Take aim with the AGFC during national shooting sports month • Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

MAYFLOWER — If you didn’t burn enough gunpowder during your Fourth of July fireworks display, head to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fiocchi Shooting Sports Complex (574 Clinton Road outside Mayflower) this August to celebrate national shooting sports Month. The AGFC has a host of special deals to make it easier than ever to enjoy recreational shooting and knock the rust off before hunting season begins in September.

Bill Haynes, complex manager for the AGFC, said the AGFC’s Recreational Shooting Division has worked up a few month-long deals that nearly everyone can enjoy.

“Anyone aged 6 to 17 or 65 years and older can shoot for free all month long at the rifle and pistol ranges,” Haynes said. “And, if you’ve purchased a new rifle or pistol within the last 60 days, you can come to the range and do some shooting for free as well. As a matter of fact, if you’ve bought or renewed your license since July 1, we’ll let you come use the pistol and rifle ranges for free, too.”

Haynes says the celebration isn’t just for rifle and pistol shooters. All skeet and trap games at the complex are half price during the entire month of August. Every round of clays will be only $2.

“We need to recoup some of the cost of the targets for the shotgun ranges, but anyone who’s bought clays knows $2 per round really isn’t even covering our cost,” Haynes said. “But there’s no better way to get ready for the dove opener than running through a few rounds of trap or skeet.”

In addition to these month-long specials, the staff at the shooting complex are holding some weekly events to bring more people out to the range.

August 4-10 is Family Week at the range, where everyone in the family gets to shoot at the rifle and pistol range free of charge.