Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA)

Challenge to Petition to Close State Lands to Recreational Shooting

near Gallatin Gateway, Montana

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC)

2026

Here are the essential documents associated with this Petition and MSSA’s opposition to the closure of state lands to recreational shooting.

1. Initial Petition to close state lands to recreational shooting (.pdf file, 32MB).

2. MSSA’s Protest of Petition (.doc file, 27KB).

3. DNRC Decision to grant Petition and ban recreational shooting (.pdf file, 856KB).

4. MSSA Appeal of DNRC Decision (.doc file, 27KB).

5. MSSA Addendum to Appeal (.doc file, 13KB).

6. Petitioner’s Response to MSSA Appeal (.pdf file, 229KB).

7. MSSA Reply to Petitioner’s Response (.pdf file, 109KB).