The meeting of the Shooting Sports Council has been rescheduled to Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch.
We are offering the option to attend via Zoom for those who are unable to attend in person.
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The next meeting of the Shooting Sports Council is on Wednesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch.
We are offering the option to attend via Zoom for those who are unable to attend in person. The Zoom link will be posted soon.
NOTE: Change in location and time for the second day of the course. The portion at the range on April 6 will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Clausen Ranch in Masonville (12425 North County Road 27, Loveland, CO 80538).
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Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports has organized an Internet Conclusion Course for Hunter Education on April 5–6, 2025.
This course is for 4-H members. However, parents and siblings are welcome to attend and earn their hunter education cards as well.
All participants must complete the online course BEFORE attending the in-person course. The online course takes significant time to finish, so please plan accordingly. The cost is $34.95. Click here for the online course: https://www.hunter-ed.com/colorado/.
Please read all of the course information thoroughly BEFORE registering!
If you have any questions, please email info@LC4HSS.org.
The deadline to fill out the Required Paperwork is Friday, March 21, 2025.
The link to the Google Form was distributed during the Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom.
The form must be completed BEFORE you attend orientation or practices. Members missing paperwork after the deadline will NOT be eligible to participate in Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports this year.
The 66th Annual 4-H Carnival is coming soon on March 1, 2025 from 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Shooting Sports will host two booths: Skee Ball and Ammo Pull. Please volunteer an hour of your time to support 4-H Shooting Sports in Larimer County!
The Carnival is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Larimer County 4-H Foundation and the Shooting Sports program. The funds help support Larimer County members who qualify and travel to Nationals in June, as well as other Shooting Sports needs.
🍀 Members, please volunteer for a shift! Senior members can volunteer without a parent. Junior members should have a parent along to assist.
🍀 Leaders and Parents, we need adults to volunteer to monitor the booths, help with prizes, and count booth tickets.
The orientation process for Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports includes a mandatory Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom for all Shooting Sports members FIRST.
New members must attend the new member orientation scheduled by each discipline SECOND. This applies to returning members adding a new discipline as well.
Members must complete the orientation process BEFORE attending any practices.
Please read the information below thoroughly to understand the process and know when to attend. If you have any questions, please ask now…don’t wait until after the dates have passed.
Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
The link for each of the Zoom meetings will be emailed to enrolled Shooting Sports members. If you have questions, please email info@LC4HSS.org.
Members new to Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports must complete the orientation process by attending an Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom FIRST, followed by New Member Orientation in person for each discipline in which they are enrolled SECOND.
Each Shooting Sports discipline will host its own orientations for new members. Go to each discipline’s page on LC4HSS.org for dates, times, and locations.
All Returning members are required to attend the mandatory Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom.
Returning members adding a new discipline must also attend the orientation for the new discipline before they can attend practices.
* To be considered a Returning member, they must have participated in practices for the discipline during the previous year.
** Members who participated in either Air Rifle or .22 Rifle in the previous year do NOT need to attend the new member orientation for Rifle to add the other discipline.
If you have any questions about this process, please email info@LC4HSS.org.
Click here for the tentative agenda for the trainings. This applies to all of the locations.
Following are the dates and the disciplines to be offered at each of the Shooting Sports Leader Certification trainings in 2025.
Morgan County
When: March 7–9, 2025
Registration Opens: January 24, 2025
Registration Closes: February 21, 2025
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun
Morgan County training information flyer
Weld County
When: March 14–16, 2025
Registration Opens: January 31, 2025
Registration Closes: February 28, 2025
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Orion training (Free, registration required)
Weld County training information flyer
Pueblo County
When: March 21–23, 2025
Registration Opens: February 7, 2025
Registration Closes: March 7, 2025
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Muzzleloading, Outdoor Skills, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Western Heritage
Pueblo County training information flyer
Garfield County
When: March 28–30, 2025
Registration Opens: February 14, 2025
Registration Closes: March 14, 2025
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Muzzleloading, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Western Heritage
Garfield County training information flyer
(All disciplines are NOT offered at all locations. Please see the disciplines listed under each date/location.)
Click here for the tentative agenda for the trainings. This applies to all of the locations.
Our county has a large, successful Shooting Sports program, but we are in serious need of more certified Shooting Sports leaders to maintain and continue to hold safe practices and effectively teach our 4-H youth.
Enroll as a 4-H leader for 2025 now at v2.4HOnline.com. If you are a returning leader, you need to enroll before activities begin. If you are interested in becoming a new leader, we’d welcome you to the Shooting Sports program. Click here to find out how to get started with the process to enroll as a 4-H leader in Larimer County!
Certified leaders are required to re-certify every 7 years, per the National minimum standards. Leaders attend the same, three-day trainings to ensure that they are up to date on the safety training as well as the 4-H Shooting Sports curriculum. If you are currently a certified Shooting Sports leader, enroll now and be ready to register for training. If you have questions about when you need to re-certify, email info@lc4hss.org for information.
Senior 4-H members (ages 14–18) can also attend these trainings to become certified as Shooting Sports Junior Leaders. Certified junior leaders receive the same training as adults. They can then assist the discipline’s leaders and coach other members at practices. Junior leaders cannot run a line until they are 21 years old, but they do not have to re-certify until they reach the 7-year re-certification mark.
Plus, the Larimer County 4-H Foundation covers the cost for junior leaders to attend the training!
The cost is historically $135. Rhe Larimer County 4-H Foundation reimburses the cost of the training after you have served the Shooting Sports program for one year and enrolled for the upcoming year. The Larimer County 4-H Foundation covers the registration fee for junior leaders at the time of the training.
Payment is due to the extension office. (Junior leaders will be funded by the Larimer County 4-H Foundation.)
Pay by check to the extension office or click here for the online payment form. One lump sum will be sent from Larimer County 4-H to the hosting county for all leaders attending.
Registration opens 6 weeks before the start date of each training. Go to Events on 4HOnline. 4-H volunteers must be approved, enrolled, and active on 4HOnline before registering.
We have reset our Remind discipline groups to start 2025. All users now need to sign up to receive alerts.
Visit our Remind instructions to join the group for each discipline that is relevant to your family.
Each Shooting Sports discipline uses Remind to send time-sensitive alerts for cancellations and other important communication. You can choose to receive alerts via text messages, email, the Remind app, or any combination of the three.
(Please note: Remind will NOT allow members under the age of 13 to join.)
