Final Environmental Assessment: Hurlburt Field Skeet & Trap Club

Force Special Operations Command, in partnership with the Air Armament Center, proposes to construct an environmentally-benign skeet and trap range in close proximity to Hurlburt Field that is of sufficient size and quality to present a premier sport shooting opportunity for both DoD affiliated and non-DoD affiliated customers. The proposed skeet range is being developed to provide a safe, outdoor family-oriented sport to military and DoD members. There are no sport shooting ranges conforming to National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA) and Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) standards within 60 minutes of Hurlburt Field or Eglin AFB. The facility will be open three days a week (Wednesday evenings (before sunset), Saturday and Sunday) throwing biodegradable targets that conform to NSSA and ATA rules and guidelines. The facility may be open other days for special functions for either Hurlburt or Eglin, or may offer range safety or hunter safety training classes for everyone. The Proposed Action will involve construction of electrical service to support range operations, concrete pavement as part of the skeet & trap stations (concrete lanes and pads), various sidewalks to provide barrier free access to the clubhouse, restrooms, and asphalt pavement to support vehicle parking requirements. Several small concrete block structures (trap houses) will also be constructed. It is anticipated that the clubhouse and restrooms will be a modular trailer in the near term.