Outdoor notes

FREE SHOOTING SATURDAY

The Lee Kay Public Shooting Range will offer all of its ranges, with the exception of the facility's shotgun range, for free shooting on Saturday.

Shooting on the shotgun range will be available for a reduced price.

Free equipment and instruction will be provided that day for those who would like to try archery, muzzleloaders, shotguns, .22-caliber rifles and handguns for the first time. Experienced shooters are also invited to come to the range and shoot for free.

The range is located at 6000 W. 2100 South in Salt Lake City. It will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The range is also looking for volunteers to help with its daily operations.

For information, call Herm Rackl at 801- 972-1326.

ISLAND BALLOON STAMPEDE

The Balloon and Kite Stampede will be staged Friday through Sunday, Sept. 4-6, at Antelope Island State Park.

Activities begin Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. Food and vendor booths will be available, and balloonists and kites will be flying above Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake. Family entertainment continues through 10 p.m., with a balloon glow at dusk.

State park gates open at 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 5-6. A flag-raising ceremony will be held at dawn, with a morning balloon launch at 8 a.m. Visitors are invited to enjoy kite demonstrations, vendor booths, live music, dancers, children's activities and the historic Fielding Garr Ranch all day long. A balloon glow will be held at dusk, and activities continue until 10 p.m.

All balloon and kite events depend on weather conditions.

The cost is $10 per vehicle.

For more information, call 801-593-2200 or visit www.antelopeballoons.com.

HUNTING CHANGES MADE

For the first time in 11 years, hunters can have two pintail ducks in their daily duck bag limit.

That new limit and moving Utah's Youth Hunting Day to mid-September were among the changes the Utah Wildlife Board approved recently for Utah's upcoming waterfowl-hunting season.