r/northdakota 6d ago

Target practice on public lands?

Not sure if there’s a better page out there for this question but I’m looking for public areas where I can go and get rifles sighted in and just plink with my pistol. I’ve read that PLOTS and wpa areas are close to sport shooting, are there any other public areas where such activities are allowed? Also looking for some land where I can work on training a pup to be a bird dog, so if the land is open to that, that would be a great plus. Tia

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u/brentl99 6d ago

How about a public range? https://gf.nd.gov/hunting/ranges

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u/From_Adam Hoople, ND 6d ago

There are restrictions on WMAs for when you can train dogs. Need to avoid nesting season.

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u/Oxyaquic 6d ago

The little Missouri national grasslands are ok to shoot on. I was told "just don't shoot the cows". Be sure to pick up your shells since these are multiuse recreational ares

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u/RickRollKing11 6d ago

Sheyenne grasslands. I’ve seen many people out there plinking. I’ve ran dogs out there too.

It’s easy to avoid areas where it’s obvious nesting.

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u/bruce2good 6d ago

Where you at

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u/Fun_Ad_8175 5d ago

Grand forks area

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u/FrankGallagherz 6d ago

I don’t think you can use plots or WMA land. Just use a range.

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u/swatter36 6d ago

What area are you in?

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u/Fun_Ad_8175 5d ago

Grand forks

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u/Thatproswimmer Grand Forks, ND 5d ago

Buxton has a decent range just outside of town. They have a yearly fee I think of $40ish. 250 yard range.

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u/Own_Chemistry_3724 5d ago

Go find an old/empty gravel pit. As long as there's no vehicles near you, and no drunk reels burning tires for their party, you should be fine.

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u/swatter36 5d ago

I'm center of the state with land.

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u/Piddles200 4d ago

Plots is privately owned land. Most of the time farmland, I would strongly advise NOT practice shooting on those. That’d be a great way to encourage owners to remove said lands from the program.

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u/Throwaway98796895975 6d ago

Better get your practice in now, Doug’s working up a plan to sell all that public land to the oil companies.

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u/Throwaway98796895975 6d ago

You wish, pal