Brayden Rinebarger and the Larimer County 4-H Western Heritage Key Leader, Dennis Rinebarger, traveled to Price, Utah for the 4-H Western Heritage National Conference and Invitational Shoot from July 30–August 2. Three other 4-H members from Colorado attended as well.

Day one included the flag ceremony, shooting practice, pizza/pool party, scavenger hunt, and testing. Dennis was also sworn in as a range officer.

Day two was 6 stages of shooting, chuck wagon lunch, and interviews. Brayden earned his Clean Run Badge.

Day three wrapped up with 6 stages of shooting, range clean-up, museum tours, and the awards banquet.

For more information, visit 4-hwesternheritageproject.org.

REVISED: Please download the latest schedule. Revisions to relays are highlighted in yellow, and in red text.

Our Larimer County qualifiers have been registered for the state shoot and the schedule including individual relay times is now posted.

Click the button below and find your name listed in alphabetical order with your schedule for each discipline and class you’re qualified to shoot.

* Changes to relay times may be required as the state finalizes the plans and timing, but we will notify you directly if any changes arise.

To find more information about the state shoot including a map for each location, visit each Discipline page and go to the Competitions section.

If you have any questions, reach out to your discipline’s key leader or you can email info@lc4hss.org.

Both Larimer County and Weld County Air Rifle and Air Pistol 4-H members are invited for a Fun Shoot on Saturday, August 12 from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The fun will include:
• Shooting various kinds of targets,
• Playing Shooting Sports games,
• Shooting various air rifles and air pistols,
• Sharing a potluck lunch.

If you have any questions, you can contact the Larimer County 4-H Air Key Leader,Ian Webb at 970-214-5656 or irwebb@gmail.com.

To download a PDF of the flyer with all of the information, please click here.

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It’s been a great year, and it’s time to celebrate with some FUN!

Join us for a fun shoot on Thursday, July 27 at 6:00 p.m. at the practice field east of the McKee Building.

Family members are invited to join their archers on the line. Either bring your bow or try shooting with county equipment. All shooters will be required to fill out a liability waiver. And only those 4-H age 8 and older are allowed to participate.

We are so proud of the four Larimer County Shooting Sports members who traveled to Grand Island to participate in the 4-H Nationals Shooting Sports Championships from June 25–30, 2023.

The championships consist of three days of competition for nine disciplines including Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Compound Archery, Muzzleloading, .22 Pistol, .22 Rifle, Outdoor Skills, Recurve Archery, and Shotgun. Members are busy all week beginning with equipment check-in, state team pictures, practice time at the ranges, teen socials, and ceremonies. It’s an amazing week for the members and their families!

In Colorado, senior 4-H members qualify at the state shoot the previous year to represent our state on the national level. Members are only eligible to attend in each discipline once—it really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

This was the biggest National Shooting Sports Championships in the event’s history. There were a total of 719 participants from 42 states represented.

Here are the results for our Larimer County shooters:

Walker Cameron, Compound Archery

Day 1: FITA = 1st Place
Day 2: Field = 10th Place
Day 3: 3D = 4th Place
OVERALL = 4th Place out of 111

Jude Rudd, Compound Archery

Day 1: FITA = 49th Place
Day 2: Field = 35th Place
Day 3: 3D = 32nd Place
OVERALL = 38th Place out of 111

Tristen Noyer, Recurve Archery

Day 1: Field = 30th Place
Day 2: FITA = 40th Place
Day 3: 3D = 33rd Place
OVERALL = 37th Place out of 68

Tait Simpson, Muzzleloading

Day 1: 50-Yard Bullseye = 44th Place
Day 2: 25-Yard Novelty = 51st Place
Day 3: Silhouettes = 56th Place
OVERALL = 57th Place out of 71

Click each photo to enlarge and show names of team members and coaches.

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Compound Archery Team

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Recurve Archery Team

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Muzzleloading Team

The Colorado teams placed as follows for each discipline overall:

Air Pistol = 3rd Place
Air Rifle = 7th Place
Compound Archery = 3rd Place
Muzzleloading = 6th Place
Outdoor Skills = No Full Team
Recurve Archery = 9th Place
Shotgun = 13th Place
.22 Pistol = 3rd Place
.22 Rifle = 10th Place

Please join us in congratulating our members on this accomplishment. We encourage you all to set your sights high and aim to qualify to attend this awesome event!

To view more photos of the Colorado Compound Archery Team, visit Sharel Cameron’s photo gallery here.

Click here for more information about the National Championships.

For the members who qualified for state shoot teams, the fees are due by Thursday, July 27 at 10:00 p.m. Please check your email for the total due for your family and the link to pay via the SignUpGenius.

Fees are $20 per participant plus $5 per class, except shotgun which charges $15 per class.

A few items to note:

• Larimer County 4-H leaders are handling the registration for each member’s state shoot disciplines. You will receive multiple auto-generated emails from 4HOnline as this process is completed. One will state that you owe payment to the extension office before your registration will be active. You are paying these fees now SignUpGenius. Please disregard those 4HOnline emails.

• If you have any questions about your fee total or the payment process, please contact Sam Webb by clicking here.

• A schedule of tentative relay times for state shoot will be available at Interview Judging on August 1, but relays will not be finalized until the week of the state shoot.

Every year we have a special Larimer County shirt to celebrate the state shoot. This shirt is not required for state team members, but is a fun way to show your Larimer County spirit. Shirts must be ordered by Thursday, July 20 to make sure we have them available by Project Pickup Day on August 9.

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Date

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 7:30 a.m. check-in, 8:00 a.m. start time

Location

Near Morrison, Colorado (specific location will be sent to all registered participants)

Registration

Participants must be enrolled in the 4-H Hunting & Outdoor Skills project to participate.

Register by Friday, September 8 at 4HOnline.com.

Fee

$30 per participant

Competitions

• Rifle

• 3D archery course with hunting skills

• Shotgun sporting clay course

• Compass course

• Map reading contest

• General knowledge test

• Geer judging contest

• Animal identification

• Shoot/No shoot scenarios

What to Bring

Bring your own ammo and firearms, bows, arrows, compass, pencils, and clipboard. Rangefinders are not allowed. Bring your own eye and ear protection (both are required for every shooting competition).

Snacks and water.

National Qualifier

This competition is primarily intended for participants interested and available to qualify and compete at the 4-H National Shooting Sports Championships in June 2024. Senior 4-H members who are eligible will take priority if the field is limited. This is a first-come, first-served event.

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