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Where, if you don't mind sharing? IIRC, you're near me on Nicolet side.
There's an old gravel pit on Sheltered Valley Rd, between Military & Divide, east of Three Lakes. But it's not all that big. Every other place that I can think of is either down a fire lane or road, or across a bog or lake. 15-20 years ago, I knew of a few good clear cuts, but all the old clear cuts are now grown over. I've got quite a few spots where I can shoot out to about 200 yds through the trees when the leaves are down. But none after it greens up, nor are any where you can drive right up to.
FWIW, it's the only place I go to shoot handguns. I now drive up to my daughter's 60 acres outside Watersmeet for rifles. I can shoot up to 300 yds down her own private road. It's 35 miles away. There's a new clear cut on paper company land that adjoins her land on one side, other 3 sides are Ottawa N.F.. I can now shoot out to 1,000 yds across it. It's miles behind a locked gate, but this summer we're cutting a new trail through her woods so I can drive right up to it in my UTV. I rarely use an established range anymore, except for clay birds (I have a 12v powered thrower I use at the Conover range). Using that on N.F. lands will get you a littering citation.