2011 Range Rules

 

Sandusky County Sportsmen’s Club

2011 Range Rules

General Range Rules

  1. Know and obey all range commands. “CEASE
    FIRE” range command means to stop firing immediately until the cause of
    the cease fire has been determined and resolved. Anyone can call a cease fire
    whenever an unsafe condition is observed.
  2. Be aware that specific events will have their own
    additional range commands.
  3. During scheduled shoots various ranges may be closed
    to recreational shooting, Please check the calendar before coming out to shoot
    so you don’t get disappointed.
  4. No alcohol or illegal drugs allowed on the ranges at
    any time. This also means that you should not come to the ranges impaired.
  5. Ranges may be used after 8am seven days a week during
    daylight hours only, some scheduled events may start earlier
  6. When the clubhouse is rented, ranges are closed after
    5pm, check the newsletter for rental dates.
  7. All ranges are closed when the club hosts a Gun Show,
    dates and times will be posted in the newsletter.
  8. Ranges are Closed all day during youth deer season,
    shotgun deer season, and primitive weapon deer season.
  9. Your membership card should always be with you on the
    range, and you should be ready to show it upon request in a friendly and
    courteous manner.
  10. House cleaning, leaving the ranges cleaner than you
    found them, trash as well as brass
  11. Don’t bring junk out to the ranges to shoot at, and
    don’t shoot at target stands and props. Please refrain from shooting at rocks.

 

Site Specific Rules

  1. Trap fields # one
    may be used for hand throwers, need to coordinate with any 100 yard range shooters.
  2. 100 yard range is open to recreational shooting, must
    coordinate with 70
    yard range when setting or retrieving
    targets.
  3. 70 yard range. Fire only from behind the red marked
    firing line. Place your targets at the different distances you wish to shoot
    at, and make sure that your bullet will impact the backstop when you place your
    target.  Shooters must coordinate with
    the 100 yard range and the 500 yard range before  shooters on any of the three ranges can
    adjust targets. Because of the concrete floor on the 70 yard covered range.
    Down is not a safe direction for your muzzle. The Red line is the firing line
    and the Orange line is the ready line. It is recommended that spectators stay
    behind this line. This range is equipped with a buzzer and lights warning
    system. It is to be used to initiate a cease fire along with a verbal cease
    fire. One long blast of the buzzer = cease fire. Two short blasts of buzzer = range is hot.
    This range is also equipped with a trauma kit and fire extinguisher located on
    the West wall.
  4. 500 yard range. Shooting may be done only from the 500
    yard position, targets must be placed at the base of the backstop, an all range
    cease fire must be called before setting targets on this range.
  5. 300 yard range, targets may be placed closer than 300
    yards on this range, a cease fire must be called on the 500 yard range and the
    Cowboy range to post targets on this range
  6. Cowboy range is open to recreational shooting, when
    using this range make sure that your target placement ensures that your bullets
    will impact the berm you can also use targets that deflect the bullets into the
    ground targets placed beyond to 300 yard firing line requires a cease fire on
    that range and the cowboy range, please be careful and considerate of the stage
    props when using the cowboy range, don’t shoot up the props or the walls
    between the stages.

 

Hunting and Land Use Rules

1.
Hunting is permitted only to members and their guests and only during legal
hunting seasons. Hunters must be out of the woods by noon. Guests must be
accompanied by a member. Hunters must sign in on the “Woods sign in
sheet”, land usage is first come basis i.e. if someone is using the ranges
and a . hunter comes to hunt he is not allowed to go in the woods. The only
time this is exempted is during the deer season when all ranges are closed.
Respect our neighbors on all three sides, DO NOT
TRESPASS on their property. The club is not responsible or
liable for any damage or theft of tree stand, blinds, or other hunting
equipment left in the woods. Members may harvest downed dead wood for their own
use