Texas 4-H

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Shooting Sports

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!

Rules

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:

Other things you should know about this project:

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Postal Leagues

This competition got its name because participants originally mailed their targets to be scored through the U.S. Postal Service. It’s a statewide competitive shooting match that lets participants compete with others across Texas without leaving their home county. Participants complete their course of fire during club practice within a designated time frame. After the matches close, they submit scores electronically to the State Office.

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.

Indoor Archery Match Information

Each year, six locations host the indoor archery match. Competitors choose one location to compete, and organizers rank scores from all locations together. A “first-year” class is available for competitors who are new to archery and the indoor match.

National 4-H Shooting Sports online Quiz Bowl

This is a national 4-H shooting sports event. The quiz bowl welcomes any 4-H’er currently enrolled in a shooting sports project and shooting under a certified 4-H coach.

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.

Roundup Archery Match

This archery competition takes place during Texas State 4-H Roundup.

Roundup Indoor Rifle Match

This exciting event takes place each year at the Texas State 4-H Roundup! To compete, participants must first qualify through their district.

State Games

The Shooting Sports State Games welcome all 4-H members—no need to qualify! Just stay active in a shooting sports project at your local club with a coach, and you’re in. A registration fee will be required.

State Games Contact Information: Laci Chapman – laci.chapman@ag.tamu.edu

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