We are so proud of the Larimer County Shooting Sports members who traveled to Grand Island to participate in the 4-H Nationals Shooting Sports Championships from June 23–28, 2023.

The championships consist of three days of competition for nine disciplines including Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Compound Archery, Muzzleloading, .22 Pistol, .22 Rifle, Hunting/Outdoor Skills, Recurve Archery, and Shotgun. Members are busy all week beginning with equipment check-in, state team pictures, practice time at the ranges, teen socials, and ceremonies. It’s an amazing week for the members and their families!

In Colorado, senior 4-H members qualify at the state shoot the previous year to represent our state on the national level. Members are only eligible to attend in each discipline once—it really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Here are the individual results for our Larimer County members:

Daiton Crego, .22 Pistol

Day 1: Slow Fire = 14th Place
Day 2: Silhouette = 25th Place
Day 3: Camp Perry = 17th Place
OVERALL = 15th Place

Ian Foltin, Muzzleloading

Day 1: Bullseye = 62nd Place
Day 2: Novelty = 34th Place
Day 3: Silhouettes = 61st Place
OVERALL = 57th Place

Blake Bohlender, Shotgun

Day 1: Sporting Clays = 3rd Place
Day 2: Skeet = 1st Place
Day 3: Trap = 8th Place
OVERALL = 2nd Place

Wyatt Enns, Shotgun

Day 1: Sporting Clays = 52nd Place
Day 2: Skeet = 3rd Place
Day 3: Trap = 6th Place
OVERALL = 9th Place

Wyatt Loos, Shotgun

Day 1: Sporting Clays = 7th Place
Day 2: Skeet = 23rd Place
Day 3: Trap = 10th Place
OVERALL = 6th Place

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Shotgun Team – 1st Place Overall

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Muzzleloading Team – 6th Place Overall

The Colorado teams placed as follows for each discipline overall:

Air Pistol = 14th Place
Air Rifle = 13th Place
Compound Archery = 1st Place
Muzzleloading = 6th Place
Outdoor Skills = 7th Place
Recurve Archery = 11th Place
Shotgun = 1st Place
.22 Pistol = 8th Place
.22 Rifle = 10th Place

Colorado placed 4th in the Sweepstakes, the overall award for states with full teams in all shooting sports disciplines.

Please join us in congratulating our members on this accomplishment. We encourage you all to set your sights high and aim to qualify to attend this awesome event!

Click here for more information about the National Championships including all of the photos and results from the event..

There is an addendum to the 2024 Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports Rulebook that applies to Shotgun. This edit aligns the rules with thje current scorecard for how the extra shots will be utilized in Sporting Clays.

Click here for the rule book.

Click here for the addendum.

An Air Pistol and Air Rifle practice date has been added on Thursday, June 27 at 6:00 p.m.

Members don’t need to complete hunter education to participate in the county shoot. However, to be eligible for state shoot teams, members must submit their hunter education cards BEFORE the July 1, 2024 11:59 p.m. deadline. If you have not submitted your card yet, please send a photo of your hunter education card to info@LC4HSS.org.

We’ve added a practice for Muzzleloading this weekend. Join us on Sunday, June 23 at 1:00 p.m.

The Registration for County Shoots is OPEN now!

The SignUpGenius includes one tab for each discipline. Go to the tab for each of the disciplines your 4-H members are participating in. Fill out a separate SignUpGenius form for each member for each discipline.

Here is a listing of the deadlines to register for each discipline, as well as the dates for each county shoot:

Air Pistol/Air Rifle

• Deadline to Register: July 11 at 11:59 p.m.

• County Shoot: July 14

Archery 

• Deadline to Register: July 2 at 11:59 p.m.

• County Shoot: July 13

Muzzleloading

• Deadline to Register: July 10 at 11:59 p.m.

• County Shoot: July 20

Shotgun

• Deadline to Register: July 2 at 11:59 p.m.

• County Shoot: July 9 for 5-Stand and Skeet, July 16 for Trap

.22 Pistol

• Deadline to Register: July 9 at 11:59 p.m.

• County Shoot: July 16

.22 Rifle

• Deadline to Register: July 7 at 11:59 p.m.

• County Shoot: July 20

Please see the overview about county shoots below for more information. And you can email info@LC4HSS.org with any questions.

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During the month of July, disciplines will hold a county shoot for all eligible and interested members. This is a fun competition and not a requirement to complete the Shooting Sports project. However, participation is encouraged because it is a good way to showcase your skills and measure your progress.

Don’t be intimidated—the competitions are divided by age division (juniors ages 8–13 and seniors ages 14–18) and by classes based on equipment. If you are a brand new 8-year-old 4-H member, you will NOT be competing against senior members who have been shooting for 10 years. 

What are the requirements to participate in County Shoot?

• Complete the orientation process,

• Attend a minimum of four required practices for the discipline(s) you are enrolled in,

• Register for each county shoot by discipline before its deadline.

County shoots also serve as qualifiers for the Colorado State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships (referred to as the State Shoot). Counties across Colorado send their teams of 6 members (5 members for Shotgun) per age division and class to compete in Pueblo, Colorado City, and Colorado Springs on August 17–18 and August 31–September 1. (Schedules for state shoot are posted on each discipline page under Competitions, but specific relay times will not be available until state shoot registration for each member is completed in early August.)

What are the requirements to participate in State Shoot?

• Submit your hunter education card by July 1, 2024 to info@LC4HSS.org,

• Commit to being willing and able to travel to the state shoot, should you qualify, on your county shoot registration on SignUpGenius,

• Participate in the scheduled county shoot and qualify in the top 6 in your age division and class (top 5 for Shotgun),

• Exhibit your project and record book at the county fair and earn a blue or red ribbon,

• Pay the state entry fees.

More details are included on the website at LC4HSS.org. If you have more questions, please feel free to email info@LC4HSS.org anytime. We’ll be happy to help!

Practice for Air Pistol and Air Rifle is CANCELED on Thursday, June 20. Our next practice will be on Thursday, July 11.

During the month of July, disciplines will hold a county shoot for all eligible and interested members. This is a fun competition and not a requirement to complete the Shooting Sports project. However, participation is encouraged because it is a good way to showcase your skills and measure your progress.

Don’t be intimidated—the competitions are divided by age division (juniors ages 8–13 and seniors ages 14–18) and by classes based on equipment. If you are a brand new 8-year-old 4-H member, you will NOT be competing against senior members who have been shooting for 10 years.

What are the requirements to participate in County Shoot?

• Complete the orientation process,

• Attend a minimum of four required practices for the discipline(s) you are enrolled in,

• Register for each discipline’s county shoot before its deadline. (Registration will be on SignUpGenius and will open soon on June 17. Watch for the link!)

County shoots also serve as qualifiers for the Colorado State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships (referred to as the State Shoot). Counties across Colorado send their teams of 6 members (5 members for Shotgun) per age division and class to compete in Pueblo, Colorado City, and Colorado Springs on August 17–18 and August 31–September 1. (Schedules for state shoot are posted on each discipline page under Competitions, but specific relay times will not be available until state shoot registration for each member is completed in early August.)

What are the requirements to participate in State Shoot?

• Submit your hunter education card by July 1, 2024 to info@LC4HSS.org,

• Commit to being willing and able to travel to the state shoot, should you qualify, on your county shoot registration on SignUpGenius,

• Participate in the scheduled county shoot and qualify in the top 6 in your age division and class (top 5 for Shotgun),

• Exhibit your project and record book at the county fair and earn a blue or red ribbon,

• Pay the state entry fees.

More details are included under each discipline’s page. If you have more questions, please feel free to email info@LC4HSS.org anytime. We’ll be happy to help!