Photo Copyright © 2005
Citizens for a Quiet Community
Photo Copyright © 2005
Citizens for a Quiet Community
Photo Copyright © 2005
Citizens for a Quiet Community
Photo Copyright © 2005
Citizens for a Quiet Community
Sporting Clays Course
The Sporting Clays course consists of 25 stations around the northern perimeter of the Shooting Range. The path among stations is the dirt road beyond the trees. Just north of the path is Grand River Avenue, then Interstate 96. On the other side of Interstate 96 is the Kensington Metropark golf course less than 500 feet from the closest stations.
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This photo illustrates how close the northern Sporting Clays stations (2 are circled) are to the Kensington Metropark golf course.
The DNR built these shelters for each Sporting Clays location to attenuate noise from shotgun blasts. However, as can be seen here, the shooter is leaning far outside the walls and the muzzle is positioned beyond the roof overhang, thus rendering these shelters useless for sound reduction. Indeed, they were originally advertised only as weather protection.
The DNR touts the berm it constructed around the Shooting Range as a noise barrier. However it is so low that it is completely ineffective. The Sporting Clays shooting shelters are also located very close to Grand River Avenue. This arrangement allows shotgun blast noise to leave the range unattenuated.
This photo was taken at eye level standing on the shoulder of Interstate 96. One can see the tops of many of the shelters while driving on I-96.
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Page last updated
11/01/05
The worst offender for gunshot noise leaving the shooting range is the Sporting Clays course. Originally 15, but now 25, shooting stations circle the norhern perimeter of the shooting range. They are placed near the top of the berm (at the property line) that was originally intended to abate the noise from the Rifle/Pistol and Trap/Skeet ranges.
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