The Menomonie Rifle and Pistol Club, LLC. hosts the following events at the Menomonie Public Shooting Range:
All events are open to the public. During some events, portions or all of the range may be closed to other activities. Some events may require preregistration and/or a donation, or may be limited to specific type of participant. For example, Hunter Education is for people needing the WI DNR Hunter Education Certificate; Gals and Guns is for women only; the Youth Muzzleloading Clinic is limited to youths under 16 , the Adult Muzzleloading Shoot is open to everyone (youths under 18 must be accompanied by an adult), but only Muzzleloading rifles are allowed.
Project Appleseed - Project Appleseed is run by the Revolutionary War Veterans Association and combines teaching basic marksmanship skills with stories about the American Revolution.
Hunter's Education Field Test - The range hosts 3 Hunter Education Field Tests each year. Two are for the courses held at the Dunn County Fish and Game Building and the other course is held through the school district. This link will take you to our Hunter Education page which tells about the course offered by our organization through the Dunn County Fish and Game Association and has a link to the Wisconsin DNR Hunting page, where you can find when and where upcoming courses are held and registration instructions. This year, Integrity Auto and Woman's Charter of Red Cedar Pheasants Forever have offered to pay the fees for youths under 18 who have signed up for the classes held at the Dunn County Fish and Game Building.
Gals and Guns - This event is open to women only, providing an opportunity for women, after a lesson in firearms safety, to become familiar shooting several different types of rifles, shotguns, pistols, and archery.
Youth Muzzleloading Clinic and Adult Muzzleloading Shoot - Held on the second Saturday of August, the YOUTH CLINIC is from 9-12 and introduces youths under 16 to the sport of shooting muzzleloading rifles. This year, registration will limited to 30 youths. Registration will be online only located on the Youth Muzzleloading Clinic and Adult Muzzleloading Shoot page. The ADULT SHOOT starts after lunch at 1:00 PM and ends with the raffle drawings at 4:00PM. New rules this year for the Adult Shoot! Scopes and Slings are allowed and reasonable accommodations will be made for those with disabilities!! Scoring system has been revised to make the competition more equal for iron sighted and scoped muzzle loaders.
Fun Shoots - This year we have 'Funshoots' on Tuesday nights, usually from 5 PM until 8 PM. Funs shoots are just that, getting together to have some fun shooting. Play battleship, shoot bowling pins or pin heads, 25 and 50 yard centerfire pistol shoots, Mike Fink for muzzleloader enthusiasts, 25 yard cracker shoot, AR style centerfire at 25 yard,s maybe lollipops at 50 yards. Click on the shoot to see the rules. No entry fee, no prizes, just fun. See the range hours for upcoming shoots.
Menomonie Mustang Trap Shooting Practice - The Menomonie High School Trap Team (the Mustangs) practices 4 PM-7 PM on Wednesday nights. The public is welcome to attend and shoot trap with them. Cost is $6.00 per round (25 clays). When the trap range is open, the pistol and rifle ranges are closed.
Youth Shooting ProgramOpen to youths under 18 who have completed Hunter Education. We supply rifles, slings,pads, targets, and ammunition. Youths learn the 4 basic positions (prone, sitting, kneeling, standing) using .22 rimfire rifles equipped with target rear sights and globe front sights. Program starts on September 16th and runs for 7 weeks on Monday nights from 5PM -8PM. Stop by the range office for details.As the above events are annual events, we are able to plan for these in advance. However, we also have groups requesting use of the range during the year. Again, some of the events are open to the public and some are not. Be sure to keep checking the the range hours for changes and additions. If your group/ organization would like to reserve a portion or the entire range for an event, contact Public Relations and include a contact person and a idea of the number of people, when you would like the event to take place, and what kind of event you would like to have.>
Events do not start until after the time change in March with the Menomonie High School Trap Team practicing on Wednesdays.
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