Shooting range opens Monday

The Missouri Deparment of Conservation will dedicate the opening of the new Castor River Shooting Range at 10 a.m. Monday.

John Hoskins, director of MDC, and state Rep. Rod Jetton (R-Marble Hill) will be joined by other community leaders to officially open the range after a brief ceremony. The range will be open to the public for sighting in immediately after the ceremony.

The range is located on County Road 708, about one mile off Route Y. To reach the facility, travel west on Highway 34 past Marble Hill to Route Y and travel south 5.3 miles on Y.

The range has 12 rifle positions and two pistol ranges.

"In our hunter education program we teach the importance of making a good shot," said Dee Dee Dockins, MDC outdoor skills specialist. "That can only happen with practice, and we are proud to provide local hunters with a facility to test their skills and prepare their equipment."