Boy Scouts of America

Procedures to Use Public or Private Property for a Shooting Sports Range

The Private Property Approval for Shooting Sports by Units, Districts, and Councils is a work sheet you must use to determine if a public or private land is suitable for use as a shooting sports range. Download the work sheet here.

The local council may, upon the recommendation of an NRA chief range safety officer, approve a non-BSA property or other range for use by local Scouts BSA troops, Venturing crews, and Sea Scout ships. The work sheet and standard operating procedures for the range must be completed before approval can be considered by the local council.

The local council camp is still the recommended location for shooting sports programs. However, this procedure provides flexibility to those troops, crews, and ships that are a long distance from a council camp.

This applies to:

  • District and council activities and programs 
  • Scouts BSA troops
  • Venturing crews
  • Sea Scout ships

NOTE: Cub Scout BB gun ranges are NOT part of this procedure. BB gun ranges are addressed in the Shooting Sports Manual and national camp standards.

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.