10/13/2010
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Construction of a shooting range at Kumbrabow State Forest in Randolph County has been completed by the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
“The development of shooting ranges around the state is one of our agency’s top priorities,” said Frank Jezioro, Director of the WVDNR. “This public shooting range facility will provide area shooters a safe location to sight in their rifles and to target shoot. I would like to thank the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) for providing the WVDNR with a $25,000 grant to assist in construction of this shooting range."
The completed shooting range has eight shooting benches with a covered shelter. Target frames and backstops are located at 25, 50 and 100 yards. Approximately 1/4 mile of access road was upgraded and a parking area for 10 vehicles was constructed adjacent to the range. The range complex also has a parking space and two benches accessible for physically challenged shooters and a site for archers to shoot their bows. The Tygart Valley Conservation District assisted in the construction of the shooting range.
The new shooting and archery range complex is located on Kumbrabow State Forest in Randolph County. The site is off County Route 45 (Turkey Bone Road) on the Rich Mountain Trail.
Contact Information
Curtis Taylor, Wildlife Resources Section
304-558-2771
dnr.wildlife@wv.gov