{"id":10168,"date":"2023-07-31T10:34:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T17:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=10168"},"modified":"2023-07-31T10:37:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T17:37:34","slug":"august-is-national-shooting-sports-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2023\/07\/31\/august-is-national-shooting-sports-month\/","title":{"rendered":"August is National Shooting Sports Month\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 31, 2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is inviting all recreational shooters to celebrate National Shooting Sports Month in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), formed in 1961 to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports, created the first-ever nationwide celebration to encourage participation in the shooting sports genres and emphasize firearms safety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRecreational shooting is a safe, fun activity enjoyed by millions of Americans,\u201d said Mike Raum, the department\u2019s shooting sports branch chief. \u201cWhether you\u2019re new to recreational shooting, someone who shoots regularly or enjoys competing in tournaments, or just sighting in your firearm for a hunt, join us in celebrating the month by visiting a local shooting range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBetter yet, take a friend along to enjoy the pastime with you.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shooting sports can provide a lifetime of enjoyment with family and friends. It\u2019s a safe, fun activity enjoyed annually by an estimated 50 million Americans, 20 million of whom participate on a regular basis, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\"><strong>NSSF<\/strong><\/a> (in 2016). The world-class <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/shooting-sports\/ben-avery-shooting-facility\/\">Ben Avery Shooting Facility<\/a> (BASF), one of the nation\u2019s largest publicly operated shooting facilities, drew more than 200,000 recreational shooters in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BASF\u2019s rifle and pistol ranges, archery ranges, and Clay Target Center have switched to summer hours of operation through Aug. 28.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday: CLOSED<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Archery ranges open at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers can reserve shooting times at <a href=\"https:\/\/bookben.azgfd.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/bookben.azgfd.com\/<\/strong><\/a>. To inquire about same-day availability, call 623-582-8313.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are nine other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/shooting-sports\/where-to-shoot\/\"><strong>shooting facilities<\/strong><\/a> located throughout the state, owned by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. There also are dozens of independently owned and operated ranges, which can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/wheretoshoot.org\/index2.cfm\"><strong>http:\/\/wheretoshoot.org\/index2.cfm<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, this is a good time for dove hunters to grab their shotguns and head to the Clay Target Center in preparation for the upcoming season, which opens Sept. 1. AZGFD also encourages hunters to purchase their Arizona hunting license and migratory bird stamp online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/hunt-draw-and-licenses\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/hunt-draw-and-licenses\/<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ben Avery Shooting Facility (BASF) drew more than 200,000 recreational shooters in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":9029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basf-all","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>August is National Shooting Sports Month\u00a0 - Arizona Game &amp; Fish Department<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2023\/07\/31\/august-is-national-shooting-sports-month\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"August is National Shooting Sports Month\u00a0 - Arizona Game &amp; 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