Facility Information & Range Rules

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Located minutes from the Des Moines Metro the Ankeny Ikes provides a premier members only shooting facility. 

We host a wide variety of events that are open to the public, some of which include regularly scheduled Trap, 5-Stand,  USPSA, Steel Challenge, and IDPA, and Multi-Gun matches.  

Members enjoy access to our facility from daylight until 9:30 pm all year round.  Members are allowed to utilize our Archery range, manual trap thrower, as well as any of our five shooting ranges.

Members also enjoy additional discounts to many of our sponsored events such as Trap, 5-Stand, and our Competitive Shooting matches.  

Available Ranges

• 4 Trap Ranges
• 3 Manual Trap Throwers
• Archery Range
• Bay 1 - 100 Yard Rifle Bay
• Bay 2 - 50 Yard Rifle/Pistol Bay
• Bay 3 - 50 Yard Rifle/Pistol Bay
• Bay 4 - 50 Yard Rifle/Pistol Bay
• Bay 5 - 35 Yard Rifle/Pistol Bay

 Our work is guided entirely by grassroots volunteers. Our chapter advances the mission of the Izaak Walton League – restoring watersheds, reducing air pollution, fighting litter, protecting wildlife habitat and open spaces, and instilling conservation ethics in outdoor recreationists. To reach potential new members we encourage members to bring guests to our facility to enjoy the shooting sports opportunities we have to offer. Facilities are for the use of members, their families and guests. Guests are not expected to be continuous users of the facilities and are encouraged to become members.

Please follow these rules when bringing guests to our facility:

• All members may bring five guests to our facility at a time.
• All guests must complete a liability waiver and return it to the Board of Directors.
• All guests must be accompanied by a member at all times.
• Members have priority to facilities, if your guests are shooting and other members show up be courteous and share the facility. (1 shooting lane per member is a good guideline.)
• Commercial use is prohibited under our Guest Policy. (See Rental Policy)

Remember the primary purpose of bringing guests is to share our facility and grow our membership, be sure to suggest your guests join and support our chapter. 

Our shooting ranges are available for members use and depend on our members using them safely and responsibly. To facilitate thus we have created two documents to assist our members in safely using the range.  They can be found at the bottom of this page.

• 2021 Range Rules for Uncontrolled Range provides you with the range safety rules and guidelines for how to safely manage the cease fire systems on each bay. 
• 2021 Range Utilization for Uncontrolled Range provides you with guidelines for acceptable targets, target placement, and other aspects of utilizing our range. 

Please remember that our facility is run by volunteers, so clean up after yourself when you are done shooting. Take down your targets, clean up your trash, and police your brass. In general try to leave the range a little cleaner than when you arrived. 

The Trap Range Safety Rules can be found at the bottom of this page.

Please direct all questions to the Trap Committee.

The archery rules can be found at the bottom of this page.  Please direct all questions to the Ankeny Ikes Board.

 The Ankeny Ikes offers facility rentals to members who wish to utilize our facilities outside of normal club activities. Rentals are handled on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Board of Directors for more information regarding availability, usage guidelines, and approval procedures.

Rental Procedure
Members interested in renting club facilities should review the club calendar for potential availability and contact the Board of Directors (board@ankenyikes.org) with details regarding the requested use, preferred date and time, and anticipated attendance.

All rental requests should be submitted at least 45 days in advance to allow adequate time for review and approval. Approved rentals will receive confirmation by email. In the event of scheduling conflicts or unavailable dates, the Board will work with the member to identify alternative options when possible.