Veterans invited to shoot for free at Ohio public ranges Nov. 15

6:00am Monday, November 03, 2025

In honor of Veterans Day, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife invites veterans to visit and shoot for free at one of Ohio’s premier public shooting ranges Saturday, Nov. 15.

The shooting range permit requirement is waived for veterans on all Division of Wildlife Class A, B, and C shooting ranges for that day, according to an Oct. 31 news release from ODNR.

The Division of Wildlife is providing a free range day as a thank-you to veterans for their service. ODNR Division of Wildlife public shooting ranges provide comfortable, safe places to hone skills with rifles, shotguns, handguns, and archery equipment. A complete list of range facilities, and the amenities offered at each can be found at wildohio.gov. Class A shooting ranges offer supervised rifle and pistol target shooting, according to the release. Class B facilities offer unsupervised rifle and pistol target shooting, and Class C ranges host unsupervised clay target shotgun shooting.

All persons ages 18 and older shooting on Division of Wildlife Class A, B, or C ranges are required to purchase a shooting range permit; however, the permit requirement does not apply to veterans Saturday, Nov. 15. Permits are available at all hunting and fishing license outlets, via the Ohio Wildlife Licensing System, or on the HuntFish OH mobile app. Daily permits are available for $5. The annual permit is $24.