Hunters education is not required to compete at the county shoots. However, to be eligible to compete at the state competition, participants must submit their hunter education card on 4honline before the July 1 deadline. If you don’t have your hunter safety, we’re offering this opportunity to get it!

Hunters education will be offered on March 23–24, 2019. The class is online only. Cost of the online class is $24.50, and the 4-hour class and live shooting costs an additional $10. www.hunter-ed.com. The online registration will be at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife site www.cpw.state.co.us.

We will meet at the McKee Building on March 23 from 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Then we will continue at Front Range Gun Club on March 24 at 7:00 a.m.

Please contact Cindy Buckardt at 970-481-7993 if you have any questions.

Tomorrow’s orientation for Muzzleloading is rescheduled to Sunday, March 17 due to muddy conditions at the range.

Due to the weather forecast for Sunday, the orientation for Muzzleloading has been rescheduled to March 10.

Stay warm, and we hope to see everyone at the 4-H Carnival on Saturday!

Some disciplines use the Remind app to communicate with their members. If you take part in Archery, Muzzleloading, .22 Pistol, or .22 Rifle, be sure to sign up for their alerts so you’ll be in the loop when it comes to cancellations and other important communications. You can choose to receive text messages, emails, app alerts, or any combination of these options.

Archery

Text Messages – Sign up via Remind by texting @4harcherlc to 81010. Opt out of messages by replying unsubscribe @4harcherlc to the same number.

Email – Send an email to 4harcherlc@mail.remind.com. No subject is needed.

App – Available for your Android phone or iPhone. Choose “Join a class” and enter the class code @4harcherlc.

Muzzleloading

Text Messages – Sign up via Remind by texting @4hmuzzlelc to 81010. Opt out of messages by replying unsubscribe @4hmuzzlelc to the same number.

Email – Send an email to 4hmuzzlelc@mail.remind.com. No subject is needed.

App – Available for your Android phone or iPhone. Choose “Join a class” and enter the class code @4hmuzzlelc.

.22 Pistol

Text Messages – Sign up via Remind by texting @4hpistollc to 81010. Opt out of messages by replying unsubscribe @4hpistollc to the same number.

Email – Send an email to 4hpistollc@mail.remind.com. No subject is needed.

App – Available for your Android phone or iPhone. Choose “Join a class” and enter the class code @4hpistollc.

.22 Rifle

Text Messages – Sign up via Remind by texting @4hriflelc to 81010. Opt out of messages by replying unsubscribe @4hriflelc to the same number.

Email – Send an email to 4hriflelc@mail.remind.com. No subject is needed.

App – Available for your Android phone or iPhone. Choose “Join a class” and enter the class code @4hriflelc.

Visit remind.com for details, and see your discipline’s superintendent if you have questions.

Outdoor Skills members: Read about this upcoming event and get with Jackie if you have questions about participating!

The Colorado 4-H Hunting/Outdoor Skills Invitational will serve as the qualifying event to create the Colorado team competing at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships this June 2019.

When: March 23, 2019

Where: Colorado Cameo Shooting Complex, Palisade, Colorado

Registration: 4HOnline (https://co.4honline.com)

Questions: Kristina Teal at 970-210-5351 or mesacounty4Hshootingsports@gmail.com

Test your knowledge or learn new skills: Wildlife Identification, Orienteering (map and compass reading), Outdoor Safety Knowledge, Outdoor Decision Making, Hunter Ethics, Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, and Shotgun events.

Courses of Fire:

• Muzzleloading – Shooting muzzleloaders at targets from a variety of unknown distances.

• Light Rifle – Shooting .22 rifles at targets from a variety of unknown distances.

• Shotgun – Shooting at clay targets in a variety of ways singles and doubles.

• Archery – Shooting at 3D wildlife targets from a variety of hunter challenging positions.

• Hunter's Safety Trail – Do I shoot or not? These are some of the real life hunting scenarios that will challenge you.

• Orienteering – Can you find your way using a compass? Can you read a topographic map? If you hunt…you should know how.

• Wildlife ID – What animal left that track? What did that feather come from? As a hunter, you need to be aware of game signs…this will challenge your knowledge.

• Outdoor Decision Making/Hunter Ethics Exam – As hunters we are all obligated to take care of our environment. Test your knowledge of hunting and our responsibilities.

Sponsored by the Mesa County 4-H Shooting Sports Program in cooperation with the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife.

View the event flyer with all of the details.

Our Shooting Sports program will be hosting a game booth at the 4-H Carnival on Saturday, March 2. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and the funds we raise will be used to help Larimer County members go to Nationals. The Skeeball booth is popular and a lot of fun to work!

Please volunteer to work a shift by visiting the SignUpGenius here.

The finalized Colorado team members for the 2019 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska from June 23–28 have been posted here. Congratulations to the Larimer County 4-H members who qualified to represent Colorado:

• Clint Jordan – Muzzleloading

• James Rudd – Recurve Archery

• Tavis Bensley – Shotgun

• Emma Litchford – .22 Pistol

The qualification for the Outdoor Skills national team will be held at the Colorado 4-H Hunting/Outdoor Skills Invitational on Saturday, March 23, 2019 in Palisade, Colorado. Find details about this event here.

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We have a great fundraising opportunity to help our Shooting Sports program!

Rebel Junk Market will be at the First National Bank Building at the Ranch on February 22–23, 2019 and they need our help. We will be helping at the door or at the holding tables.

Fundraising dollars are used to help with such things as equipment, targets, range-time fees, and help for seniors who are traveling to compete at Nationals.

This is a great opportunity to log some Community Service time that you can include in your record book.

Please click here to volunteer for a time slot on the SignUpGenius.