Please read this post in its entirety—there is important information throughout.
Who: Archers who met county shoot requirements and registered for county shoot
What: Larimer County 4-H Archery County Shoot
Where: Field east of the McKee Building at The Ranch (same location as practices)
When: Saturday, July 8 starting at 1:30 p.m.
Why: #1 – Competition to demonstrate the skills and sportsmanship you’ve learned this year in archery, #2 – Determine teams for the Colorado state shoot.
Check-in
Arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled start time.
Wear appropriate clothing for the weather conditions including a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, rain jacket. Be sure to follow the 4-H Shooting Sports dress code. You are allowed to carry your water bottle on the range with you.
When you arrive:
Assemble your equipment and come to check-in.
(Do NOT bring your phone, smart watch, other electronics.)
Complete equipment inspection.
Receive instructions about scoring.
Begin your FITA target round with your scheduled group.
If you are unable to make your scheduled start time, come to check-in as soon as you are able—we will attempt to schedule you as soon as there is an opening. Please be patient. We will do our best, within reason, to make sure that all qualified archers get to shoot. As soon as there are no more archers waiting to shoot and the FITA range is empty, we will start tearing down the range. Once the range starts coming down, latecomers will no longer be allowed to begin.
Every effort will be made to find lost arrows, but there is a time limit on searching. Just as in practice, arrows must always be in a quiver unless you are shooting them.
Course
Time: The course will take 2–2 ½ hours to complete.
Practice End: Every group begins with practice arrows at a 20-yard FITA target.
Course: FITA targets first, followed by 3D Targets.
Juniors
3 arrows at each FITA target distance (starting with 40, 30, 20, and then 10 yards) for a total of 12 arrows. Participants have up to five minutes to shoot the round at each distance.
2 arrows at each of four 3D targets placed at unknown distances up to 40 yards for a total of 8 arrows. Participants have up to two minutes to shoot each target.
Seniors
5 arrows at each FITA target distance (starting with 50, 40, 30, and then 20 yards) for a total of 20 arrows. Participants have up to five minutes to shoot the round at each distance.
2 arrows at each of 10 3D targets placed at unknown distances up to 40 yards for a total of 20 arrows. Participants have up to two minutes to shoot each target.
Scoring
Do not touch any arrows until all scores are recorded!
Mark all arrows with the provided black Sharpie before pulling them.
Senior archers will score their own groups. Juniors will be assisted by a volunteer.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you receive the correct scores. Please be sure you know how to read the Orion scorecards.
If you disagree with an arrow score or have questions, raise your hand and call for a range officer to clarify before touching any arrows. Advocate for yourself.
Once you sign your scorecard, it is final.
3D Targets
Binoculars are allowed. Rangefinders are NOT allowed.
Nobody will be allowed to inspect the targets or the scoring rings before they shoot on Saturday.
Nobody will be allowed on the 3D range prior to the competition except the few volunteers who are asked to help with set-up.
Don’t talk about 3D distances or scoring rings with anyone, including fellow competitors.
Don’t walk over to a 3D target unless you are going to score and pull arrows at that target.
Don’t offer to help find arrows at a 3D target where you have not yet shot.
Spectators
What to Bring
Reminders
Keep your participants’ phones. Participants may NOT carry electronics on the range. This includes phones, smart watches, etc.
Parents will not be helping to score their own family members or helping to pull their arrows.
Coaching from parents or anyone is prohibited during the competition. If you think your child needs water or a snack, ask a range volunteer for help.
Questions or concerns may be respectfully brought to the attention of a range volunteer.
Disrespecting range volunteers or any attempt to gain an unfair advantage over fellow competitors will not be tolerated and may result in people being asked to leave the range, or disqualification in extreme cases.
You may use binoculars, but rangefinders are PROHIBITED for everyone at the county shoot.
We know that we won’t have any issues because we have great kids and families in our 4-H Archery program!
Awards
Thank you for allowing us to adjust our normal county shoot schedule to allow our 4-H archery leaders and families to attend the memorial service for our beloved Jim Easthouse in the morning.
Because the competition will now run late into the evening, we will schedule the awards for another day. Watch your email and the calendar for details!
