Archery practices are beginning outdoors on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. in the field to the east of the McKee Building at The Ranch. Please either arrive a little early to help set up, or plan to stay at the end to help tear down. We will bring out the fun 3D targets as well, but that means more to set up!

Following is a map of the location at The Ranch. Enter through Gate 6 and park to the west of the practice area. Be careful about traffic—construction is using this access road as well.

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Cancellations: Be sure to sign up for Remind. If the weather requires us to cancel, this is how we’ll alert families. Click here to learn how to sign up for Remind alerts.

Due to the large number of members and limited space at the range, .22 Rifle requires members to sign up to participate in practices.

A SignUpGenius has been sent via email to the .22 Rifle member families for practices on April 30 and the month of May. Please note the restrictions that allow members to sign up for ONE RELAY per day, and TWO PRACTICES total on the signup.

Please check your email for information and the SignUpGenius link. If you did not receive it, please reach out to the .22 Rifle key leaders or email info@lc4hss.org.

We have some work to do at the range before outdoor practices begin, so a work day has been scheduled on April 22 at 10 a.m. to get these projects done. This will be a "many hands make light work" type of effort and we'll have leaders to help guide each project. Primary items will be resetting the line, getting the new storage container painted and fitted out, and re-organizing the port-a-potties.

This is a great opportunity for members to get some community service time.

If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Ian at irwebb@gmail.com or 970-214-5646.

Thank you all for pitching in to help get the range ready for our outdoor practices.

-Ian Webb, Key Leader
-Rex Rogers, Assistant Key Leader
-Paola Webb, Assistant Key Leader

We are adding an outdoor Archery practice for Tuesday, April 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the field east of the McKee Building at The Ranch. (See the map here.) Remember to bring your chairs, sunscreen, and water bottles. See you outside!

Please be aware that there are now only 4 practices before the county shoot!

• May 4

• May 18

• June 8

• July 6

Keep in mind that all participants must attend a minimum of four Larimer County 4-H practices to participate in the County Shoot. (If a member is participating in both .22 Rifle and Air Rifle, the youth may opt to attend two practices in each discipline rather than four in each. This does NOT apply to practices for any other discipline.)

If you have any questions, please contact the key leaders.

The south, main entrance to The Ranch will be closed during working hours on Tuesday, April 11 and possibly Wednesday, April 12. The entrance should be open in the evenings, but if not, you can enter the grounds from either Clydesdale Parkway or Andalusian Drive. 

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At the Shooting Sports leader certification trainings this year, we had:

• existing leaders re-certifying in a discipline,

• new leaders receiving certification in a discipline,

• leaders instructing the training, and

• members becoming certified junior leaders.

Pictured in the first photo – Jeremiah McConnell (Archery), Beth McConnell (Archery).

Pictured in the second photo – front row – TJ Goss (Shotgun instructor), Jonathan Bopp (Rifle), Paola Webb (Pistol), Brett Dennis (Rifle), Nate Schuelke (Archery), Samantha Webb (Rifle); back row – Walker Cameron (Rifle), Jaydyn Simpson (Rifle), Jeremiah McConnell (Rifle), Gideon Rivera (Archery). Not pictured is: Ian Webb (Pistol instructor).

The trainings span Friday evening, all of Saturday, and half of Sunday. We appreciate you spending your weekends to help the 4-H Shooting Sports program in our county.

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All Shooting Sports youth and parents/guardians MUST agree to the Required Paperwork including the Shooting Sports Waiver and Practice Policy, as well as the Policies and Procedures. The link to access this Required Paperwork and fill out the Google Form was given at the end of each Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom.

The deadline for all members to complete this paperwork for is Monday, March 20 at 9:30 p.m. Members not completing this requirement by the due date will not be able to participate in orientations or practices.