdoor shooting range in the Salt Lake Valley, offering free range access and one free shotgun round on a first-come, first-served basis.
Montana's State Shooting Facilities and Improvements Development and Oversight Task Force will meet April 10 via Zoom. The task force will hear from Colorado Parks & Wildlife and South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks on shooting facility development, with recommendations due June 30, 2027.
The shooting range at Wilbur Wright Fish & Wildlife Area will temporarily close from May 11 through August 8 for facility improvements, including new shooting benches, accessible sidewalks, and enhanced dirt backstop enhancements.
Hammond Cove Shooting Range in Hartland, Vermont opens April 2 at 10:00 a.m. under Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department rules. Range users must sign in with a safety officer and have a valid hunting or fishing license. Dylan Smith, facility and lands coordinator, encourages turkey hunters to pattern their shotguns at the range.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation opened a new shooting range at Copan Wildlife Management Area, 13 miles north of Bartlesville. The facility features 50-yard pistol and 100-yard rifle ranges, archery facilities, and ADA access. Funding came from the Wildlife Restoration Program, National Rifle Association's Public Range Fund, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation announces the reopening of the renovated shooting range at Optima Wildlife Management Area, east of Guymon in Oklahoma’s Panhandle.
In honor of Veterans Day, the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife invites veterans to visit and shoot for free at one of Ohio’s premier public shooting ranges on Saturday, Nov. 15. The shooting range permit requirement is waived for veterans on all Division of Wildlife Class A, B, and C shooting ranges for that day.
The Hammond Cove Shooting Range in Hartland, Vermont will open on April 3, at 10:00am. The range operates under rules set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Range users must sign in with an onsite range safety officer and have a valid Vermont hunting or fishing license or be the guest of someone who does.
The Wyoming legislature moved to cement their case that the Cowboy State is the premiere destination in the United State for the firearm industry, hunting and shooting sports. Both chambers of the Wyoming legislature moved decisively to allow for the debate, amendment and final passage of authorization to move forward on the Wyoming State Shooting Sports Complex – to be built in Cody, Wyoming.
Wyoming legislators came together under tough conditions to find a solution potentially authorizing the release of the imperiled funding for the Wyoming Shooting Sports Complex. The fix is budget neutral – targeting only a pre-existing source from 2023 authorizing legislation - potentially closing the legislative process for Wyoming Shooting Sports Complex on a high note.
The range is hot once again at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fiocchi Shooting Sports Complex after a brief closure to update range infrastructure and perform repairs.
NSSF® has awarded the Texas Gun Club in Stafford its coveted Five-Star rating for range excellence. Five stars is the highest rating in NSSF’s star-rating system, which evaluates shooting facilities based on appearance, management and shooting sports development and amenities.
The Michigan DNR Ortonville, Pontiac Lake, Rose Lake and Sharonville shooting ranges will be closed for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is shifting its approach toward a potential shooting range easement application on state trust land near Logan. FWP staff are working on a comprehensive environmental assessment (EA) in collaboration with Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) staff to upgrade a user-created shooting area and build a more formal and safe shooting range on a portion of 86.4 acres of state trust land near Logan.
Do you have a current Utah hunting, fishing or combination license? If so, you can visit either of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources public shooting ranges on Saturday, Sept. 28 and shoot for free at the rifle, handgun and archery facilities on National Hunting and Fishing Day.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will close the Tres Piedras shooting range June 24-28 for road repairs and other range maintenance. No public access will be allowed during these dates.