Event Details

A Breakdown of the Days Events

It is our duty as responsible firearm owners to promote safety and education among the youth who are the future of shooting sports. As a nation, we are concerned about firearm safety and becoming a responsible firearm owner.  Respect and responsibility are taught by firearm education, but even more so by example. We as firearm owners must set an example for our youth by exhibiting safe firearm practices. DATR reaches these young ladies for 1.5 hrs of introduction. The families ultimately are responsible for their youths' education in firearm safety and the shooting sports. It is important to include in firearm safety as a part of all youths' growth to becoming responsible, safe firearm owners. 

FREE, must register to participate  

GUN CLUB MEMBERSHIP is NOT REQUIRED

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Held at the San Angelo Gun Club​

Daughters at the Range is for girls ages 6-15.

Dudes at the Rangeis for boys ages 6-15.

Date at the Range is for young men and women teens ages 16-18. 

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Whether the shooter is shooting rifles or pistols, each will begin with a safety brief and quick instruction on how to shoot. There will be 8 timed rotations of pistol, and 5 timed rotations of rifle which includes introductions to firearm safety and the shooting sports as well as shooting on the firing line. Total instruction is between 1.5-2 hours.

Each firing line will have range masters, instructors, and mentors. Instructors for pistol and rifle firing lines have backgrounds in Law Enforcement, and Military, plus Civilians with firearm training experience. Mentors accompany each shooter at each firing line. Every instructor, range safety officer, mentor, and admin support are volunteers. 

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All firearms, ammunition, eye and ear protections are provided.  Every person at the range must wear eye and ear protection.  The shooters may bring their own eye and ear protection if they prefer. 

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Volunteers:  Event would not be possible without their continued support. The volunteer group returns yearly and continues to grow in number because they believe in this project.

Volunteers from the past have included: 

1) Texas Youth Hunting Programs Area 10 Coordinators, Kathy & Gary Glass--hunter safety plus booth 

2)  San Angelo Police Dept. is providing Project Child Safe program who's slogan is "Own it. Respect It. Protect it".  This is a National Shooting Sports Foundation program designed to help prevent firearm accidents by providing  Free firearm locks. 500 organizations nationwide involved with this project.

 3)  Marine Bulldog Association food sales-- proceeds to fund their scholarship programs in memory of the four  Concho Valley fallen Marines who served in Iraq.  The four are Torrez III, Puckett, Poindexter and Folmar.  Scholarship in memory of Torrez III is established under the direction of San Angelo Area Foundation.

 4)  Team Red White Blue from Goodfellow AFB is supporting us with volunteers to work as mentors -- Mission: "enrich  lives of America's Veterans by connecting them to the community" -- volunteerism is one method.  Support this event annually.

Participants:

1) Arrive to initial administration location to sign range release forms and photo release (photos to national and local sponsors, plus participating families).   

2) Each shooter will then be divided into rifle or pistol then given their start point location - club house for pistol or range for rifle.

3) Photos will be given to our national sponsors to be used for their benefit in their advertising and promotion plus their social network pages. Locally photos may be used for DATR promotion and advertising both on the websites and social networks, plus as thank-you to our local sponsors. "DO NOT PHOTO" option is available upon request. 

4) After firing line: each rotation group is presented certificates, gift bags, drawing items, and pose for group photos.

5) Plan time for booths and demonstrations after or between the rotations.

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National Sponsors:  (NUMEROUS)

Browning

Remington, Marlin Youth Programs

Winchester

Remora Holsters

Birchwood Casey

Olin Technology

Tru-Glo

Pepsicola

Local Sponsors:  (Numerous)

The Outdoorsman

Field and Stream

Floyd C Petitt Insurance

Dusty Trails Glass Etching

Glass Jewelers

Highlander Defense Consultants

Angelo Retina Associates

Individuals:  Numerous individuals whose support and contributions of time and effort lend to the success of the event.  These individual prefer to remain anonymous, but the event would not exist without their continued efforts.

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Volunteers Needed! Please register as a volunteer if you'd like to participate. A background in firearms in not necessary, there are many ways individuals can support!

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Food Trucks Needed! We would like to invite food trucks to park at the range for the day as many people will be coming and going. Please message High Caliber Lady for more info or with your interest in supporting our event by setting up to sell your food and/or drink items!