A 3-D archery fun shoot will be held at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility’s archery range Saturday, Nov. 1 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This fun shoot is a 20-target course designed to be fun, exciting and challenging. All ages and skill levels are welcome.
No registration is required. The cost is [...]

What About Archery?
Archery hunts are longer than most rifle hunts and the season timing is more advantageous. Yet, rifle hunters have higher hunt success because of the advantages of their equipment. But every time we need to reduce harvest, general season hunters end up with fewer permits and archers still have [...]

5-stand now available at Ben Avery Clay Target Center

Variety is the spice of life for target shooters

Sept. 4, 2008

PHOENIX — Recreational clay target shooters can now enjoy the challenge of 5-stand at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility’s Clay Target Center in Phoenix. The center has added 5-stand [...]

Ah, spring is here – now what?
By Doug Burt, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
For the 26,000 attendees of the [...]

Game and Fish Outdoor Expo 2008
will be packed with outdoor fun
Largest [...]

Fitting a shotgun
Reprinted courtesy of Hayley Lynch, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Dove season is here, and any hunter who has emptied several boxes of shells to get their daily limit knows how important good technique is to a successful day afield. But one thing many shooters don’t consider is the crucial element of [...]

Learn archery deer hunting or sporting clays skills at
upcoming events
By Bruce Sitko, information and education program manager, Pinetop region,
and Tom Cadden, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Are you interested in learning the exciting sport of archery deer hunting but don’t know where to start? Or, are you a woman with an [...]

Sportsman’s club partners with SCTP team to teach
quail hunting, bird dog skills
By Dave Higgins, president, Cochise Bird Dog Club
For the second consecutive year, the Sierra Vista-based Cochise Bird Dog Club partnered with the Huachuca Hot Shots team from [...]

Free seminars teach shotgun safety, sporting clays shooting
“First Shots” classes offered May 30-June 3 at Ben Avery Clay Target Center
By Tristanna Bickford, hunter recruitment and retention coordinator, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Are you interested in learning about shotgun shooting and the exciting sport of sporting clays, but don’t know where to start?
The [...]

Experience the great outdoors at the Arizona Game and Fish
Department Outdoor Expo
By Tom Cadden, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Outdoor enthusiasts: You won’t want to miss the FREE Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo on March 31 and April 1 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix.
Want to try your [...]

Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo to be held
March 31 and April 1
By Tom Cadden, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Outdoor enthusiasts: Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss this year’s Arizona Game and Fish Department [...]

Free seminars teach firearm safety, target-shooting
fundamentals
“First Shots” handgun classes offered Feb. 9-11 at Ben Avery Shooting Facility
By Tristanna Bickford, hunter recruitment and retention coordinator, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Are you interested in learning about recreational handgun shooting and firearm safety, but don’t know where to start?
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is [...]