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Maine's Shooting Ranges
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State Owned Shooting Ranges
Fryeburg Shooting Range
The Department is scheduling new hours for use of the Fryeburg Shooting Range, located on the Major Gregory Sanborn Wildlife Management Area.
The Department has restricted use of the Fryeburg Shooting Range to time periods when an approved Range Safety Officer is present (see schedule below).
Fryeburg Shooting Range will be open to the public on the days listed below.
Note: In the case of inclement weather (rain or strong winds), the range will be closed.
Note: If the sign at the end of the road is up, the range is open.
- Please check the website before traveling to the Brownfield/Fryeburg Range.
- THE FRYEBURG RANGE IS CLOSED FOR THE WINTER SEASON AS OF 11/16/2018
- THE RANGE ROAD IS NOT PLOWED AND/OR MAINTAINED FOR TRAVEL. IF YOU USE THE ROAD YOU ARE DOING SO AT YOUR OWN RISK.
- Scheduled times are posted when the range is available for use.
- Please Obey the Range Rules - No Range Safety Officer on Duty; The Range IS CLOSED If you are on the property when the Range is closed; you could be charged with Criminal Trespassing
NRA-certified Range Safety Officers that are interested in volunteering their time to monitor shooting activity at the range can contact Craig Gerry, MDIFW Shooting Range Coordinator, for more information at (207) 446-4249 or by email.
Summerhaven (Augusta) Shooting Area
Effective immediately, the Department has restricted use of the Summerhaven (Augusta) Shooting Area to time periods when an approved Range Safety Officer is present (see schedule below). This restriction has been enacted to help ensure safe shooting practices at the site.
NRA-certified Range Safety Officers that are interested in volunteering their time to monitor shooting activity at the range can contact Craig Gerry, MDIFW Shooting Range Coordinator, for more information at (207) 446-4249 or by email.
Members of the public are also encouraged to take advantage of numerous privately operated shooting ranges throughout the state, see map of shooting ranges, including contact information.
Summerhaven Shooting Range will be open to the public on the days listed below.
Note: In the case of inclement weather (rain or strong winds), the range will be closed.
- Summer Haven Range is NOW CLOSED(05/22/2018) for public shooting time for a period of time until the completion of the construction; projected to be the end of December 2018. Please do not access the area for any reason or shoot in any of the surrounding gravel pits. Thank you in advance for your efforts and support.