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St. LOUIS, Mo.—Shooting enthusiasts can now take advantage of the longer daylight hours at both Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) staffed shooting ranges in the St. Louis region.
The August A. Busch and Jay Henges Shooting Ranges and Outdoor Education Centers will begin their fall/winter hours of operation on Sept. 1. Both ranges are closed Monday and Tuesday for maintenance and special group events during their fall/winter schedules.
The fall/winter hours of each range are as follows and will be effective through March 31, 2022. The shooting ranges will continue to offer 5-stand shooting on select days until the end of September:
Busch Range
Henges Range
Both shooting ranges have shooting lanes for rifle and pistols up to 100 yards. Use fees are $4 per hour at both facilities and include paper targets and eye and ear protection if shooters don’t have their own. Both shooting ranges feature trap fields, static archery ranges, and shotgun patterning boards. The Busch Range also offers skeet shooting. $4 covers a round of shotgun shooting and clay birds at either facility, or an hour at the patterning board.
Shooters should not that all transactions are cash only and that steel core ammunition is not permitted. MDC asks all visitors to observe current local social distancing and masking guidelines. Bringing and wearing face coverings is encouraged when appropriate.
The August A. Busch Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center is located at 3550 Route D, approximately five miles west of Highway 94 in Defiance. The Jay Henges Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center, is at 1100 Antire Road, just off I-44, exit 269 in Eureka.
