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Cody Shooting Complex set to open on site of former DLS Gun Club

• 12/5/2024 9:18:00 PM
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Iowa’s newest public shooting range opens on Dec. 11th, bringing expanded opportunities to recreational shooters and hunters in Eastern Iowa.

Banner and Olofson shooting ranges offer discounted annual passes

• 11/19/2024 12:25:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has discounted its annual passes for the Banner and Olofson shooting ranges for 2025 by $40 making it the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for member of the family.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for waterfowl course

• 7/16/2024 12:20:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to women who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience.

Iowa’s Scholastic Action Shooting Program crowns youth rifle & pistol champions

• 6/25/2024 12:23:00 PM
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The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) held the Iowa State Championship match June 22-23, at the Olofson Shooting Range, near Polk City.

Banner and Olofson shooting ranges offer discounted annual passes

• 11/14/2023 11:43:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has discounted its annual passes for the Banner and Olofson shooting ranges for 2024 by $40 making it the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for member of the family.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for rabbit workshop

• 9/5/2023 1:09:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook rabbits to youth and adults who have little to no small game hunting experience.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for women’s upland bird hunting workshop and mentored hunt

• 9/5/2023 1:06:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a comprehensive program on hunting upland game for women who have little or no upland bird hunting experience or who are looking to return to the field and build a network of female upland hunters.

Hawkeye shooting ranges to reopen Friday

• 8/18/2023 8:19:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will reopen three shooting ranges at the Hawkeye Wildlife Area on Friday, August 18.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for women-only waterfowl workshop

• 8/1/2023 12:06:00 PM
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Polk City, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to women who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for youth waterfowl workshop

• 7/25/2023 11:55:00 AM
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Polk City, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to youth who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience on Aug. 26, at the Olofson Shooting Range, near Polk City.

Pattern your turkey gun before hitting the woods this spring

• 3/21/2023 11:38:00 AM
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The Olofson Shooting Range is offering three turkey patterning nights at the range: April 6, 5-7 p.m. April 13, 5-7 p.m. April 20, 5-7 p.m.

Banner and Olofson shooting ranges offer discounted annual passes

• 11/22/2022 11:41:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has discounted its annual passes for the Banner and Olofson shooting ranges for 2023 by $40 making it the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for member of the family.

Banner and Olofson Shooting Ranges offer programs this fall

• 8/23/2022 12:10:00 PM
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The Banner and Olofson Shooting Ranges have classes, leagues and events scheduled this fall for shooters of all skill levels.

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for youth waterfowl workshop

• 8/2/2022 12:11:00 PM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to youth who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience on Aug. 27, at the Olofson Shooting Range, near Polk City.

Scholastic Action Shooting Program State Championship brings out some of the nation’s fastest shooters

• 6/7/2022 1:58:00 PM
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More than 90 athletes ranging from grade school through high school competed in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program Iowa State Championship match, June 4 and 5, at the Olofson Shooting Range, near Polk City.

Banner and Olofson shooting ranges offer discounted annual passes

• 11/16/2021 2:04:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has discounted its annual passes for the Banner and Olofson shooting ranges for 2022 by $40 making it the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for member of the family.

Olofson Shooting Range to host sporting clays special event

• 3/30/2021 12:51:00 PM
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Polk City - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Olofson Shooting Range is hosting a special sporting clays event April 16-18.

Banner and Butch Olofson shooting ranges offer discounted annual passes

• 12/8/2020 7:21:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has discounted its annual passes for the Banner and Olofson shooting ranges for 2021 by $40 making it the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for member of the family.

Banner and Butch Olofson shooting ranges offer discounted annual passes

• 11/24/2020 12:38:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has discounted its annual passes for the Banner and Olofson shooting ranges for 2021 by $40 making it the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for member of the family.

DNR reopening Banner and Olofson shooting ranges

• 8/19/2020 7:11:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will begin a phased in reopening of the Banner and Olofson shooting ranges with new social distancing protocols customers will need to follow.

Volunteers step in to clean up popular shooting range

• 4/21/2020 12:42:00 PM
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Swisher, Iowa - One of Iowa’s most heavily used shooting ranges was the recipient of a cleanup project led by volunteers who stepped in after the local range manager was sidelined with a non-work related injury.

DNR to close Olofson, Banner shooting ranges

• 3/18/2020 2:45:00 PM
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Des Moines, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has closed the Olofson shooting range, near Big Creek State Park, and the Banner shooting range at Summerset State Park,  through March 31.

Hunting turkeys is the topic of upcoming Learn to Hunt workshop

• 3/3/2020 12:02:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering a three part Learn to Hunt series this spring focusing on hunting turkeys. The workshops will be held at Butch Olofson shooting range, 11652 NW Nissen Dr., Polk City. Attendees may attend any or all of the workshops. A light dinner will be available at each session.

Banner and Butch Olofson shooting ranges offer discounted annual passes

• 12/3/2019 2:20:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has discounted its annual passes for the Banner and Olofson shooting ranges for 2020 by $40, making it the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for member of the family.

Olofson Shooting Range hosted 2019 Iowa State Scholastic Action Sports competition

• 6/4/2019 2:10:00 PM
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Polk City, Iowa - More than 65 athletes from across Iowa and Wisconsin traveled to the Olofson Shooting Range, in Polk City this weekend to compete in the 2019 Iowa State Scholastic Action Sports Program.

Outdoors skills classes offered at Olofson shooting range

• 1/8/2019 12:34:00 PM
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Polk City, Iowa - The Olofson Shooting Range, at Big Creek State Park, has scheduled more than 70 outdoor skills programs open to the public in 2019, including hunter education, hand gun basics, taxidermy, Dutch oven cooking, how to use a trail camera and more. Programs begin on Jan. 16 with a course on cleaning and storing guns.  

Remodeled DNR shooting range open in Polk City

• 11/9/2017 4:08:00 PM
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POLK CITY -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is proud to announce the newly remodeled Olofson shooting range in rural Polk City is open for business.

DNR Hiring Range Safety Officers

• 7/28/2017 9:48:00 AM
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The DNR has two openings at Banner Shooting Range near Indianola, and eight openings at Olofson Shooting Range near Polk City, for Range Safety Officers.

Oyens Shooting Range to close for annual work day

• 6/15/2017 8:18:00 AM
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The Oyens Shooting Range will be closed June 16 and 17 for the 4th annual Tri-State Public Range Association work day. This year, the Tri-State Public Range Association is raising money to install a new target stand system at the range.   

Hawkeye Shooting Range Reopens After Repairs Completed

• 8/2/2016 1:42:00 PM
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The Tim Dorr Rifle/Handgun Shooting Range at the Hawkeye Wildlife Area in Johnson County reopened on July 30. Shooting hours are sunrise to sunset.

Heavy Rainfall Closes Shooting Range At Hawkeye Wildlife Area

• 6/22/2016 1:55:00 PM
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IOWA CITY - The Tim Dorr rifle and handgun range at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area is closed after a nearly six inch rainfall Tuesday night damaged the recently completed renovation on the popular shooting range.

Olofson Shooting Range Closed for Construction

• 2/2/2016 7:13:00 AM
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POLK CITY – The Charles “Butch” Olofson shooting range at Big Creek State Park in Polk County has been close since December 20 to allow contractors to remove the old structures and install a new registration and classroom facility, add new baffles, and conduct lead reclamation and berm maintenance.

Bagley Man Injured at Guthrie County Shooting Range

• 2/1/2016 2:46:00 AM
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PANORA – A Bagley man was injured by a gunshot wound Sunday afternoon while target shooting in Guthrie County.

Olofson Shooting Range to Close Dec 20 for Construction

• 12/1/2015 7:04:00 AM
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POLK CITY - The Charles “Butch” Olofson shooting range at Big Creek State Park in Polk County will close on December 20 to allow contractors to remove the old structures and install a new registration and classroom facility, add new baffles, and conduct lead reclamation and berm maintenance.