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	Apalachicola Shooting Range closed Nov. 16-17 Babcock/Webb Shooting Range scheduled for temporary closure

Currently, there are seven public ranges operating throughout the state under the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Hunter Safety Program. Funding for these ranges was provided through the Pittman-Robertson Act (PR). This act levies an excise tax on all sporting arms and ammunition. The money is then divided among the states by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for wildlife restoration, hunter safety training, range construction and maintenance.

Four of our ranges are unmanned facilities, open to the public free of charge during daylight hours. The Tenoroc Range and the FWC public range in Pace are maintained by a concessionaire, and a fee is charged. The Pace range is unmanned (no range officer present); the Tenoroc and Indian River County ranges have safety officers on duty during operating hours.

For maps, rules and other information regarding these FWC ranges, contact the nearest regional office as listed below.

Northwest Region FWC Public Shooting Range 6850 Quintette Road Pace, FL 32571 (850) 995-9377	Northwest Region Apalachicola Shooting Range Forest Road 305, southwest of Tallahassee off Springhill Road in the Apalachicola National Forest Contact: George Warthen (850) 265-3676
Ocala Public Shooting Range Forest Road 88 (north of S. R. 40) in the Ocala National Forest (Range closed from sunrise till 1:00pm every Wednesday for maintenance) Contact: Ocala Conservation Center (352) 625-2804 GPS Coordinates: N 29 degrees 11.275 W81 degrees 46.223	Northeast Region Indian River County Public Shooting Range 10455 102nd Terrace Sebastian, FL 32958 (772) 581-4944
Cecil M. Webb Public Shooting Range Tucker Grade Road on the Babcock/Webb Wildlife Management Area in Charlotte County Contact: John Weatherholt (863) 648-3206	Southwest Region Tenoroc Shooting Range 3755 Tenoroc Mine Road Lakeland, FL 33801 In Polk County in the Tenoroc Fish Management Area via Exit 38 off I-4 (863) 666-2500
North Central Region Lewis D. Whitaker Osceola Shooting Range Off of Forest Road 278 near Lake City in the Osceola National Forest Contact: Steve Robbins (386) 758-0525 Range closure dates for 2010

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For more information about public shooting ranges visit www.WhereToShoot.org, sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

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