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Around Appleton
Appleton Area Gun Ranges, Trap Clubs and Archery
Drive 35 miles or less from Appleton and you reach 42 listed ranges: 19 rifle and pistol ranges, 14 clay target clubs, 7 archery ranges and 2 indoor ranges.
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Getting to Appleton
Appleton ranges by discipline
Lakes, rivers and county roads bend the drive, so plan on more than these miles.
Public line
Outagamie Conservation Club, 8 mi out
Under a roof
Midwest Shooting Center Appleton, 5 mi out
Rifle range
Genesis Impact Sports, 4 mi out
Clays
Black Slough Conservation Club, 6 mi out
Bow range
Bent Nock Archery LLC, 5 mi out
The circle crosses 9 counties, and Outagamie County has 12 of the ranges. DNR map ranges within reach: Outagamie Conservation Club, Twin City Rod & Gun Club, Shiocton Shooting Range and J & H Hunt Club. Public access holds at 5, members-only status at 19. Hunter education turns up at 9 of them. 14 offer instruction and 11 run youth or junior programs. For long shots, Brown County Rifle Range runs out to 100 yards. Inner ring 7, middle ring 10, outer ring 25.
Full list for Appleton, with straight-line miles
A linked name opens a range page where the listing has enough detail.
| Club or range | Mi | Nearest town | What you can shoot | Who may shoot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Impact Sports · outdoor range | 4 | Appleton | Access not stated | |
| Midwest Shooting Center Appleton · indoor range | 5 | Appleton | Access not stated | |
| Bent Nock Archery LLC · archery range | 5 | Little Chute | archery/3D archery | Access not stated |
| Black Slough Conservation Club · sporting clays course | 6 | Menasha | sporting clays/shotgun | Members only |
| Kaukauna Sportsmen's Club · rod and gun club | 7 | Kaukauna | trap/rifle/handgun/smallbore rimfire/muzzleloader/shotgun | Members only |
| Outagamie Conservation Club · rod and gun club | 8 | Hortonville | archery/trap/shotgun/3D archery | DNR map: public; club: members only |
| Twin City Rod & Gun Club · rod and gun club | 10 | Neenah | rifle/archery/trap/sporting clays/shotgun/handgun | DNR map: public; club: members only |
| Fox Valley Muzzle Loaders · outdoor range | 10 | Neenah | muzzleloader | Members only |
| Kiel Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. · rod and gun club | 13 | Hilbert | rifle/handgun | Members only |
| Shiocton Shooting Range · village range | 14 | Shiocton | rifle/handgun/archery | Public village range |
| Old 45 Archery · archery range | 14 | Hortonville | archery/3D archery | Access not stated |
| Black Creek Sportsman's Club · trap and skeet club | 14 | Black Creek | trap/shotgun | Members only |
| Winnebago Archers · archery range | 16 | Winneconne | archery/3D archery | Access not stated |
| Ox-Bow Sportsman Club · rod and gun club | 16 | Hilbert | shotgun/rifle/handgun/archery/trap | Access not stated |
| Hunters Park Game Farm & Sporting Clays · sporting clays course | 18 | Brillion | sporting clays/5-stand/shotgun/trap/skeet | Access not stated |
| Oneida Sportsmans Club · rod and gun club | 19 | Oneida | shotgun/rifle/handgun/smallbore rimfire/archery/muzzleloader/air gun | Members only |
| DE Pere Sportsmen's Club · rod and gun club | 20 | De Pere | archery/3D archery/rifle/trap/handgun/smallbore rimfire/shotgun | Members only |
| New London Fish and Game Club · rod and gun club | 21 | New London | trap/skeet/rifle/handgun/smallbore rimfire/muzzleloader/shotgun | Members only |
| Springbrook Sportsman's Club · rod and gun club | 22 | Oshkosh | trap/5-stand/rifle/handgun/smallbore rimfire/air gun/shotgun | Access not stated |
| Omro Bowhunters · archery range | 24 | Omro | archery/3D archery | Members only |
| Fox Valley Trap Club · trap and skeet club | 24 | Omro | trap/shotgun | Members only |
| Hunter's Edge Archery · archery range | 24 | Green Bay | archery/3D archery | Access not stated |
| J & H Hunt Club · sporting clays course | 24 | Shiocton | sporting clays/shotgun | Public per DNR map |
| Family Shooting Academy · outdoor range | 24 | Green Bay | Access not stated | |
| J & H Game Farm · sporting clays course | 24 | Shiocton | sporting clays/shotgun | Access not stated |
| Brown County Sportsmen's Club · sporting clays course | 27 | Green Bay | trap/skeet/sporting clays/shotgun | Public per DNR map |
| Poygan Conservation and Gun Club · trap and skeet club | 27 | Fremont | trap/skeet/shotgun | Members only |
| Van Dyne Sportsmens Club · rod and gun club | 27 | Van Dyne | trap/skeet/5-stand/rifle/archery/shotgun | Members only |
| Faskell's Trap & Skeet · sporting clays course | 28 | New London | trap/skeet/sporting clays/shotgun | Access not stated |
| Longshot Sportsman's Club · sporting clays course | 29 | Van Dyne | sporting clays/shotgun | Members only |
| Clintonville Trap Club · trap and skeet club | 29 | Clintonville | trap/shotgun | Access not stated |
| Clintonville Range and Training Center · indoor range | 30 | Clintonville | Access not stated | |
| Kiel Fish & Game · outdoor range | 30 | Kiel | trap/5-stand/rifle/handgun/smallbore rimfire/archery/3D archery/muzzleloader/air gun/benchrest/shotgun | Access not stated |
| Edgewood Game Farms · sporting clays course | 31 | Whitelaw | sporting clays/shotgun | Access not stated |
| Golden Arrow Archery Club · archery range | 31 | Suamico | archery/3D archery | Members only |
| Brown County Rifle Range · county range | 31 | Green Bay | rifle/trap/skeet/shotgun | Public county range |
| Case Gun Club · trap and skeet club | 32 | Eldorado | trap/shotgun | Members only |
| Wescot Sportsman's Club · rod and gun club | 33 | Fond du Lac | trap/5-stand/rifle/handgun/smallbore rimfire/archery/muzzleloader/shotgun | Members only |
| Berlin Conservation Club · rod and gun club | 35 | Berlin | rifle/handgun/trap/skeet/sporting clays/shotgun/smallbore rimfire/archery/3D archery/muzzleloader/air gun | DNR map: public; club: members only |
| Forest Sportsmen's Club · trap and skeet club | 35 | Mt Calvary | trap/shotgun | Access not stated |
| Izaak Walton League/ A.D. Sutherland Chapter · rod and gun club | 35 | Fond Du Lac | rifle/handgun | Public per DNR map |
| Lakeshore Bowhunters Archery Club · archery range | 35 | Eldorado | archery/3D archery | Access not stated |
Range listings checked October 19, 2026; town center from the Census Gazetteer.
Where Appleton hunters stock up
Rows come from the Fleet Farm, Blain’s, Scheels, Dunham’s, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s store lists.
| Chain | Where | Mi | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Farm | Appleton: 3035 W. Wisconsin Ave | 3 | hours |
| Scheels | Appleton: 4301 W Wisconsin Ave | 4 | hours |
| Fleet Farm | Oshkosh: 177 N. Washburn Street | 20 | hours |
| Dunham's Sports | Ashwaubenon: 2779 South Oneida Street | 21 | hours |
| Bass Pro Shops | Ashwaubenon: 1499 Lombardi Avenue | 22 | hours |
| Fleet Farm | Green Bay: 213 N. Taylor Street | 24 | hours |
Wisconsin store rows from the Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Scheels, Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Dunham’s Sports and Fleet Farm store lists (Fleet Farm partly via storelocators.com), retrieved October 19, 2026.
Appleton: the shoot calendar
Soonest on top, out of 8 dated shoots.
| Day, shoot or show · host club | Discipline | Place | Fee | Go | From, checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026: Pre Hunters Gun Show (host Acorn Valley Outfitters) | Gun show | Silver Lantern Event Center; Kaukauna — Outagamie County | $5.00 | Event details | gunshowtrader.com, Oct 19 |
| Dec 4-6, 2026: Oshkosh Gun Show (host Bob and Rocco's Gun Shows) | Gun show | Oshkosh Sunnyview Expo Gun Show — Winnebago County | $8.00 | Event details | gunshowtrader.com, Oct 19 |
| Feb 6, 2027: 12th Annual Hortonville Archery Tournament (host National Archery in the Schools Program (Wisconsin NASP / WI DNR)) | NASP | Hortonville — Outagamie County | Event details | nasptournaments.org, Oct 19 | |
| Feb 12-14, 2027: Oshkosh Gun Show (host Bob and Rocco's Gun Shows) | Gun show | Oshkosh Sunnyview Expo Gun Show — Winnebago County | $8.00 | Event details | gunshowtrader.com, Oct 19 |
| Feb 12-13, 2027: De Pere Redbirds Hunters Edge (host National Archery in the Schools Program (Wisconsin NASP / WI DNR)) | NASP | De Pere — Brown County | Event details | nasptournaments.org, Oct 19 | |
| Feb 20, 2027: 10th Annual West De Pere Phantoms Top Knock Tournament (host National Archery in the Schools Program (Wisconsin NASP / WI DNR)) | NASP | De Pere — Brown County | Event details | nasptournaments.org, Oct 19 | |
| Mar 6, 2027: Denmark Vikings Archery Tournament (host National Archery in the Schools Program (Wisconsin NASP / WI DNR)) | NASP | Denmark — Brown County | Event details | nasptournaments.org, Oct 19 | |
| Mar 7, 2027: Fort Oneida Muzzle Loaders Annual Gun Show | Gun show | The Swan Club; De Pere — Brown County | $8.00 | Event details | gunshowtrader.com, Oct 19 |
Close to Appleton, more town range pages
- Ranges near Hortonville37 in its circle, 13 miles off
- Ranges near Dale36 in its circle, 14 miles off
- Ranges near Winchester39 in its circle, 15 miles off
- Ranges near Hilbert45 in its circle, 15 miles off
Appleton range questions
Where are the season dates for Outagamie County?
The Central Farmland Zone covers Outagamie County (the Outagamie County deer unit); dates and public land are on the county page.
Which range is nearest the center of Appleton?
Genesis Impact Sports, at 4 miles, is closer than any other listing.
How long is the Appleton range list?
42, each pinned on the map.
Nearest county or DNR range to Appleton?
Yes: Outagamie Conservation Club (8 miles), listed as dNR map: public; club: members only.
Where can I shoot indoors near Appleton in winter?
Top of the indoor list: Midwest Shooting Center Appleton and Clintonville Range and Training Center.
Where can a Appleton grouse hunter practice on clays?
Clay fields in reach: Black Slough Conservation Club, Black Creek Sportsman's Club and Hunters Park Game Farm & Sporting Clays.
Where can Appleton bowhunters practice?
Bow ranges in reach: Bent Nock Archery LLC, Shiocton Shooting Range and Old 45 Archery.
Is there a long-range line near Appleton?
The deepest line is 100 yards at Brown County Rifle Range.
Do ranges near Appleton hold leagues or matches?
Within 30 miles: 11 dated shoots.
Appleton: next stops
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