Shooting ranges

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There are shooting ranges across Minnesota, each of which may offer different opportunities depending upon variables such as:

  • Range size: How much land does the range operator control?
  • Types of shooting venues offered.
  • Is it an indoor or outdoor range?
  • Open to the public or a private-use-only range?
  • Archery or firearms?
  • If it’s an outdoor firearms range, is it for rifle/pistol or the various shotgun sports?
  • Does an archery range have a walking course, or is it a target line range?
  • If it’s a game preserve, does it also have a shooting range?
  • Proximity to population centers and/or extensive residential development.

The DNR has worked with shooting ranges since the 1970s to hold firearms safety classes and help make ranges safer in their operation. Legislative appropriations have been an important part of this effort, and since 1999 the DNR has provided millions of dollars in grant funding to shooting ranges. (More information on grants is below.) In 2005, the Minnesota Legislature underscored its commitment to shooting ranges and the shooting sports by passing the Shooting Range Protection Act. That law referenced the NRA Source Book as the basis for making shooting ranges safe and sound-control effective.

The Shooting Range Finder below represents a DNR initiative to create a comprehensive directory of shooting ranges and help direct shooters to venues that meet their needs.

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