YHEC

Emerald Empire Gun Club

36111 McGowan Creek Road, Springfield, OR 97478

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(541) 747-6666

P.O. Box 1225, Springfield, OR 97477

Proper eye and ear protection are required for everyone on EEGC property.

Both can be purchased at the clubhouse

by the public range or you can bring your own.

Prescription lenses will usually fill the requirement for eye protection.

Please see our Range Safety Officers for more details.

ACTIONS OPEN - UNLOADED - POINTED UP

PUBLIC RANGE HOURS AND FEES - WINTER HOURS

Our public shooting range is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the Winter and Spring months unless otherwise posted. Fees for the public range are:

$10 per person age 14 and older per day.

$2 per youth (under age 14) per day.

Active duty military, National Guard, reserves free with valid military identification.

Emerald Empire Eagles

Recognized as the most comprehensive youth hunting program anywhere in North America, the Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) is NRA’s ‘graduate studies’ program in outdoor skills and safety training for young hunters. Open only to those who have completed hunter-safety training at the state or provincial level, the program is conducted under simulated hunting conditions to provide the best practical environment for reinforcing and testing a young hunter's skills.

From rifle, bow and muzzleloader shooting at life-sized targets, to wildlife identification, to map-and-compass orienteering and more, YHEC participants get hands-on training in eight skills areas, giving them expertise in all methods of take and all types of game.

State- and provincial-level YHEC programs, hosted by volunteer instructors, draw an estimated 50,000 youths each year. Top ranked individuals advance to the annual NRA International Youth Hunter Education Challenge, the pinnacle of the program. Since its inception in 1985, YHEC has reached more than a million young sportsmen and women.