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Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center

Driving Directions

From Springfield I-44 & Highway 160 interchange (exit #75): Take Highway 160 west from I-44 and go approximately 12 miles to Farm Road 61. Turn south and go 2.5 miles, entrance to the range will be on the west side.

From the I-44 exit # 67: Take Route T and go north into the town of Bois D' Arc (approx six miles). Then take Route UU north across the railroad tracks and go 2.5 miles to Farm Road 94. Turn west on Farm Road 94 and go 0.75 mile until you reach Farm Road 61. Turn north and go 0.25 mile, entrance to the range will be on the west side.

About This Area

The Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center was constructed on the Bois D' Arc Conservation Area and opened for business in February 1995. Originally in the Wildlife Division of the Department the facility was called the Bois D' Arc Shooting Range. Shortly thereafter the supervision of the Range was moved to the Protection Division and in 1996 a dedication ceremony was held and the facility was officially renamed The Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Training Center after its namesake, Mr. Andy Dalton, a former Conservation Commissioner from the Southwest Missouri area.

During 2000 the facility received an upgrade that added an Outdoor Education Facility, another trap shooting field and another skeet shooting field. Since that time continual upgrades and programs have been added making this staffed facility one of the best in Missouri.

During 2003 the supervision of the facility was transferred to the Outreach and Education Division and due to a shift in programming philosophy the facility then received its present name.

Summer Hours of Operation:

Monday 9:00am to 4:30 pm

Thursday 9:00am to 7:30 pm

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 12:00pm to 4:30pm

Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays and all state holidays

Summer hours are April 16 through September 13

Winter Hours of Operation:

Monday 9:00am to 4:30 pm

Thursday 9:00am to 4:30 pm

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 12:00pm to 4:30pm

Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays and all state holidays

Winter hours are September 14 through April 15.

General Information

Region: Southwest

Counties: Greene

For more information call: 417-742-4361

Status:

This Area is owned and maintained by: Missouri Dept. of Conservation

For more information or to report problems, please contact: Mike Brooks 417-742-4361 or Regional Ofice at 417-895-6880.

Additional Information:

Activities
Activity (Activity Explanations)	Comments (Population Definition)
Other	Great Outdoors Day is held on the 4th Saturday of September each year in celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day, free admission. The Range Operations is however closed for public use with personal equipment due to this special one day event.
Other	NWTF Wheelin' Sportsmen Day at the Range and Outdoor Adventure Fair is held on the 3rd Saturday of June each year and is open to people with disabilites and their families and caregivers to help connect them with nature through a variety of activities like target shooting, fishing, woodworking for wildlife and much more. Free Admission. The Range Operations is however closed for public use with personal equipment due to this special one day event.
Other	Discover Nature Families is a program where we teach families to enjoy their natural surroundings through a variety of outdoor skills programs in a safe environment.
Other	In addition to shooting we offer programs and classes in hunting, reloading, game care and cleaning, antler scoring, decoy carving, taxidermy, and a variety of outdoor skills.
Other	Discover Hunting- Effective Wingshooting for the Hunter is an educational program for adult hunters to assist them in becoming more effective with their wingshooting while waterfowl and upland game hunting while using non-toxic shotshells. Program is free of charge and pre-registration is required due to limited class space.
Other	Shooting Education Programs designed to deliver the basic fundamentals of shotgun, rifle, handgun, muzzleloader, and archery disciplines. We work with many area schools and groups throughout the year.
Other	Discover Nature Women is a program where we teach people how to connect with their natural surrounding through a variety of outdoor skills programs.

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Conservation Department Facilities
Facility Item	Name	Count	Comments
Otheraccessible	Dalton Range & Outdoor Education Center	1	See Area Brochure. One outdoor education facility (pavilion), disabled accessible. One indoor classroom seats 125 people at tables, disabled accessible. One indoor classroom seats 25 people for interactive programs.
Other	Static Archery Range	1	Nine target static archery range
Other	3-D Archery Range	1	Fifteen target 3-D archery course one elevated archery shooting platform
Otheraccessible		2	Two trap and skeet overlay fields with spectator seating, disabled accessible, electric trap and skeet machines loaded with targets by Range staff, eye and ear protection provided for user fee.
Otheraccessible	Skeet only field	1	One skeet only field with spectator seating, disabled accessible, electric skeet machines loaded with targets by Range staff, eye and ear protection provided for user fee.
Otheraccessible	Covered rifle/handgun range	1	Twenty position covered 100 yard rifle/handgun range with shooting benches and spectator seating , disabled accessible to 25 yards, target frames, targets, eye, and ear protection provided for user fee.
Otheraccessible	Shotgun patterning range	1	One shotgun patterning range, disabled accessible, four foot square patterning paper provided, eye and ear protection provided for user fee.
Other	Archery shooting tower	1	Elevated Archery Shooting Platform on 3-D range
Otheraccessible	Trap only field	1	One trap only field with spectator seating, disabled accessible, electric trap machine loaded with targets by Range staff, eye and ear protection provided for user fee.
Parking Lotaccessible		3
Viewing Blind		1	Wildlife viewing blind