Firing Ranges In Tennessee
- Fees
- Natchez Trace State Park Firing Range
- Bartlett Firing Range
- Cheatham WMA Firing Range and Archery Range
- Montgomery County Shooting Complex
- Stones River Hunter Education Center
- Yanahli WMA Firing Range
- Catoosa WMA
- Prentice Cooper WMA
- John Sevier Hunter Education Center
- Chuck Swan WMA Firing Range
- North Cumberland WMA Firing Range
- North Cherokee WMA Ranges
All prices are subject to change. Prices in video reflect pricing as of September 2013.
The TWRA offers several firing ranges and hunter education centers throughout the state for public use. In addition, archery ranges and Hunter Education classes are also available at some of the ranges as well, in addition to other services. Be sure to check with each range and center to see what is offered!
Bartlett Firing Range
Located at 3200 Brother Blvd. Contact Sam Murrey at (901) 213-3124.
Hours:
Tuesday 12-9p
Thursday 11-9p
Sat 9-430p
Sunday 1-6p
$10.00 per person. Cash Only. 16 and under shoot free with a paying adult.
Juveniles must be under adult supervision at all times.
25 yard indoor range, pistols and rimfire rifles
Firearms must be in a case to enter the facility.
No Centerfire rifles, Muzzleloaders or Shotguns.
NO Steel ammunition or shotshells.
We do not rent guns or sale ammunition.
Directions: From I-40, take the Appling Road Exit. Proceed north on Appling Road and cross over Stage Road. Approximately 800 yards on the right side you will see a service road. There is a green Hunter Education sign on the light pole. The service road is right after the green sign.
Montgomery County Shooting Complex
4201 Southside Road, Southside, TN 37171, Phone Number: (931) 387-3456
For information about the Montgomery County Shooting Complex, visit their website at www.shoottn.org.
Stones River Hunter Education Center
2618 Hobson Pike, Antioch, TN. Contact Tim Turrentine, Range Manager, at (615) 770-3900 for more information.
Stones River Hunter Education Centers offers a wide variety of activities for the entire family, including three firearm ranges and two archery ranges. Hunter Education classes are also periodically taught at the center, and several events take place throughout the year at the center as well.
Directions: From I-40 (approximately 8.3 miles to the range) take Mt. Juliet exit (exit 226). Go South on South Mt. Juliet Road to Hobson Pike. Cross Percy Priest Lake and the range is on the left.
From I-24 (approximately 5.5 miles to the range) take the Old Hickory Blvd. exit (exit 62). Go North on Old Hickory Blvd. and cross Murfreesboro Rd. (highways 41 & 70 South) onto Hobson Pike. The range is 4 miles on the right.
Firearms must be cased and unloaded. Also, ear and eye protection is required. All shotguns must have a stock (no pistol grips) and the only ammunition allowed for shotguns is slugs.
- 50-foot range (30 positions, including 2 wheelchair accessible positions)
- 100-yard range (18 positions, including 1 wheelchair accessible position)
- 6 target sight-in archery range
Days and Hours of Operation
Open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
November-March
Friday-Saturday (10:00 AM - 4:30 PM, last ticket sold at 3:30 PM)
Sunday (1:00 PM - 4:30 PM, last ticket sold at 3:30 PM)
April - October
Friday-Saturday (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, last ticket sold at 5:00 PM)
Sunday (1:00 PM - 6:00 PM, last ticket sold at 5:00 PM)
In 2018, the center will be closed for the following holidays:
March 30, 31, April 1 - Good Friday & Easter
May 25, 26, 27 - Memorial Day
June 29, 30, July 1 - Independence Day
August 31, September 1, 2 - Labor Day
November 11 - Veterans Day
November 23 - Thanksgiving
December 21, 22, 23 - Christmas
December 28, 29, 30 - New Year's (The range will be open January 4, 2019 on normal winter hours.)
FEES
You do not need a hunting license to shoot at the range. Everyone (including hunting license holders) must purchase a permit.
Only cash and checks are accepted at the center.
Tier 2 Range Permit
$8.00 for 2 hours. Time begins when the patron checks in with the rangemaster.
Annual fee - $151.00
Prentice Cooper WMA
Please read the posted range rules and procedures when you arrive.
Rifles and handguns only. No shotguns except using slugs, multiple projectile shotgun ammunition causes unnecessary target stand damage.
Open Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, sunrise till sunset. Closed during big game hunts.
Contact Clint Smith at (423) 658-9201 for more information.
John Sevier Hunter Education Center
Located near the Halls community, the Center is easily accessible from I-75 via the Callahan Dr. exit or from north Broadway.
2327 Rifle Range Road, Knoxville, TN 37918 (865) 594-6279
Days & Hours of Operation
****CLOSED THE FIRST FULL WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH****
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday 1:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM.
Last ticket sold at 5 PM March thru October and 4:30 PM November thru February.
All shooting stops by 6 PM except Tuesday night skeet or trap.
Tickets for Tuesday night are sold from 6:30 - 7:00 PM only and shooting stops by 10:00 PM.
2016 Holiday Schedule (remaining)
November 24, 2016 - Thanksgiving
December 18, 2016 - January 2, 2017 Christmas and New Year.
The range fees have been restructured as follows:
Tier 1 ranges include: Cheatham WMA, Catoosa WMA, Prentice Cooper WMA, North Cumberland WMA, Chuck Swan WMA, and Yanahli WMA.
*Fees are not required for Tier 1 ranges, provided the shooter can show proof of a Tennessee hunting license. This exception applies only to Tier 1 ranges.
| Description and cost of tier 1 firing range permits. |
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|---|---|---|
| Type | Description | Cost |
| 220 | Tier 1 Range Permit- 2 Hours | $5.50 without hunting license -- No cost with hunting license |
| 221 | Tier 1 Range Permit- Annual | $101.00 without hunting license -- No cost with hunting license |
Tier 2 ranges include: Stones River Hunter Education Center, and John Sevier Hunter Education Center.
| Description and cost of tier 2 firing range permits. |
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|---|---|---|
| Type | Description | Cost |
| 222 | Tier 2 Range Permit- 2 Hours | $8.00 |
| 223 | Tier 2 Range Permit- Annual | $151.00 |
Tier 3 ranges include: Bartlett Range (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Hunter Education Center).
| Description and cost of tier 3 firing range permits. |
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|---|---|---|
| Type | Description | Cost |
| 224 | Tier 3 Range Permit- 1 Hour | $10.00 |
| 225 | Tier 3 Range Permit- Annual | $301.00 |