Roosevelt city and the utah DWR will partner together to develop and improve property located in uintah countyfor use as a public shooting facility

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,200,000 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR). The grant will fund the development and improvement of a public shooting facility in Uintah County, Utah. Key project elements include improving access roads, parking areas, and constructing multiple shooting venues such as a 100-yard multi-purpose range, 200-600-1000 yard rifle ranges, pistol ranges, a cowboy action range, and shotgun trap and skeet fields. The expected outcomes include providing a safe, structured public shooting venue for an estimated 25,000 users in the Uintah Basin area, as well as enabling the Utah Hunter Education and Shooting Sports Program to conduct additional educational and training activities at the facility. The project will run from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.

The project includes improving access roads, adding and improving parkingareas, development of multiple shooting venues including 100 yard multi-purpose range, 200 600 1000 yard rifleranges, pistol ranges, cowboy action range area, and shotgun trap and skeet fields. The expected outcomes of the project include providing a safe and structured public shooting venue for anestimated 25,000 users in and around the uintah basin area, where public users have access to a year roundfacility to practice and become proficient with their equipment. The facility will provide a location foradditional activities from the utah hunter education and shooting sports program to be conducted and offered tothe public, as well as other educational and training courses and opportunities.