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Owensboro Shooting Ranges: Sportsman Clubs, Clay Fields and Bow Lanes Close By
Shooters based in Owensboro have 6 ranges within 35 miles: 2 public ranges, 2 rifle and pistol ranges and 2 clay target ranges.
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Getting to Owensboro
Owensboro: nearest of each type
Nearest of all to Owensboro: Mattingly Target Shooting Range, close to 8 miles by straight line.
Agency ground
Rifle bench
Trap or clays
Across 4 counties, the Owensboro list leans on Daviess County (2). Mattingly Target Shooting Range and Peabody WMA Rifle Range are inside the circle on KDFWR, federal or park land. Of the 2 silent listings, none is members only. A short hop from Owensboro (ten miles or less) reaches 1; 3 more need up to twenty, and 2 sit farther.
Nearby
Places to hunt and shoot around Owensboro
Owensboro rows with a map
Pull the map back to see every pin in the Owensboro circle.
| Range | Mi | Town | Shoots | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly Target Shooting Range park range | 8 | Maceo | trap, skeet, sporting clays, shotgun | Open to the public |
Daviess County Fish and Game sportsman club | 13 | Lewisport | archery, rifle, handgun, trap | Open to the public |
Hancock County Game & Fish outdoor range | 17 | Hawesville | shotgun, rifle, handgun, rimfire | Access not stated |
| Rangers Gun Club sporting clays | 20 | Calhoun | trap, sporting clays, shotgun, 5-stand | Open to the public |
Ohio Co Fish & Game Assn trap and skeet club | 23 | Hartford | trap, shotgun | Access not stated |
| Peabody WMA Rifle Range KDFWR range | 35 | Drakesboro | rifle | Public (KDFWR) |
Range listings checked November 10, 2026; town point from the Census Gazetteer.
Owensboro without club dues
Daviess County holds the public range nearest Owensboro. The range sits in a park managed by Daviess County Parks; the park sets its rules. From Owensboro it is 42 miles to Higginson-Henry WMA Range, the nearest KDFWR permit range.
From the range source page and the KDFWR range page, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Owensboro: where to restock
Shortest restock run: Academy Sports + Outdoors in Owensboro, roughly 3 miles from here.
| Chain | City | Location | Miles | Gun counter | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | Owensboro | 3051 Highland Pointe Dr | 3 | Yes | details |
| Dunham's Sports | Madisonville | 401 Madison Square Drive | 36 | Not stated | details |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | Elizabethtown | 1507 Ring Road | 67 | Yes | details |
| Dunham's Sports | Bowling Green | 2625 Scottsville Road | 68 | Not stated | details |
| Cabela's | Bowling Green | 3395 Nell O'Bryan Court | 68 | Not stated | details |
Store rows from shoot_stores.json: Academy Sports + Outdoors store locator, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s store sitemaps, Sportsman’s Warehouse store pages and the Dunham’s Sports store list (which does not say which stores sell firearms); retrieved November 10, 2026. Plain links, no commission.
Ranges near Owensboro: what rides along
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Owensboro: four more town lists
- Calhoun10 in reach
- Spottsville6 in reach
- Hawesville5 in reach
- Hartford8 in reach
Owensboro: other range hubs
Owensboro: ranges, answered
Is there archery within 35 miles of Owensboro?
Owensboro archers have Daviess County Fish and Game and Hancock County Game & Fish in range.
Where near Owensboro can I shoot trap or skeet?
Mattingly Target Shooting Range, Daviess County Fish and Game and Rangers Gun Club, closest first.
Are any matches on the calendar within 30 miles of Owensboro?
No club shoot or show is dated near Owensboro so far.
Which tube range is closest to Owensboro?
None within 35 miles of Owensboro; the public range table lists them all.
Where is the first range out of Owensboro?
Mattingly Target Shooting Range tops the Owensboro table at about 8 miles.
What deer zone do Owensboro hunters hunt under?
Rifles zeroed here go to work in Deer Zone 1; its modern firearms dates are November 14 to November 29, 2026, with muzzleloaders back December 12 to December 20, 2026. Full season rows: Daviess County.
Which public bench serves Owensboro?
Around 8 miles to Mattingly Target Shooting Range, the closest public range.
How many ranges fall inside 35 miles of Owensboro?
6; the table above runs from nearest to farthest.
Can Owensboro shooters practise indoors?
Not within 35 miles of Owensboro; every row here is outdoors.
Owensboro to Daviess County: zones and land
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