Weld County 4-H is hosting its Shooting Sports Invitational on June 7–8, 2025. Larimer County 4-H members can compete in the disciplines in which they are enrolled.

This is a great opportunity to get experience at a competition that will be similar to county shoot and state shoot!

Read the poster thoroughly for all of the details!

June 7

South Platte Valley Historical Society, 2001 Historic Parkway, Fort Lupton
Archery, Muzzleloading, .22 Rifle, .22 Pistol

 • Check in with the Larimer County 4-H key leader, Rod Bergstrom. Members who participate in Archery, Muzzleloading, .22 Rifle, or .22 Pistol can count this event as a supplemental practice toward their required practice count of 4.

 June 8

Island Grove Regional Park, Exhibition Building, 525 North 15th Avenue, Greeley
Air Pistol and Air Rifle

Weld County Fish & Wildlife Shooting Range, 38997 County Road 51, Eaton
Shotgun (Trap and Skeet)

• Key leaders are not able to attend the Air Pistol, Air Rifle, or Shotgun events. This will NOT count as a supplemental practice for those disciplines.

Just a reminder to mark your calendar with the dates of the Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports county shoots!

• Shotgun: 5-Stand and Skeet – Tuesday, July 8

• Archery – Saturday, July 12

• Air Pistol/Air Rifle – Sunday, July 13

• Shotgun: Trap – Tuesday, July 15

• .22 Pistol – Tuesday, July 15

• .22 Rifle – Saturday, July 19

• Muzzleloading – Saturday, July 19

The next meeting of the Shooting Sports Council is on Wednesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Estes Park room 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.

Click here to go to the Council page and find the Zoom link and agenda.

There are 6 practices left for Air Pistol/Air Rifle!

Check your calendar and get your minimum of 4 required practices to be eligible for the July 13 county shoot!

• May 8

• May 15

• May 22

• May 29

• June 19

• June 26

Each Shooting Sports discipline uses Remind to send time-sensitive alerts such as cancellations and other important communication.

The Remind app is no longer offering text notifications for our account.

Please ensure that you have chosen email or Remind app notifications so you don’t miss important messages. Log in to the Remind app on your phone or Remind.com, choose the ⚙️ icon for your Account Settings, and then Notification preferences.

Here’s an article to walk you through the process: How do I change my Notification preferences? Scroll down to Set contact method notification preferences.

To see the class codes assigned to each discipline, visit the Remind Alerts tab on the Shooting Sports website.

Archery practices are moving outdoors this Thursday, May 1 at The Ranch. We’ll have longer distances and 3D targets.

Enter the Ranch from County Road 5 at the southeast entrance to Arena Circle. Take the 4-H Access Road, travel through Gate 7, and park on the west side of the road. Practice will be held in the grassy area to the east.

Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather. Bring chairs, water, sunscreen, bug spray, and your archery equipment.

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It’s National 4-H Volunteer Appreciation Week. We’re taking this opportunity to recognize the dedicated leaders who make our Shooting Sports program possible!

Did you know that Certified Leaders attend an intensive 15-hour training program over three days in March? This year, 16 Larimer County 4-H leaders and junior leaders attended the training in Archery, Muzzleloading, Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun.

Archery

Bethany Grosser
David McConnell (Junior Leader)
Michael McGregor
Genesis Rivera (Junior Leader)
Emerson Weber (Junior Leader)

Muzzleloading

Rod Bergstrom

Pistol

Zac Box
Brett Dennis
Josh Dunworth

Rifle

Amy Jacoby
Tucker Stonier (Junior Leader)
Shawn Walker
Stephen Walker
Carrie Weber

Shotgun

Scott Smith
Jeffrey Richardson

Thank you to all of the leaders who devote hours to teaching our youth about Shooting Sports and so much more!

If you’re interested in volunteering in Shooting Sports, learn more about enrolling as a leader now so you can attend training in March 2026. Click here to learn more, and email info@LC4HSS.org for assistance with the process! We welcome volunteers to the Shooting Sports team!

We’re sharing the following information from Colorado State University Extension with all Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports members and leaders. Click here for the original document.

Colorado House Bill 24-1348 became law effective January 1, 2025. The law implements new storage requirements for firearms left in unattended vehicles in Colorado.

The text of the law can be found at: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1348, in addition to the following summary of its requirements:

“The act prohibits knowingly leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the handgun is stored in a locked hard-sided container that is placed out of plain view and the container is in a locked vehicle, the locked trunk of the locked vehicle, or a locked recreational vehicle.

The act prohibits knowingly leaving a firearm that is not a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the firearm is stored in a locked hard-sided or soft-sided container that is placed out of plain view and the container is in a locked vehicle, the locked trunk of the locked vehicle, or a locked recreational vehicle. A firearm that is not a handgun that is stored in a soft-sided container must have a locking device installed on the firearm while stored in the soft-sided container.

A person who is considered to have a disability who stores a firearm in a locked soft-sided container does not violate the requirement to store a firearm in a hard-sided container. The act includes exceptions from the storage requirement for storing antique firearms, storing a firearm that is a not a handgun in a vehicle being used for farm or ranch operations, a person who lives in a vehicle or in a recreational vehicle, peace officers and active members of the armed forces, and certain activities related to lawful hunting.

Unsafe storage of a firearm in a vehicle is a civil infraction.”

The safe handling of firearms is one of the most important life skills we teach to our 4-H Shooting Sports members, and we encourage you to review this new law. We expect our staff and volunteers to take steps required by the law during all 4-H Shooting Sports activities. Additional firearms safety and storage information can be found in the Minimum Standards & Best Management Practices of a 4-H Shooting Sports Program.