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The Saylorville Lake Archery Range, originally scheduled to open during the 2020 recreation season but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and contract challenges, officially opened for public use in July and is already a big hit with local archers. The range is open sunrise to sunset during the recreation season, April 15 - November 1 and is free for public use. It can be reserved for youth groups and special events by contacting the Saylorville Lake Administration Office at 515-276-4656.
The facility, located in the Bob Shetler Recreation Area, just south of the administration building on the east side of the Saylorville Lake dam, offers a wide range of archery shooting options. A towering, six-station, elevated platform with three upper and three lower shooting areas overlooks stationary targets at 20, 30 and 40 yards. This provides users with a “tree stand” feel and accommodates both experienced archers perfecting their precision and new archers learning to shoot from an elevated level. The range also provides five large stationary targets from ground level stations at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 yards and a bring your own target lane where targets can be set at distances of 10-50 yards.
“The new addition has seen a constant flow of visitors on weekdays and weekends with many learning to shoot or just warming up for the upcoming Iowa hunting season,” said Justin Edwards, Natural Resource Specialist at Saylorville Lake.
The range is open to standard bow and crossbow users but only “field tip” arrows are permitted at the range, broadhead arrows are prohibited. Rules of the range and local hunting information are posted in a kiosk near the entrance of the range and can also be found on the Saylorville Lake website: https://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Saylorville-Lake/.
The new archery range was made possible through a partnership with several local organizations and businesses including the Carpenters Union – Local 106, Scouts BSA – Troop 202, Manatts, Martin Marietta, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Bass Pro Shops, and the National Wild Turkey Federation – Central Iowa Longspurs.
| Date Taken: | 10.04.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 10.05.2021 08:20 |
| Story ID: | 406669 |
| Location: | ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, IL, US |
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