DENVER – The U.S. Forest Service announced a ban on exploding targets Monday, citing them as a major cause of wildfires. Shooters who use exploding targets have ignited 16 wildfires since last year, ...

Exploding targets consist of two inert components that, when mixed, blow up when shot by a high-velocity projectile. Online videos demonstrate that explosions from the targets can be large and ...

SALMON Idaho (Reuters) - Federal land managers on Wednesday banned exploding targets used by shooting enthusiasts from 12 national forests in four Western U.S. states, saying the devices could spark ...

BOISE, Idaho | The U.S. Forest Service has banned exploding targets in southern Idaho, southwestern Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and a small portion of eastern California because of wildfire and public ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government said Thursday it is collecting $168,500 to cover fire suppression costs after an Illinois man ignited a 440-acre blaze in central Idaho in 2012 while ...

TOOELE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Officials are asking Utahns to take caution while target shooting on public lands after several wildfires over the last few weeks have burned on public lands. The Tooele ...