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HR 4089 Protects Recreational Shooting Rights on Public Land

April 26, 2012

Our public lands aren’t just for hunting. They’re for hiking, catching frogs and watching birds...and shooting. The Bureau of Land Management oversees lots of these places, the ultimate multi-use properties. They have names like Coal Creek Road. Or 17 Mile, which is north of Billings, Montana and is one of the most popular places in the state for shooters to unleash a few rounds. These pieces of public land aren’t all tailor-made shooting ranges, but a lot of them are. They usually have a few refrigerators, a junked out 1978 Datsun and enough shell casings to refinance a 2500 square foot Colonial with the price of recycled brass.

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About Open Country

Hunters and anglers across the nation consistently list one challenge as their primary obstacle to spending more time in the field: Access.

Outdoor Life’s Open Country program aims to tackle that issue head on and with boots on the ground. The program highlights volunteer-driven efforts to improve access along with habitat improvements to make existing public lands even better places to hunt and fish. The program's goal is to substantially increase sportsman's access across the country by promoting events that make a difference.

The Open Country program culminates in an awards system with top projects and participants being honored during a gala at the 2014 SHOT Show in January.

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Open Country

Event Calendar

  • August 17, 2013 - Harsen's Island Hunter Access & Invasive Species Removal
  • Sept. 14, 2013 - Rifle River Fish Habitat

Recent News

  • April 3, 2012

    Keeping Shooting Ranges Open-0

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    Having access to good places to shoot is a top concern among gun owners no matter whether they are hunters who only go to sight-in before opening day or they are serious 3-Gunners or trap shooters whose annual round count is in the thousands.

    Shooting ranges, both public and private, face many challenges to stay open, but fortunately, interest in the shooting sports is not one of them.

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  • February 29, 2012

    Contact Your Congressperson, Help Pass the Sportmen's Heritage Act of 2012 -0

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    If you're interested in protecting your hunting, fishing, and shooting rights, it's time to pick up the phone. The U.S. House Committee of Natural Resources is expected to vote on H.R. 4089, a package of bills aimed at protecting these rights, later today (click  the link for highlights on H.R. 4089). 

    If the bill passes the committee meeting, it will go before the rest of the House. Contact your congressperson and follow the bill with the contact information below.

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