The stretch of land is located between Payson and Genola, a map provided by the BLM shows.

The agency is seeking public feedback on the matter ahead of an environmental assessment for a proposed temporary public safety target shooting restriction. The restriction would be for target shooting only and would have no impact on legal hunting or impinge on the rights of gun owners to carry a weapon, a press release states.

The BLM said current signs and barricades haven’t been enough to deter unsafe practice shooting.

“Through our law enforcement partners, city and county leaders, concerned citizens, and BLM staff, we found a need to address unsafe target shooting practices in this area,” BLM Salt Lake Field Manager Jessica Wade said in a press release. “We have already installed barricades and signs but haven’t seen enough improvement to public health and safety.”

If approved, the plan would restrict target shooting for six months and be renewed three times under the Dingell Act for a total time frame of two years. During this time, a land use plan amendment will be completed for a long-term/permanent target shooting restriction area, the project description states.

The BLM hopes to gather comments and ideas to identify the issues and alternatives for imposing a temporary shooting closure as well as a long-term plan to manage recreational target shooting on West Mountain, according to the release.

Those interested in sharing their opinions can do so from Sept. 9 to Oct. 8, online at eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project or mail to BLM Salt Lake Field Office, Attention: JuLee Pallette, 491 North John Glenn Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84116.