Shooting Range Enhancement Grants Awarded

Friday, September 05, 2008
Recreation

This article was Archived on Sunday, October 05, 2008

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently awarded $105,000 in grants to enhance shooting-range facilities in several communities.

Shooting-range grants were awarded to:

• The Missoula Trap and Skeet   Club—$23,160 to help construct a security fence.
• Whittecar Rifle and Pistol Club near Hamilton—$34,660 to help improve a parking area, construct a new classroom, meeting room and shooting bay.
• Judith Basin Archery Range in Stanford— $17,045 to help align facilities with Americans with Disabilities Act standards improved insulation and upgrade heating system, and improved indoor and outdoor archery facilities.
• Dillon Rifle and Pistol Club—$30,207 to help align facilities with ADA standards, construct and improve shooting facilities, provide a vault toilet and a new parking area.

The Shooting Range Development Grant program uses funds generated from the sale of Montana hunting licenses. For information visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov. Click "Recreation then click   "Grant Programs." Each project funding decision follows the completion of an environmental assessment and public comment period.

For information, call Kurt Cunningham in Helena at 406-444-1267.