Shooting Range Locations... US Fish and Wildlife Service Unveils Innovative Interactive Map

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US Fish and Wildlife Service Unveils Innovative Interactive Map

Ammoland Inc. Posted on December 31, 2020 by AmmoLand Editor Jim Grant

The USFWS unveiled a new interactive map last week to help shooters find public gun ranges. IMG USFWS
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Finding a place to shoot safely is now easier than ever thanks to a new interactive tool premiered last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) as part of its 83-year partnership with states, industry, and individual firearms users who help pay for wildlife and natural resource conservation, hunter education and public shooting ranges through the Wildlife Restoration Program. Millions of dollars are generated annually by the excise tax program known as “Pittman Robertson,” named after the congressional visionaries who wrote the law that underpins the system that contributes to the North American Model of Conservation.

The new map identifies a total of 623 ranges across the United States, including 183 archery ranges, 285 firearms ranges, and 155 archery and firearms combined shooting ranges, highlighting opportunities and access from California to Massachusetts. Ranges are operated by state wildlife and natural resource agencies, which provided the map data to the Service.

“Anyone who draws a bow or sights a target can benefit from this exciting new map,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith. “The map and the facilities it features demonstrate the strength of the enduring partnership among states, the Service, firearms and ammunition manufacturers, and individual recreational shooters. This partnership – supported and promoted by the Trump Administration and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt — is foundational to wildlife and natural resources conservation in America, all while promoting safe, responsible use of firearms.”

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