Wilson Shoals Wildlife Management Area shooting range rules

The Wilson Shoals Shooting Range was opened in September 1995 to provide the citizens of Georgia a place to sight-in firearms and to target practice. The range is owned and operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Game Management Section and offers rifle, shotgun and pistol shooting at distances of 25 to 75 yards.
Direction from Gainesville: Take
US Hwy. 365 north 11 miles from Exit 24; turn right on Mud Creek Rd.; go 1 mile & turn left on Old Cornelia Hwy; go 0.1 mile & turn right on Yonah Rd.; go 2.1 miles & turn left on Grant Mill Rd.; Range is 1 mile on right.
Please help us secure the future of this facility by reading and following all range rules.

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Wilson Shoals
Wildlife Management Area
Shooting Range Rules

SHOOTING RANGE RULES
GENERAL RULES
Range use is allowed only in accordance with range hours and dates posted at the range.
All children (16 years old or younger) must be accompanied by an adult shooter 18 years old or older.
Only firearms utilizing single projectile ammunition may be fired. However, shotguns utilizing multiple projectile ammunition may be fired at stationary targets to assess patterns.
Any weapon prohibited by GA Code Section 16 11-122 (i.e., sawed-off shotguns or rines, machine guns, submachine guns and silenced weapons) is prohibited.
Fully automatic weapons and any weapon that fires more than once with one trigger pull and release are prohibited.
Tracer or any ammunition considered to be incendiary or explosive is prohibited.
All persons must wear adequate hearing and eye protection.
All shooters must fire from or by the shooting benches under the shelter. ABSOLUTELY NO SHOOTING IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE THE COVERED SHOOTING AREA.
No smoking is permitted on or near the firing line at any time.

No alcoholic beverages may be possessed at the firing range.
No person under the influence of alcohol or drugs is permitted on the firing range.
Nonshooters must remain at least six feet behind the firing line whenever any shooter is at the firing line.
All objects, trash, targets and spent cartridge hulls must be removed by firing range users before leaving the range.
All firearms should be unloaded and action open, except when it is being used at the firing line.
In the event of a firearm malfunction, the shooter should keep their firearm pointed down range, unload as soon as possible, and advise all persons at the firing line of the malfunction.
In the event of a malfunction of another shooter's firearm, all firearms should be unloaded with actions open for the duration of the malfunction.
All firearms on the firing line should be grounded, unloaded, with actions open whenever anyone is down range.
Muzzles of all firearms should be pointed downrange when on the firing line.
The muzzle of every firearm when in the firing position should be in front of the front edge of the bench upon which it rests.
TARGETS
Shooters shall fire only at the target directly down range of that person's position.

No shooting at flying or thrown objects.
Targets must be constructed of paper, cardboard, or similar material that will not shatter or cause bullet ricochet.
Ground level targets must be positioned so that a bullet will not strike flat ground before the backstop; all targets must be located so that a bullet will strike between the base and half~way
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MUZZLELOADERS
Muzzleloading firearms must be loaded only with black powder or Pyrodex.
Shooters should be at the firing line before capping or priming muzzle loading firearms.
In the event of a hangfire, muzzleloading firearms should be kept pointed downrange until the problem is corrected.
Containers of black powder or Pyrodex should remain closed except when needed for loading.
All loading of muzzleloaders should be by single charge dispenser.
SHOOTING RANGE HOURS
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 9:00 am until 7:00 pm or sunset, whichever is earliest.
Tuesday: 12 noon until 7:00 pm or sunset, whichever is earliest.
Sunday: 12 noon until 5:00 pm