Renovated rifle/pistol range project and other sport shooting opportunities to be featured

Renovated shooting booths at DNREC’s Ommelanden Rifle/Pistol Range under the Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Hunter Education Program

NEW CASTLE – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will hold an open house from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, July 13, to mark the official reopening of the recently-renovated rifle/pistol range at the Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center, located at 1205 River Road, New Castle, DE 19720. The family-friendly event will be held rain or shine.

With the goal of engaging hunters, shooting sports enthusiasts, and community members, the event will promote firearms safety and showcase the training center’s various sport shooting facilities. The event will feature displays from Delaware’s Hunter Education Program, as well as provide access to helpful resources on becoming a hunter or improving hunting skills. Local sporting goods and outdoor recreation vendors and food trucks also will be onsite, providing an opportunity for a day outing.

For more information, please call DNREC’s Wildlife Section at 302-739-9912. For general information about Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center, visit Ommelanden Range.

Media contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

Vol. 49, No. 183

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