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2012 Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop Locations:

  • March 2-4, 2012 - Douglas County
  • March 9-11, 2012 - Fremont County
  • March 16-18, 2012 - Delta County
  • March 16-18, 2012 - Otero County
  • March 23-25, 2012 - Weld County
  • March 30-April 1, 2012 - La Plata County
  • April 13-15, 2012 - Eagle County
  • May 11-13, 2012 - Lincoln County
  • May 11-13, 2012 - Garfield County (Special Shotgun Games Only)

2012 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop Registration Form, click here

Boulder County Shooting Sports Council

The Boulder County Shooting Sports Council meets at 7:00 at the Perkins Restaurant, 2051 Main Street, Longmont. Anyone is welcome to attend. Dates of the upcoming meetings are:

March 27th

May 22nd

July 24th

Archery Fun Shoot

Hosted by the Boulder County Shooting Sports Council

Boulder County Fairgrounds - Indoor Arena, Longmont, CO

March 30th, 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm

There is no cost for this event.

Anyone who is currently participating in the Archery project or anyone who is interested in learning more about Archery. You do not need to be enrolled in 4-H to attend this event.

Bring your own equipment. No equipment will be available.

We will have prizes for several "Closest to the Pin" contests.

For additional information, contact Lisa Wallace lwallace@bouldercounty.org, 303-678-6384.

Hunter Safety Class

Interested in getting your Hunter Safety Certificate? Boulder County Shooting Sports Council will be offering an opportunity for members (and families) to participate in a Hunter Safety Class. 4-H members get priority enrollment then parents, siblings and friends.

The class will be held at the Berthoud Gun Club on Saturday March 24 and Sunday March 25. There will NOT be a Friday meeting. Class begins Saturday morning at 9:00 am, check-in at 8:00. Cost is $10.00.

For more information and to reserve a place in the class, please contact Steve 303-775-9568.

Sharp Shooters 4-H Club Invitational Shoot

All 4-H members enrolled in Shooting Sports events for the project year 2011 are invited to participate. This is a great opportunity to come out and have some fun with your fellow 4-H members.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Berthoud Gun Club

For more information, Click Here

Colorado 4-H shooting Sports Contest Rule Book

The 2012 Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports Contest Rule Book is now available. Please pass this information along to those families and individuals that may need this information. Use the direct link below to access the 2012 Contest Rule Book. The rule book is in Adobe PDF format.

2012 Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports Contest Rule Book, click here.

Boulder County shooting sports Addend to Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports State Rule Book 2011-2012

Click Here for the active link to the addendum. Please read if you plan on participating in Boulder County Shooting Sports program.

Shooting Sports Practices ~~ Winter

What Where When
 
Air Pistol and Air Rifle Practice -- $40.00 one time fee Barn A - Fairgrounds Jan 9th, 23rd, Feb 13th and 27th, March 12th and 26th, April 9th, 23rd. Practice runs 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Shotgun Practice~~Shotgun costs $3.00 a round. Bring your own shells Berthoud Gun Club

Starting January: 1st and 3rd Saturdays @ 4:00 pm, ~~40 degrees and above

Muzzleloading, .22 Caliber Rifle Practice Berthoud Gun Club Starting January: 1st and 3rd Saturdays @ 2:00 pm, ~~40 degrees and above

Archery Practice -- $ 9.00 per practice and $1.00 for a target.

Range cards are available for $72.00 which includes 10 range visits.

Archery In The Wild

Starting February: 1st and 3rd Fridays @ 6:30 pm with a certified 4-H coach.

Must bring:

Recurve or Compound Bow; Arm Guard; Minimum of 6 arrows (preferably a full dozen) at the appropriate length; Quiver

 

 

Orange Practice Card

Just a reminder! In order to shoot at any of the County Shoot-Offs, each member enrolled in Shooting Sports must practice with a certified Shooting Sports project leader a minimum of three (3) times in each discipline the member plans on competing in. After each practice, the leader must initial the appropriate discipline up to three (3) practices. Upon completion of this requirement, please return the orange practice card to the Extension Office.

Orange practice cards are available from your Organizational Leader, your Project Leader or the Extension Office.

Boulder County Shoot-Off dates:

July 11th – Archery Shoot-Off -- Indoor Arena BCFG
July 12th – Air Rifle/Air Pistol Practice -- Barn A BCFG
July 13th – Air Rifle/Air Pistol Shoot-Off -- Barn A BCFG
July 14th – Muzzleloading and Trap Shoot-Off --Berthoud Gun Club
July 15th - .22 Shoot-Off -- Berthoud Gun Club
July 21st – Skeet and 5 Stand Shoot-Off -- Great Guns, Nunn, CO

Shooting Sports Superintendents

Michael Cook                          970-532-4787
Air Rifle/Air Pistol Superintendent    
Nicole Wallace                        970-534-0544
.22 Rifle Superintendent
Jim and Debby Hammack       970-535-9047
Archery Superintendents
Tim Allen                                 303-776-8872
Shotgun/Muzzleloading Superintendent

John Lutz                                  303-775-5028
Small Bore Pistol Superintendent
Tom Vetter                              970-535-9257
State Archery Superintendent/
Shooting Sports Council President

For information on equipment or rules please contact the Superintendent in each discipline

For more information on the Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports program, please refer to http://www.colorado4h.org/ss/index.html.

Shooting Sports Youth Leader

Youth ages 14 years or older are welcome to take the Shooting Sports Leaders Training.  A list of training dates can be found at http://www.colorado4h.org/ss/article12212005.html. You must attend all three days of training to become a certified Shooting Sports Youth Leader. If you have any questions please e-mail or call Lisa Wallace at 303-678-6384 lwallace@bouldercounty.org.