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Saturday, May. 03, 2008
Rattlesnake Mountain Shooting Ranges plan open house May 17
Herald staff
There’ll be more than a little plinking May 17 at the Rattlesnake Mountain Shooting Ranges.
The Washington State Palma high-power rifle championships, a practical pistol match, a Freetrappers shoot and a sporting clay shoot are planned that day, along with an open house sponsored by the Tri-Cities Shooting Association to show off the 1,100-acre range.
Rattlesnake Mountain has practical pistol, cowboy action, general purpose, plinking, high-power rifle, sporting clay and trap shotgun and primitive ranges.
“We’d like to get people out to see the ranges and what we have to offer,” said Richard Hare, association secretary and membership chair.
The high-power championship marks the second straight year the event will be at Rattlesnake Mountain.
Rattlesnake is one of the few facilities in the region that has a 1,000-yard range. And there is discussion about extending that range out to one mile, he said.
The Rattlesnake Mountain Shooting Ranges, which are off Highway 225 north of Benton City, are on land owned by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the federal Bureau of Land Management. The ranges are administered by the Benton County Park Board, and the association manages the shooting facility under a lease/concession agreement with the county.
The Tri-Cities Shooting Association has nearly 1,800 members, from as close as the Tri-Cities, Benton City and Prosser to as far away as Snohomish, Wenatchee and even Billings, Mont., Hare said.
Annual membership fees are $30. Non-members who use the multi-purpose range or are participating in an event must pay a $5 daily membership fee.
“We’re growing by at least 100 members every two months,” Hare said.
Visit www.tcsa.info for more information.
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