{"id":10545,"date":"2023-08-28T12:50:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=10545"},"modified":"2023-08-28T13:10:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:10:56","slug":"ben-avery-shooting-facility-announces-new-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2023\/08\/28\/ben-avery-shooting-facility-announces-new-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"New hours begin at Ben Avery Shooting Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aug. 28, 2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Ben Avery Shooting Facility (BASF) has announced new hours of operation, effective Aug. 29, for its rifle and pistol ranges, archery ranges, and Clay Target Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday: CLOSED<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Archery ranges will close at sunset Thursday, Friday and Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rifle and pistol ranges will accept walk-ins only on weekdays; reservations are required on weekends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BASF is one of the largest publicly operated shooting facilities in the country. Located on 1,650 acres in north Phoenix, the facility averages more than 120,000 shooters per year. It\u2019s also the first government facility to receive a Five Star rating from the National Association of Shooting Ranges, meaning it\u2019s the best of the best at providing a quality recreation experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/shooting-sports\/ben-avery-shooting-facility\/\"><strong>www.azgfd.com\/shooting-sports\/ben-avery-shooting-facility\/<\/strong><\/a> for more information, or call 623-582-8313.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rifle and pistol ranges accept walk-ins only on weekdays; weekends are by reservation only.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":9031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basf-all","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New hours begin at Ben Avery Shooting Facility - Arizona Game &amp; 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