TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – An unofficial shooting range on Catalina Highway is drawing major concern from hikers after incendiary ammunition fired at the range sparked a wildfire in 2023.
Since 2017, three fires have been caused by recreational shooting at the gun range. Target shooting is allowed on U.S. Forest land, but several hikers said the activity is not worth the risks.
When Brian Benedon set out for a hike in Molino Canyon with his grandson, he didn’t expect to hear gunshots ricocheting off the mountain. They were coming from an unauthorized shooting range at a pull-off on Catalina Highway, past milepost 4…