Hammond Cove Shooting Rage Open

Bernard -- HAMMOND COVE SHOOTING RANGE Hammond Cove Shooting Range will open Saturday, May 16.  Hammond Cove Shooting Range in Hartland is free and open to the public, featuring a six-port 100-yard rifle range and a pistol bench. LOCATION: The Hammond Cove Shooting Range is located at the end of Ferry Road in Hartland - GET MAP AND DIRECTIONS HOURS OF OPERATION: May 16th - December 14th  Thursday – Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.   CLOSED December 15th – March 31st All Tuesdays and Wednesdays All State and Federal Holiday RANGE RULES: A Vermont hunting or fishing license is required for users 15 years and older. License holders can bring one guest, but after three visits that guest must purchase a license. Shooters and spectators are required to wear hearing and eye protection. Children (aged 16 years or younger) must be accompanied by an adult. Do not handle or shoot any firearms while anyone is beyond or in front of the firing line, shooting benches or otherwise down range. Before going down range, you must communicate to all shooters to cease shooting. Loaded firearms must remain pointed in a safe direction at all times. All shooters must fire from, or next to, the shooting benches. Shooters must be on the firing line before capping and priming muzzleloaders. All firearms must remain unloaded, with actions open, until the shooter is ready to fire at the firing line. All objects, trash, targets and spent cartridge hulls must be removed or placed in trash receptacles by users before leaving the range. Only paper targets secured to target frames are allowed (e.g. no cans, bottles, or other items). Do not shoot at any target frames, vegetation, trash, range equipment or facilities. THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED: Using the shooting range at any other time than the posted range hours. Firing more than one round per second. Shooting long rifles or shotguns from the pistol bench is prohibited, as is shooting pistols from the rifle benches. Shooting from the hip or any other shooting position in which the shooter cannot properly utilize the sights. The use of tracer, armor piercing or steel core ammunition. Using any fireworks, pyrotechnics, or any other explosive targets, including tannerite. The shooting of any airborne or thrown objects (e.g. clay pigeons). The use of cigarettes, pipes, drugs or alcohol. Any person who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The presence of any domestic animal or pets except bona fide Service and Assistance Animals. VIEW COMMISSIONER'S RULE FOR SHOOTING RANGES To ensure, these rules are followed, a range officer will be present when the range is open. Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs http://www.vtfsc.com/ VT Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs · 454 S Main St, Northfield, VT 05663, United States This email was sent to sportsmanscluboffranklincounty.clubnews@blogger.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs on Facebook. Created with NationBuilder, software for leaders.