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SHOOTING RANGE RULES ARCHERY RANGE RULES

On all Wildlife Department-owned or -managed lands, the For Department shooting ranges that include an archery
discharge of firearms for purposes other than when hunting is area, the following shall apply:
restricted to the target/shooting ranges provided for public use. 1. Archery range is open year-round, unless specified
1. Shooting ranges are open year-round, unless otherwise otherwise in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting
specified in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations Regulations (public hunting lands special area regulations,
(public hunting lands special area regulations, controlled controlled hunt closures) or signs at the range.
hunt closures) or signs at the range. 2. Shooting hours are official sunrise to 30 minutes after
2. Shooting hours are official sunrise to 30 minutes after official sunset, daily.
official sunset, daily. 3. Any person younger than 16 using the shooting range
3. Any person younger than 16 using the shooting range must be immediately supervised by an adult 18 or older.
must be immediately supervised by an adult 18 or older. 4. Archers using the elevated platform must wear a
4. All firearms shooting single projectiles or any pellets safety harness meeting the standards of the Treestand
larger than conventional BB (0.18 of an inch in diameter) Manufacturers Association and be attached to the
must be shot at approved berms and target areas only. platform at all times.
Airborne clay targets may be shot using pellets no larger 5. Archers may only shoot at stationary targets.
than conventional BB. 6. Archers must draw and release arrows or bolts from the
5. All rifle, pistol, shotgun, and muzzleloader targets will tower or directly below the tower ONLY.
consist of paper or clay targets only. 7. All nocked arrows or bolts must point down range at all times.
6. All paper targets must be removed before leaving the 8. The archery tower is limited to four shooters at a time;
shooting area. no spectators are allowed on the archery tower.
7. Centerfire rifles and pistols .50-caliber and larger 9. Shooting while another person is down range is prohibited.
are prohibited. 10. Broadheads may only be used in designated lanes.
8. Fully automatic firearms are prohibited. 11. Shooters, and accompanying adult, must possess a valid
9. Fireworks, explosive devices, exploding targets, tracer State of Oklahoma hunting license or State of Oklahoma
and incendiary rounds are prohibited. combination hunting/fishing license, unless exempt.
10. Eye and ear protection shall be worn while shooting. 12. Archery targets designed specifically for archery are
11. Shooters, and accompanying adult, must possess a valid allowed on the archery range. Archery targets must be
State of Oklahoma hunting license or State of Oklahoma removed after use.
combination hunting/fishing license, unless exempt. 13. Only legal archery equipment is allowed on the
12. Shooting while another person is down range is prohibited. archery range.
13. No person shall possess, consume, or use any 14. No person shall possess, consume, or use any
intoxicating beverage or beer, as defined in Title 37, at intoxicating beverage or beer, as defined in Title 37, at
any shooting range or shooting range parking areas. any shooting range or shooting range parking areas.

NOTICE: Public use of any shooting or archery range during its renovation or construction is prohibited.

AMANDA THOMAS/ODWC

The newly opened rifle range at Packsaddle WMA is ready to welcome sport shooters.

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