Hunting is a long standing tradition in the state of utah and an important part of our heritage

Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) $1.3 million through the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This formula grant supports the operation and maintenance of two public shooting range facilities—the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range and the Cache Valley Public Shooting Range—which serve as safe, structured locations for target shooting, hunter education, and shooting sports activities throughout Utah.

Under this award, UDWR will continue delivering educational shooting sports programs, hunting outreach initiatives, and informational clinics and seminars designed to introduce citizens to shooting and hunting while improving skills among experienced participants and reactivating past hunters. The grant funding enables UDWR to sustain public access to these facilities and maintain the infrastructure, programming, and safety standards necessary to support Utah's long-standing hunting and shooting sports heritage. These activities align with the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act's mandate to support state wildlife agency initiatives for wildlife conservation, management, and hunter education.

The division of wildlife resources is committed to providing opportunities for individuals to be introduced to shooting and hunting as well as providing opportunities for those already involved in the sport to improve their skills and foster continued interest in participation or to reactivate past participants. The udwr public shooting range facilities LEE KAY public shooting range and cache valley public shooting range provide safe and structured locations for public target shooters educational programs a variety of hunting outreach and shooting sports programs and informational clinics and seminars to be conducted for our citizens. This grant will help udwr to continue to provide safe and educational public access shooting range facilities programs and shooting sport activities in the state of utah through the operations and maintenance of both the LEE KAY public shooting range and the cache valley public shooting range.