4-H Shooting Sports

Jim Haynes · 06-05-2006, 11:43 AM

The 4-H Shooting Sports division is the largest organized association dedicated to youth shooting sports. I would wager that we 4-H leaders attract and train more youth in the various shooting sports - rifle, pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading, and archery - than any other formal activity.

We are especially trained to teach beginning youths and to continue their development as far as they wish to go, often into national and international elite class.

The clubs come under the county extension agent system, wherein the clubs - as do other disciplines in 4-H - organize as a formal 501c(3) activity dedicated to youth development primarily through their stated discipline.

A county may have more than one 4-H club involved in shooting sports; for instance, here in Ft. Bend County, Texas we have three - the 4-H Shooting Sports Club (primarily interested in rifle bullseye competition), the 4-H Outdoor Sports Club (also interested in rifle bullseye competition, but extending to pistol and archery competition), and the 4-H Field & Stream Club (primarily interested in rifle, shotgun, archery and muzzleloading for hunting, with a lessor emphasis on shotgun competition)

We usually bring in these kids as beginning shooters, and once spending a day or two at the range, they are generally hooked for life.

I heartily encourage all of you to look into your local county agent system to see if there is a 4-H shooting sports activity. If there is, think about joining to help perpetuate our hunting and gun ownership tradition. If there is not, see about starting one. Jim Haynes, !!!'t Manager & Rifle/Muzzleloading Project Leader, 4-H Field & Stream Club, Ft. Bend County, Texas

BattleRifleG3 · 06-05-2006, 12:07 PM

Thanks a bunch for that info! I've never heard of 4-H shooting until now. I'll fill in a younger friend who does 4H and is somewhat involved in shooting.

jerry · 06-05-2006, 01:48 PM

Thanks for the info.
I'm aware of the shooting program. My daughter is involved in 4-H, but on the horse side of things.

Oxford · 06-05-2006, 02:56 PM

:nod: :right: Back in the early part of the last century I was a 4-H member and my projects in SE KS were raising wheat, and owning and raising a registered holstein heifer. I wasn't aware that firearm training was an option back in the late 1940's and early 50's.

Still remember most of the 4H Pledge:

I pledge my head to clearer thinking,
my heart to better loyalty,
my hands to better service,
my health to better living

or something like that. The 4H Motto is an excellent lifetime goal.

Apollyon67 · 06-05-2006, 08:32 PM

the 4-H clubs in my area offer both rifle and archery. I was involved in both for quite a few years as well as, as Jerry puts it, the Horse side of things. I recomend 4-H for anyone. They need good leaders too folks, and I have seen alot of good folks in here. The Pledge is:
my Head to clearer thinking
my Heart to greater loyalty
my Hands to larger service, and
my Health to better living, for
my club, my community,
my country, and my world
The Motto is: To Make the Best Better.

Jim, Thanks for bringing this topic up in the forum.

Bookman · 06-07-2006, 08:12 PM

I worked one summer at a camp sponsored jointly by 4-H and my state's Fish & Game Dept. We trained the kids with shotgun, rifle and bow. Did some fishing, too. Great program.

mr mom · 06-07-2006, 10:15 PM

i run a n.r.a. jr rifle program at our gun club.. we run it from sept to march.. 1 night a week. we charge 2 bucks a night .. we have about 20 rifles .. just got 10 new savage mkll. we start the kids out on sandbags and after they feel good about what they are doing we put them into slings.... they keep their own scores .
we have about 15 kids the first few times and after that its down to 10 . but the kids that stick with it do realy good.

jellydonut · 06-07-2006, 11:40 PM

Yeah, I'm a senior and I'm gonna JUST miss out on that program. It looks like a blast, too, cuz we have a GREAT sponsor in our county. I went to the meeting to start that in our county, and I was annoyed, because our previous liberal county extension agent blocked it from coming to our county. (Then he got transferred cuz of suspicion of sexual harrassment of minors..) Oh well, it really is a great program-looks really fun and valuable in training today's youth in firearms, and breaking the brainwashing that guns are bad. I was really just hoping to join so I could shoot stuff for free :lucky: Heehee.

06-05-2006, 11:43 AM	#1
Jim Haynes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Richmond, TX Posts: 9	4-H Shooting Sports The 4-H Shooting Sports division is the largest organized association dedicated to youth shooting sports. I would wager that we 4-H leaders attract and train more youth in the various shooting sports - rifle, pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading, and archery - than any other formal activity. We are especially trained to teach beginning youths and to continue their development as far as they wish to go, often into national and international elite class. The clubs come under the county extension agent system, wherein the clubs - as do other disciplines in 4-H - organize as a formal 501c(3) activity dedicated to youth development primarily through their stated discipline. A county may have more than one 4-H club involved in shooting sports; for instance, here in Ft. Bend County, Texas we have three - the 4-H Shooting Sports Club (primarily interested in rifle bullseye competition), the 4-H Outdoor Sports Club (also interested in rifle bullseye competition, but extending to pistol and archery competition), and the 4-H Field & Stream Club (primarily interested in rifle, shotgun, archery and muzzleloading for hunting, with a lessor emphasis on shotgun competition) We usually bring in these kids as beginning shooters, and once spending a day or two at the range, they are generally hooked for life. I heartily encourage all of you to look into your local county agent system to see if there is a 4-H shooting sports activity. If there is, think about joining to help perpetuate our hunting and gun ownership tradition. If there is not, see about starting one. Jim Haynes, !!!'t Manager & Rifle/Muzzleloading Project Leader, 4-H Field & Stream Club, Ft. Bend County, Texas

06-05-2006, 12:07 PM	#2
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,397 Images: 13	Thanks a bunch for that info! I've never heard of 4-H shooting until now. I'll fill in a younger friend who does 4H and is somewhat involved in shooting. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

06-05-2006, 01:48 PM	#3
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,640 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks for the info. I'm aware of the shooting program. My daughter is involved in 4-H, but on the horse side of things. __________________

06-05-2006, 02:56 PM	#4
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,670 Blog Entries: 4	:nod: :right: Back in the early part of the last century I was a 4-H member and my projects in SE KS were raising wheat, and owning and raising a registered holstein heifer. I wasn't aware that firearm training was an option back in the late 1940's and early 50's. Still remember most of the 4H Pledge: I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to better loyalty, my hands to better service, my health to better living or something like that. The 4H Motto is an excellent lifetime goal. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right". Last edited by Oxford; 06-05-2006 at 03:01 PM.

06-05-2006, 08:32 PM	#5
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,189 Images: 17	the 4-H clubs in my area offer both rifle and archery. I was involved in both for quite a few years as well as, as Jerry puts it, the Horse side of things. I recomend 4-H for anyone. They need good leaders too folks, and I have seen alot of good folks in here. The Pledge is: my Head to clearer thinking my Heart to greater loyalty my Hands to larger service, and my Health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world The Motto is: To Make the Best Better. Jim, Thanks for bringing this topic up in the forum. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

06-07-2006, 08:12 PM	#6
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 726	I worked one summer at a camp sponsored jointly by 4-H and my state's Fish & Game Dept. We trained the kids with shotgun, rifle and bow. Did some fishing, too. Great program.

06-07-2006, 10:15 PM	#7
mr mom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 198	i run a n.r.a. jr rifle program at our gun club.. we run it from sept to march.. 1 night a week. we charge 2 bucks a night .. we have about 20 rifles .. just got 10 new savage mkll. we start the kids out on sandbags and after they feel good about what they are doing we put them into slings.... they keep their own scores . we have about 15 kids the first few times and after that its down to 10 . but the kids that stick with it do realy good.

06-07-2006, 11:40 PM	#8
jellydonut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 234	Yeah, I'm a senior and I'm gonna JUST miss out on that program. It looks like a blast, too, cuz we have a GREAT sponsor in our county. I went to the meeting to start that in our county, and I was annoyed, because our previous liberal county extension agent blocked it from coming to our county. (Then he got transferred cuz of suspicion of sexual harrassment of minors..) Oh well, it really is a great program-looks really fun and valuable in training today's youth in firearms, and breaking the brainwashing that guns are bad. I was really just hoping to join so I could shoot stuff for free :lucky: Heehee.

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