Competitions
County Shoot Requirements
Members compete in two age groups: Juniors = 4-H age 8–13, Seniors = 4-H age 14–18.
Register for the Shooting Sports project and Air Rifle discipline by the March deadline.
Attend a minimum of 4 Larimer County practices.
Rifle members who are doing both Air Rifle and .22 Rifle may meet this requirement by attending two Air Rifle practices and two .22 Rifle practices.
Informational meetings, orientations, safety meetings, and workshops do NOT count as practices.
Members do NOT have to compete at the county shoot to complete the project.
County Shoot Information
Date
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Location
Exhibit Hall, McKee Building at The Ranch
5280 Arena Circle
Loveland, CO 80538
Orion Scoring System
Larimer County Shooting Sports uses the Orion Scoring System for county competitions. This tool greatly streamlines both the scoring process and tabulation of results.
For Air Rifle and Air Pistol, the targets are scanned and scored by the software.
State Shoot Requirements
Place in the top 6 in your chosen classes at the county shoot.
Complete hunter safety and upload a picture of your hunter safety card to 4HOnline or email it to info@lc4hss.org before July 1.
Complete a project and record book, and earn at least a blue or red ribbon at the county fair.
Pay the state shoot registration fee ($20 per participant plus $5 per class, except shotgun which charges $15 per class).
State Shoot Information
Dates
Saturday, August 16–Sunday, August 17, 2025 for Juniors and Seniors
Location
Southwest Motors Event Center
950 South Prairie Avenue
Pueblo, Colorado
Air Rifle is held on the State Fairgrounds on the west side (do not come in from the Beulah Avenue side). If the gate on Prairie Avenue is not open, there will be one Small Avenue (north side of the fairgrounds).
No on-site food, but fast food is nearby.
National Shoot Information
The 2025 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held June 22–27, 2025 in Grand Island, Nebraska at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. 4-H youth from across the country compete in compound archery, recurve archery, air rifle, air pistol, .22 rifle, .22 pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading, and outdoor/hunting skills.
Colorado 4-H’s team members are determined based on standings at the 2024 Colorado 4-H State Shooting Sports Championships.
Click here to learn more about the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships.