Pull up Google maps and make sure the direction your shooting does not line up with houses, barns, etc..
If you get a govt. grant then you have to open your land up for public use. Kinda defeats the purpose of a private range, not to mention the liabilities that would come with it.Don't know if anyone else posted this yet but I found this on the IDNR website "The Department of Natural Resources Shooting Range grant program is an assistance program for the development of rifle, handgun, shotgun, and archery facilities. The main objective of this program is to provide the citizens of Indiana with additional and safer places to fire their guns, and train hunter education students"
Maybe the OP should contact the DNR officer, since the sheriff brought it up, and apply for a grant to expand his range. Maybe you could use the government grant to buy out the neighbor, or kick him out via eminent domain, just to make sure you have plenty of room.
I know what I am doing over Christmas break. Filing out grant paperwork!
You are legal to shoot as long as your not with in 500ft of a dwelling, occupied space. The DNR is the ruling authority over discharging a firearm. It sounds like a scare tactic. Communicate to your neighbor that 1. you are not in city limits. 2. You are outside the 500ft rule 3. You have a backstop for safety 4. You are an expert shooter and safety minded
Where even does the 500 ft rule come from?
You are not allowed to shoot within 500 ft. of a plotted/mini sub-division! I own 15 acres, 10 of which are solid woods with 2 creeks. I to had a problem with a neighbor who happened to be a police officer for the city north of us (I live in the county). After a couple visits from the local sheriff I went to the county surveyors office and got a computer print out with the lines on the map showing the area of my property within this boundry. I lost about 1 acre when all was said and done! then myself and both boys commenced to target practice when I knew she was home and sure enough here comes the sheriffs dept. I gave them a copy of all my papers and gave them a copy for my neighbor which they delivered. She has not spoke to me since!
Is this a county law? State law says nothing about buildings except for state owned ones..
and now it looks like you did it.Oh Lord ! Looks like another round of archive mining is starting ! LOL !!
and now it looks like you did it.