Posted: 2/7/2005 3:11:53 PM EDT
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How much land do you need to legally fire rifles on your property? I'm looking to move up around Flint from Mount Clemens but I want to be able to shoot on my own property. Thanks! |
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Well a lot of that will have more to do with local ordinances than state law. I think state law only says you have to be 150 yards from an occupied dwelling or farm building. City of Flint - Forget it. Flint Township - Not likely Mt. Morris Township - Hard to say Genesee Township - Should be good to go Richfield Township - Should be good to go Burton - Doubtfull Grand Blanc Township - Unknown The trick will be to get away from Flint City proper and into one of the outlying townships. Think areas that hold big tracts of farmland. Even this wont gurantee anything as the greedy damn developers are gobbling up farmland at breakneck speed. Of course you probably already know that you will be expected to invite us local boys over to help break in your new range, right? 
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Unless you are in the middle of a very sizeable piece of land, plan on legal problems. It is happening to far too many gun clubs in this State. Between all the tree huggers, antis etc., there are many forces that want to close down shooters/places to shoot. Flint is not rural enough, unless you have a very big chunk of land, have it posted and are shooting far from property lines. Just my .02 worth. |
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Thanks guys. I'm looking at a few places in Clio and Swartz Creek. The swartz creek one only has 1.1 acres so I don't know. The other has 5 acres but is kinda far for the wife to commute down here to work. And hell yeah, you're all invited. Also looking out near Avoca, there's one with 12 acres but no outbuildings or basement, anyone familiar with the area over there? |
The 150 yard rule only applies to hunting, not target pratice. copy and paste from the MI DNR website: Safety zones are all areas within 150 yards (450 feet) of an occupied building, house, cabin, or any barn or other building used in a farm operation. No person, including archery and crossbow hunters, may hunt or discharge a firearm, crossbow or bow in a safety zone, or shoot at any wild animal or wild bird within a safety zone, without the written permission of the owner or occupant of such safety zone. The safety zone applies to hunting only. It does not apply to indoor or outdoor shooting ranges, target shooting, law enforcement activities or the discharge of firearms, crossbows or bows for any non-hunting purpose. www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10919_11749-31581--,00.html |