What We Offer for Shooting, Education and Training

Itasca Gun Club offers multiple types of casual or competitive indoor and outdoor shooting, and a number of special events.  When we are having an indoor shooting event, the public is welcome to participate. Education and training are also open to all.  Events are shown on our calendar.  If you click on a calendar event, you'll get another window with more details and the contact person for that event.

Outdoor shooting is run the same way.  The public is invited to participate in outdoor shooting events. These will be on the calendar. 

Our "operating hours" are when these events are open to the public.  When there are no events scheduled, the outdoor range is closed for members-only use, and the indoor range is closed to all.  We are a 100% volunteer organization, with no permanent or paid staff, so we cannot leave the indoor and outdoor range open to unrestricted access.  Some events have a small fee, some training has costs.

The outdoor range has multiple covered firing points on the rifle line.  There are berms and target backers (for stapling targets) at 25, 50, 100, 200 and 300 yards. Pistols are OK on the rifle range, but we also have a dedicated pistol range. This range has multiple covered firing points, with a tall, 3-sided berm to keep projectiles inside the pistol bay. There are a few moveable target backers, but you are welcome to bring your own interactive pistol targets as long as all targets go home with you.  No clay pigeons allowed; pick up your used targets and trash.

Summer Outdoor Shooting

Handgun - Itasca Action Pistol - every Friday evening

Hi-Power Rifle - Service Rifle - Afternoons - second Tuesday of the month (except Oct)

Old Rifle - 100 Year Old Rifle - Afternoons - second Tuesday of the month (except Oct)

.22 rifle - Mini Palma - Afternoon - third Tuesday of the month (except Oct)

.22 rifle - The Green Monster - Afternoon - fourth Tuesday of the month (except Oct)

History - D-Day Match (June 2nd so it can fall on a weekend)

Winter Indoor Shooting

Range open to the public

• Open Range Monday nights 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Pistols and Coffee Wednesday mornings 08:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
• Pistols and Coffee Friday mornings 08:30 AM - 1:00 PM 

.22 Rifle - Youth .22 rifle team - Tuesday nights

.22 Rifle - Arrowhead Rifle League Wednesday nights, either at Grand Rapids or Virginia.  7:00 - 9:00 PM

.45 ACP Pistol - .45 Bullseye (Precision Pistol) Wednesday evenings - 4 - 6 PM

.22 Pistol - .22 Bullseye (Precision pistol) Thursday afternoon to evening, 3 - 7 PM

Special events

Hunter Sight in Days

D Day match

Battle of the Bulge match

Annual meeting of the Itasca Gun Club

.45 Challenge

Jolicoeur Match

Muzzleloader Match

Lever Action Match 

Education / Training

DNR Youth Hunter Safety (Firearm Safety, FAS)

Permit to Carry a Handgun

DNR Hunter Ed

DNR Turkey Hunting

DNR Outdoors Woman

DNR Advanced Hunter