Georgia Department of Natural Resources Shooting Complex Master Planning

Georgia Department of Natural Resources Shooting Complex Master Planning

Various sites throughout Georgia

Since 2011, Breedlove Land Planning has been the lead consultant in developing a series of shooting sports master plans and studies to support the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division with major improvements to public shooting ranges throughout the State. The first project involved creating a state GIS map of all public and private shooting ranges throughout Georgia and adjacent states. Then, utilizing demographic data and coefficients established by the National Sporting Sports Foundation, BLP projected the market needs of the shooting public within a 45-minute drive of existing ranges in Wildlife Management Areas. This information has allowed the State to systematically plan for range expansions that reach the most customers in the State and surrounding counties that abut Georgia. BLP also created a series of renderings and graphics depicting the ideal shooting complex so that the State could reach out to public and private partners to gain support and funding for improvements.