Outreach
Liberty Shooting Camps
Participants enjoy catered meals and comfortable accommodations at the Dow Hotel on Hillsdale’s campus.
Competitive Shooting
The Halter Center hosts numerous tournaments throughout the year for shooting sports organizations, including the Michigan Junior Olympics State Championships, Scholastic Clay Target Program, the National Sporting Clays Association, and the Amateur Trapshooting Association. Additionally, the Center welcomes private group outings for informal competition.
Through its partnership with USA Shooting, the Halter Center hosts Junior Nationals in rifle, both Junior and Senior Nationals in International Skeet and Trap, International Paralympic Grand Prix events, Olympic training camps, Junior World training camps, and Junior Olympic Development Camps.
Liberty Shooting Camps
Nowhere but at Hillsdale’s Liberty Shooting Camps can one find exceptional, practical firearms training, combined with educational talks by Hillsdale faculty and the fellowship of like-minded participants. Ladies for Liberty and Couples for Liberty are among the camps offered each year. Through these popular and innovative programs, participants ages 21 or older experience hands-on instruction in handgun, shotgun, rifle, and archery at the John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center. Shooters of all experience levels—even those with no experience—are welcome. Training progresses from basic principles to more advanced applications. During evenings, guests hear lectures by Hillsdale College faculty on a variety of topics related to American liberty, including the liberal arts, the U.S. Constitution, and free-market economics. Participants enjoy catered meals and comfortable accommodations at the Dow Hotel on Hillsdale’s campus. These four-day camps take place during the summer.
Community Engagement
Residents of Hillsdale County and the surrounding area have in their midst one of the nation’s finest comprehensive shooting sports facilities. The Halter Center invites local residents to participate in the various leagues, open shoots, membership programs, and clinics offered at the Center. Private instruction is also available from Halter Center staff. The Halter Center currently welcomes over 10,000 visitors annually. For a truly unique experience, the Halter Center can be rented for private or corporate day-outings and retreats.
Member Benefits
Support Hillsdale College’s Commitment to Educating for Liberty
The Halter Center offers a membership program to area residents and other friends of the College who share the College’s commitment to educating for liberty. Membership includes access (by reservation) to the Center’s shotgun facilities and pistol and archery ranges. Members may also take advantage of discounted clay targets, golf cart rentals, and facility rentals. Memberships are offered at different levels and are renewed annually. Additionally, the Halter Center will offer corporate memberships.
