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Myrtle Grove WMA Shooting Range Hours
March 1st through October 31st
Sunday: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Monday: 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday through Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
November 1st through February 29th
Sunday and Monday: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday through Saturday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Exception to the Monday Hours
If Monday is a State Holiday, the Range will open at 9:00 AM and close at the times listed above.
Monday Holidays:
2008: 1/21/08, 2/18/08, 5/26/08, 9/1/08, 10/13/08
2009: 1/19/09, 2/16/09/ 5/25/09, 9/7/09, 10/12/09
The Range is closed during the Deer Firearms Season that begins the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Myrtle Grove WMA Shooting Range Rules
ALL RANGES
1. A Myrtle Grove WMA Shooting Range Permit is required for all users age 18 and older.
2. Users under 18 years old must have a Hunter Safety Certificate and be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older who has a valid Range Permit.
3. Alcohol and Drugs are prohibited at all times.
4. Persons under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs are prohibited on the ranges.
5. Firearms capable of discharging more than one round with a single trigger pull are prohibited. (Fully automatic)
6. Use of eye and ear protection is required.
7. Shooting time is restricted to one (1) hour when others are waiting.
8. Range users are required to retrieve and remove all trash, targets and spent shells. Trashcans are provided at each range.
9. Organized competitive shooting is prohibited.
10. Shooting permitted only from designated shooting stations.
100 Yard Range
1. All targets must be attached to the target frames provided and placed down range within the guides provided. (See target frame use explanation)
2. Target frames must be returned to the shooting table when you are finished.
3. Only paper or cardboard targets may be used.
4. No shooting at or attaching targets to baffles or support posts.
5. One shooter allowed per table, one table per shooter. 8 shooters maximum at any one time.
6. No loaded firearms behind or foreword of shooting area.
7. Rate of fire is limited to 1 round per second.
8. Any shooter may request a cease fire at any time.
9. The line will be called "Hot" only by consensus of all shooters.
10. All firearms are to be unloaded with breech or action open when shooters are down range. Handling of firearms is prohibited while anyone is down range.
11. Firearms may only be loaded while the range is "Hot", including loading a charge in a muzzleloader.
12. Muzzleloader caps may only be fired when.the range is "Hot"
TRAP RANGE:
1. Shooting is permitted at thrown clay targets only. Shooting at stationary targets is prohibited,
2. All shooting and target throwing must take place from behind the wooden timbers.
3. Shotguns with shot only are allowed. Shot sizes larger than T (.20") are prohibited. Slugs and Buckshot are prohibited.
4. Only one "party" of shooters permitted at any time on the range.
5. Possession of handguns or rifles on the trap range is prohibited.
ARCHERY RANGE:
1. Maximum of one shooter at each shooting location.
2. Maximum of two people on the elevated platform at any one time.
3. Sand butt target backstops are provided.
4. Only paper or cardboard targets may be used on the sand backstops.
5. Shooters may use other archery targets (e.g. 3-D, foam block, etc.) that must be located in front of the existing sand targets if desired. (Other targets must be supplied by the shooter)