Recreational shooting is popular and a long standing tradition in the Black Hills. Please take safety precautions, be aware of your surroundings, and be respectful of surrounding natural resources. Clean-up of target shooting area(s) and responsible use by the public will allow the Forest to keep areas open for enjoyment by everyone.
The Black Hills National Forest does not have designated target shooting areas. For information on a specific area, please call a local Forest Service Office.
No person may discharge a weapon across or f...
Recreational shooting is popular and a long standing tradition in the Black Hills. Please take safety precautions, be aware of your surroundings, and be respectful of surrounding natural resources. Clean-up of target shooting area(s) and responsible use by the public will allow the Forest to keep areas open for enjoyment by everyone.
The Black Hills National Forest does not have designated target shooting areas. For information on a specific area, please call a local Forest Service Office.
No person may discharge a weapon across or from a National Forest System road or into a cave or within 150 yards of a residence, building, campsite or recreation area (Pactola, Sheridan, Deerfield, etc.). (See Forest Service Regulation 36 CRF 261.10d below)
A regional closure order prohibits un-permitted explosives on National Forest System Lands, specifically to prohibit the use of exploding targets.
Under the Order, if caught using an exploding target, the user can face a fine of up to $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 6 months or both.
For a complete listing of USFS regulations, please contact the Black Hills National Forest Supervisor’s Office at 605-673-9200
(Forest Service Regulation 36 CRF 261.10d)
The below are Prohibited on National Forest System Lands:
(d) Discharging a firearm or any other implement capable of taking human life, causing injury, or damaging property as follows:
(1) In or within 150 yards of a residence, building, campsite, developed recreation site or occupied area, or
(2) Across or on a National Forest System road or a body of water adjacent thereto, or in any manner or place whereby any person or property is exposed to injury or damage as a result in such discharge.
(3) Into or within any cave.
