{"id":32258,"date":"2020-11-25T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T20:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=32258"},"modified":"2020-11-25T15:17:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T20:17:53","slug":"elk-neck-rifle-and-shotgun-ranges-scheduled-for-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2020\/11\/25\/elk-neck-rifle-and-shotgun-ranges-scheduled-for-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Elk Neck Rifle and Shotgun Ranges Scheduled for Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">State Forest Facility Begins Temporary Closure Dec. 7<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/48821912028_47cf8e057c.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of entrance sign at Elk Neck State Forest\" width=\"351\" height=\"197\" \/>The rifle and shotgun ranges at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/forests\/Pages\/publiclands\/central_elkneckforest.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elk Neck State Forest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be closed to the public beginning Dec. 7 for critical maintenance projects. The closure, announced by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is scheduled for 60 calendar days.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The closure will allow contractors to address drainage issues at the site, and make additional modifications to the firing line. At the same time, department staff will make repairs to range infrastructure. The construction areas will be posted with signs prohibiting entry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Elk Neck pistol range will remain open, and operate on its normal schedule. Visitors are reminded they may only use pistols and revolvers at the range, no long guns are permitted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The work is scheduled after the start of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2020\/11\/09\/maryland-deer-firearms-hunting-season-opens-nov-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">two-week firearms hunting season<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for sika and white-tailed deer, which begins Nov. 28, allowing hunters to practice shooting through the first week of the season. Shooters must follow the state\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2020\/05\/06\/frequently-asked-questions-about-governor-hogans-stay-at-home-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19 safety guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when using the ranges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Questions about the range closing can be addressed to the Elk Neck State Forest office at 410-287-5675.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Forest Facility Begins Temporary Closure Dec. 7\u00a0 The rifle and shotgun ranges at Elk Neck State Forest will be closed to the public beginning Dec. 7 for critical maintenance projects. The closure, announced by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is scheduled for 60 calendar days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,1965,3172],"tags":[5165,4569,4960,3288],"class_list":["post-32258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-maryland-forest-service","category-hunting","tag-deer-season","tag-elk-neck-state-forest","tag-hunting","tag-shooting-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32262,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32258\/revisions\/32262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}