BLM-managed lands are open to shooting

[Saspens]

We don't have BLM here but there are several State Wildlife Management Areas that have nice shooting ranges open to the public.

Thanks! I'll try to find it.
So to clarify: it has to be a dedicated range?
Or, like in this USD rules, I can find a place somewhere in wildlife "150 yards from a residence" and so on and set up a target? I gues not, but a man can hope...

 

[HillsideDesolate]

Apparently BLM maintains an Oklahoma field office overseeing 7.4 million acres in OK, KS and TX

Oklahoma Field Office | Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management Oklahoma Field Office manages 7.4 million acres of federally owned land and minerals in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The Field Office administers the extraction, use, and sale of Federal minerals (primarily oil, gas, and coal). The Field Office also...

www.blm.gov

And you can adopt a wild horse.

 

[j99tc88]

I shoot at Lexington game reserve south west of Norman. Need a hunting license to shoot there but it’s a bit of a drive from Yukon. I did meet a young man that shot at a private range close to Yukon, paid a fee to become a member. Locked entry but could go whenever he wanted. I don’t know the name of it though. Might be cheaper than driving a long way.

 

[SoonerP226]

I shoot at Lexington game reserve south west of Norman.

The Lex WMA is technically south of Norman, but it's more southeast of the population center. Southwest of Norman would be over in McClain county.

 

[j99tc88]

The Lex WMA is technically south of Norman, but it's more southeast of the population center. Southwest of Norman would be over in McClain county.

You are correct my bad, not enough coffe yet, southeast it is.

 

[Saspens]

Thanks for the answers!
But I still have one question left:
Can you just go to the rural area, find some wilderness in the middle of nowhere, and set up your targets there?

 

[DRC458]

Thanks for the answers!
But I still have one question left:
Can you just go to the rural area, find some wilderness in the middle of nowhere, and set up your targets there?

Short answer - NO!!! If you just head out into the country and find a "wilderness" somewhere, chances are very good that land is either privately owned or falls under the jurisdiction of some agency, whether it be ODWC, or COE, or whoever. If you just set up a target and start shooting, you risk (at a minimum) being cited for trespassing. Check out the ranges at WMA's or private ranges. I'm not in your area, but I think the Banner Road range (maybe called Canadian now?) might be your closest private range. If you can't find access to private ground somewhere, or go to a WMA range (hunting license required), you're probably gonna' have to pay to shoot at a private range somewhere. Good luck.

 

[dlbleak]

Welcome aboard. Check out Canadian gun range

Canadian Gun Ranges - El Reno, OK

CANADIAN GUN RANGES, 7400 Jensen Rd E, El Reno, OK 73036, 16 Photos, Mon - Closed, Tue - Closed, Wed - Closed, Thu - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Fri - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Sat - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Sun - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

www.yelp.com

Home - Find Shooting Ranges Near You | Where To Shoot

www.wheretoshoot.org

 

[Saspens]

Short answer - NO!!! If you just head out into the country and find a "wilderness" somewhere, chances are very good that land is either privately owned or falls under the jurisdiction of some agency, whether it be ODWC, or COE, or whoever. If you just set up a target and start shooting, you risk (at a minimum) being cited for trespassing. Check out the ranges at WMA's or private ranges. I'm not in your area, but I think the Banner Road range (maybe called Canadian now?) might be your closest private range. If you can't find access to private ground somewhere, or go to a WMA range (hunting license required), you're probably gonna' have to pay to shoot at a private range somewhere. Good luck.

I thought so...
Thanks!
Looking into it

 

[lilcountry]

Which club is that?

The OKC Gun club would be a short drive up the Turnpike from Yukon. I haven't been there, but I've heard good things about the facilities and activities they offer.