Cold Lake District Sportsmen's Fish and Game Association

Shotgun Range - Safety Rules - Printable Copy

These safety rules are in additon to the General Range Rules found here: General Range Rules

  1. Safety is first and foremost, the responsibility of the members and guests using the range.
    1. EMERGENCY NUMBERS: 911 or RCMP (Cold Lake detachment) 780-594-3302
  2. Eye and Ear Protection is MANDATORY for ALL SHOOTERS and SPECTATORS.
  3. No person impaired by ALCOHOL OR DRUGS may handle firearms. There will be NO alcohol consumed on the range before or during any shooting event.
  4. Range is approved for Shotguns only, using #7 ½, #8 or #9 Shot. No Rifled Slugs or Sabot Slugs are Permitted.
  5. Shotguns may only be loaded when on the firing line and ready to shoot. At all other times, they must be unloaded and stored with the action open in either the provided gun racks or cased.
    1. Uncased Shotguns are not to be placed on the picnic tables.
  6. Whenever there are two or more active shooters on the range, one must ACT as the RANGE OFFICER:
    1. Responsible for the overall safety of all users & spectators on the range.
    2. Gives range commands including “Load”, “FIRE” and “CEASE FIRE”.
    3. Shall visually confirm that ALL firearms are unloaded and not being handled during a “CEASE FIRE”.
    4. Informs shooters when they may move forward to reload throwers or recover clays.
    5. Any person on the range may call a “CEASE FIRE” at any time and for any reason.
  7. The use of the Range Flags is MANDATORY.
    1. A RED flag indicates that the range is in use and live fire is occurring.
    2. A GREEN flag indicates that there are no active shooters on the range.
  8. Firing Lines & Targets.
    1. Firing may only take place from the shooting stands that employ physical limitations to elevation and traverse of the shotgun.
    2. Only approved clay targets thrown by a launcher are allowed. Stationary targets are not allowed.