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If you enjoy the outdoors and hunting, you’ll love the shooting sports project! This project covers firearm safety and teaches responsible handling and use. Get ready because this project is hands on. You’ll learn about a variety of firearms – including pistols, rifles, shotguns, muzzleloading, and even archery! Some groups focus on competitive events, and others practice basic shooting programs. Contact your local club to see what’s available in your area.

In the shooting sports project, you’ll learn how to load and shoot a variety of firearms, proper maintenance of your firearms, parts, and accessories,proper safety procedures in handling and shooting, about shooting sports competitions and how to participate, hunting procedures,laws and ethics related to shooting, hunting, and firearms use and about careers related to firearms and shooting sports!

Due to the nature of this sport, there are quite a few rules that are detailed and important to follow. But remember, fun and safety are the primary goals. These rules should be applied to any activity and event within 4-H Shooting Sports project; these rules supercede those posted in governing bodies such as NRA, USA Archery, NSCA, etc.

The rules for each discipline are as follows:

  • General Shooting Sports rules – Updated June 17, 2022
  • Archery – Coming Soon
  • Hunting and Wildlife
  • Muzzleloading/black powder
  • Pistol
  • Rifle
  • Shotgun
  • Whiz-bang event

Other things you should know about this project:

  • Use of reloaded ammunition
  • Certified 4-H shooting sports coaches
  • Mandatory forms for the 4-H pistol project

Resources

  • Shooting Sports Handbook

National Championships and Texas Team

  • 2023 Texas Team
  • 2022-2023 Team Application Information
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  • Texas Teams: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021| 2022

Shooting Sports Ambassadors

  • 2022-2023 Ambassador Program Basic Requirements and Expectations
  • 2019-2020 Shooting Sports Ambassadors

Contests

Shooting Sports Events Waiver

Statewide contests include:

Postal Leagues

“Postal League” got its name because participants mailed their targets in for scoring via the U.S. Postal Service. It’s a state-wide shooting match where you compete on your own schedule. Keep record of your shots from November to March, and submit your scores online to the state 4-H office.

  • 2022-2023 Postal League Rules and Registration information
  • Archery Score Card
  • Results: 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015-16

Extravaganza

If you’re new to shooting sports, this is the place to start! The Shooting Sports Extravaganza is a beginner’s match and learning event. Beginner shooters will learn the process of shooting competitively, basic knowledge of firearm and range safety, and about the shooting sports events.

Ages: open to grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

  • 2022 Extravaganza Handbook and Registration Details
  • Results – 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 Air Pistol | 2016

Indoor Archery Match Information

The indoor archery match is held each year in 4 locations. Competitors will choose to compete at only one location, and scores will be ranked by all competitors at both locations. There is a “first year” class for competitors that are new to archery and new to the indoor archery match.

  • 2023 Indoor Archery Match Information
  • Results – 2022 – NOT Final until all scores are verified
  • Results – 2021: Senior | Intermediate | Junior
  • Results – 2019: First Year | Match
  • Results – 2018: First Year | Match
  • Results – 2017: First Year | Match

Natural Resources Photography Contest

The Texas 4-H Natural Resources Photography Contest encourages observation within specific Natural Resources project areas and allows youth to demonstrate skills learned in the area of photography, including the use of photographic equipment and processing of photographs. This contest provides another opportunity to showcase the photographic work of 4-H members in all age divisions.

  • Rules and Guidelines – NEW

Roundup Archery Match

Roundup Archery Match is held at Texas State 4-H Roundup.

  • Roundup Archery Rules
  • Results – 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

Roundup Indoor Rifle Match

Held at Texas State 4-H Roundup each year, competitors must qualify through their district in order to compete at this event.

  • 2023 Roundup Rifle Rules
  • 2022 Participant Information
  • Form Downloads: Waiver
  • Results – 2021: Team | Individual
  • Results – 2019: Team | Individual
  • Results – 2018: Team | Individual
  • Results – 2017: Team | Individual

State Games

Shooting Sports State Games are open to all 4-H members – you do not have to qualify to compete. But you must be actively involved in a shooting sports project at your local club with a coach. Fees are involved.

  • State Games Handbook
  • iclays registration instructions for state games
  • Form Downloads: Waiver
  • Results:
    • 2022: Archery
    • 2021: Archery | Shotgun

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