Ames Izaak Walton League

Our Outdoor Range:

The Outdoor Range is open to members daily (when it isn't reserved for club sponsored events). In order to be good neighbors, the board of directors asks that our members refrain from using the shooting ranges before 7:30 AM and wrap up their shooting activities by sunset, keeping noise limited to reasonable, daytime hours.

The Outdoor Range also hosts monthly defensive pistol matches for those shooters who want to learn practical defensive skills with a pistol. The matches are affiliated with the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA). For more information on the IDPA please view their website at http://www.idpa.com/.

IDPA Matches are held the 2nd Sunday of every month.  Results are posted on the Central Iowa IDPA group hosted on YaHoo (use the link below).

To receive information about the Ames IDPA Match, as well as other central Iowa defensive pistol matches, join the Central Iowa IDPA group at sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/CentralIowaIDPA or enter your email address in the subscription box below:

Ames Ikes are also affiliated with the Civilian Marksmanship Program in the spring of 2002. The club will sponsor rifle matches throughout the year. Additionally, a group of Ames Ikes travels to the Camp Perry, OH each summer to compete in the US National High-power Service Rifle Championships. If you would like more information on the CMP check out their website at www.odcmp.org. If you would like information on shooting in the US Nationals, please send an email to outdoorrange@amesikes.org.

Our berms were re-faced in the fall of 2006 and a culvert replaced our extremely worn foot bridge.  We replaced most of our target frames with a new steel post system that will last much longer than the 4x4 posts we used previously.