Virtue Flat Shooting Range open to public Sept. 7 for hunters to sight-in rifles

Published 1:33 pm Tuesday, September 3, 2024

The Virtue Flat Shooting Range near Baker City will be open to the public for free on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. so hunters can sight in their rifles.

Help will be available for people who need it to get their rifle sighted in.

In addition, representatives from the Oregon Non-Lead Hunting Ammunition Program will be at the range to let people test non-lead ammunition in their rifles. People who participate in the test will be entered in a raffle with a chance to win a Benchmade skinning knife with sheath.

Everyone is welcome. More information is available at www.prsportsmen.com/24fun.html.

The Virtue Flat range is just north of Highway 86 about six miles east of Baker City. The entrance is east of the turnoff for the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

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