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Open shooting is allowed on a variety of range types

Shooting enthusiasts of all kinds visiting Logan County will want to set their sights on the Logan County Shooting Sports Complex.

The complex, located at 12515 Highway 6 on the east side of Interstate 76 at the entrance to Sterling, opened in 2016. The volunteer-run facility is open from 7 a.m. to sunset, except during special events.

The complex includes trapshooting, archer y and rifle/pistol ranges that include both 1,000-yard and

The Logan County Shooting Sports Complex is open when the gates are open. (Courtesy photo via Facebook)

600-yard ranges, as well as shorter yardage ranges with shooting benches. A club house is also present on the site. Shooters need to bring their own targets and clean up after themselves. Rules are

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posted on the complex’s website, www.colorado.gov/pacific/lcssc.

The complex is a work in progress and is not staffed. Recent improvements include the construction of skeet houses and completion of a grant-funded sunshade at the archer y range. Updates on developments can be found on the Logan County Shooting Sports Complex Facebook page

Logan County’s shooting sports complex is the result of many years of work by a group of local citizens interested in having a public shooting range in this area. It is located on an almost 400-acre site.

In 2014, Logan County purchased 270 acres of land for the range and in 2016 an additional 46 acres of land was purchased from the State Board of Land Commissioners, to tie together approximately 100 acres of city of Sterling property and the 270 acres the county previously purchased.

Construction of the shooting sports complex has been funded in part by grants from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

While the complex is a public use facility, there is a small daily fee to use it and memberships are available to help sustain the facility.

Open shooting is allowed whenever the range is open. The complex hosts events in the various disciplines as well as seasonal leagues and high school clay target teams.

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