The state shoot for Archery is moving locations this year. It will be held at 5000 Cuerno Verde Blvd in Colorado City, Colorado, which is about 20 miles south of Pueblo.

 

The schedule has been finalized as well:

Juniors on Saturday, August 17
Seniors on Sunday, August 18

Please mark your calendars now!

We did not have this information when the Archery Orientation Packet was created, so the State Shoot was marked “To Be Determined” in that schedule. The schedule has been revised, and you can download it or see the Archery calendar.

Outdoor practices for .22 Rifle begin this Sunday, April 7.

For this first practice, we will start the day at 12:00 p.m. with some range cleaning, sorting through the shed, etc. so our relays will be a bit shorter than usual. All are welcome to help. Gloves can be helpful for this!

The regular schedule moving forward at practices is as follows:

• Range Set-up will begin at 12:00 p.m. Many hands make light work on this effort. Those on the last relay of the day will help with break down

• We have 20 slots available for each relay on a first come, first served basis. Anyone interested in shooting on the first relay MUST be at the range no later than 12:15 so that we may start promptly at 12:30.

• We will always plan on a second relay but these have a greater chance of getting rained out with Colorado's summer afternoon weather.

• Parents MUST stay for practice. Bring a chair (or something to sit on), water for all, sunblock/shade as needed especially as the summer wears on.

Make sure you are signed up for Remind (instructions here under Communication). We will send a notice by 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning if we are going to cancel practice.

See you at the range!

Western Heritage outdoor shooting practices have been scheduled. They will be held on Mondays at Great Guns in Nunn starting at 6:00 p.m. Dates as follows are also noted on the calendar for Western Heritage.

April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

May 6, 13, 20

June 3, 10, 24

July 1, 8, 15, 22

We will have practice at the range, rain or shine. Please bring your books in case it is raining—we will go to the clubhouse and study.

See y’all at the range!

The National 4-H Western Heritage Conference & Invitational Shoot will be held from July 30–August 1, 2019 in Winton, California in Merced County, located in the center of the state.

The facility hosting the event is the Safety First Shooting Association/River Oaks Firearms Training Center. Visit this link to locate the facility: http://safetyfirstshooting.net/.

Please find Information about transporting firearms in the State of California at this link: https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/travel

Included in the registration fee is lunch and supper on Tuesday through Thursday (6 meals total), ammunition for competitions (.22 LR, .38 Special, .45 Long Colt, .410, 20 gauge shotshells, and 12 gauge shotshells) and access to activities. A light breakfast to grab & go will also be provided on Tuesday through Thursday.

Click here to find more detailed info and register.

Larimer County is now using a computerized scoring system for all our county shoots. To help this run smoothly, we would like to create a team of volunteers to help.  We have scheduled training for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 at the McKee Building to teach volunteers how to use the system and to begin planning for our county shoots in July.

If you are interested in attending this training, please RSVP by clicking this link and filling out the form:

https://goo.gl/forms/S0j6ZlTDB8XxZmEz2

If you have any questions please feel free to email or call Samantha Webb at sammyjwebb@gmail.com or 970-214-5646.

Air Rifle and Air Pistol practice is canceled for Thursday, March 14 due to road conditions.

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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.