The range I go to is a public range and the fee is $5.00 for a 1 day permit or $20.00 for a 1 year permit that runs from July 31 thru July 31 of the next year. So if you were to get a 1 year permit right now, it would expire on July 31 of this year. The DNR was there yesterday checking permit's. You don't want to get caught there without a permit. I forget how much the fine is but I'm pretty sure it is over $200.00.