• Important Shooting Range Update!
Starting on March 8, the Pontiac Lake shooting range will have new handgun shooting opportunities. The range now has four stations where individuals can shoot their handguns at 10-yard targets. There is a 5-foot wide crushed limestone path to the target boards, which complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Starting on February 18, the Sharonville shooting range will have new handgun shooting opportunities. The range will have four stations where individuals can shoot their handguns at 10-yard targets. At this time, plans are to have the 10-yard range set up during the spring and summer months, and then remove the 10-yard target backers this fall to accommodate the sight-in season.

Update for Dansville Shooting Range

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) application to the Natural Resources Trust Fund (NRTF) for a $300,000 grant to renovate the Dansville shooting range on Kelly Road was approved by the NRTF Board in December 2011. The grant revenue needs to be appropriated by the Michigan Legislature before the revenue can be expended by the DNR. The grant revenue has been included in House Bill 5364, which was introduced by State Representative Eileen Kowall. On March 20, the House of Representatives passed the Bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect. The Senate passed the Bill on April 26 with a Substitute (S-4) and ordered that it be given immediate effect. The Bill will now go to Conference Committee since the versions passed by both Houses are different.

The DNR is hopeful House Bill 5364 will be passed by the Michigan Legislature and signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder in the near future. As soon as that occurs, the DNR will begin renovating the Dansville shooting range and again make it available for public shooting. The DNR is hopeful the renovations can be completed by the fall of 2013.

Questions about the status of House Bill 5364 can be directed to Representative Kowall's office at:

Phone: 517-373-2616
Toll Free: 866-334-0010
Email: EileenKowall@house.mi.gov

For more information from the DNR, please contact the Barry State Game Area at 269-795-3280.

Dansville SGA Shooting Range Temporary Closure for Renovations

• Bald Mountain Shooting Range

• Island Lake Shooting Range

• Ortonville Shooting Range

• Pontiac Lake Shooting Range

• Rose Lake Shooting Range

• Sharonville Shooting Range

• Map of Shooting Ranges

• What are the Shotgun Sports?
For descriptions of the various shotgun sports (Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, 5-Stand, and Crazy Quail) follow the link above.

View a demonstration of a sporting clay shoot.

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• 2010 Michigan Shooting Range Survey Results 

• 4-H Shooting Sports in Michigan

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• Generally Accepted Operation Practices for Sport Shooting Ranges 

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• National Shooting Sports Foundation