Certifications need to be renewed in each discipline every 7 years to ensure that leaders are up-to-date with the latest knowledge and skills as well as changes that have been made to the 4-H Shooting Sports Program. Previously there was a grace period for anyone who had been certified before the rule change. As of 2024, that grace period has ended. If you were last certified in a discipline before 2017, you are no longer certified as a Level 1 leader and you will need to complete recertification for that discipline this year (March 2024). We appreciate your dedication to the 4-H program and understand the importance of maintaining current certifications.

Registration for certification will open on v2.4HOnline.com beginning 6 weeks ahead of each training:

• Morgan County registration opens on Friday, January 19,

• Pueblo County registration opens on Friday, January 26,

• Weld County registration opens on Friday, February 2,

• Garfield County registration opens on Friday, February 9.

Please ensure that you are fully enrolled and active on 4HOnline.com before registering for certification training. Payment should be submitted to the Extension Office, and one lump payment for Larimer County will be submitted to the state. Please make checks out to Larimer County Extension and turn them into the office. The Larimer County 4-H Foundation offers reimbursement for the registration fee following one year of active participation as a leader in the Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports ​​program.

Click here for all of the information about the upcoming certification trainings for 2024.

If you have any questions about when your certifications for each discipline with expire, please ask!

Rachel Wildman
4-H and Youth Development Specialist

Enrollment for the new 4-H year is open at v2.4HOnline.com. There’s no hurry to finish your enrollment, but we wanted to mention a few items before you do.

1. Upload your Hunter Education card.
   4HOnline does NOT save your hunter ed card from last year. Please upload it when you’re filling out enrollment. If you don’t yet have hunter education, no problem! You can email it to be added later.

2. Upload your Youth Handgun Form.
   If you are enrolling in .22 Pistol or Western Heritage, you will also upload your youth handgun form. (You can download a blank copy here.)

3. Click the “Pay by Check” button.
   Regardless of whether you want to pay online or via check, you will click the “Pay by Check” button. Larimer County 4-H does not use 4HOnline’s system for payments, so “Pay by Check” tells the website that you’re paying outside that system. Then you must go all the way through to the end and click the “Submit” button. Please see this instruction sheet for help with the steps to finish the enrollment process and submit it to Larimer County 4-H.

4. Submit Your Payment.
   Submit your payment of $50 per member for enrollment fees via either check or online as follows:

   1. Send a check made out to Larimer County 4-H to the following address:
      Larimer County Extension Office, 1525 Blue Spruce Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524-2004

   2. Pay online:
      Click here to pay online via credit card or PayPal.

If you submit your enrollment without your Hunter Ed card or Youth Handgun Form, you will need to email them directly to Pam Heeney for her to manually add them to the system.

Mark Your Calendar

Deadlines for enrollment are February 1 for returning members, and March 1 for new members.

All Shooting Sports members are required to attend ONE of these Annual Safety Meetings to be eligible to participate in Shooting Sports practices. We will be hosting the Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom on three dates:

• Friday, February 2, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

• Friday, March 8, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

The orientation process for Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports includes a mandatory Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom for all Shooting Sports members first.

New members, and returning members adding a new discipline, must attend the new member orientation scheduled by each discipline second.

Members must complete the orientation process BEFORE attending any practices.

Please read the information below thoroughly to understand the process and know when to attend. If you have any questions, please ask now…don’t wait until after the dates have passed.

New Members

Members new to Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports must complete the orientation process by attending an Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom first, followed by new member orientation for each discipline second. This process must be completed before members can attend practices.

Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom Schedule

• Friday, February 2, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

• Friday, March 8, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

– The Zoom links will be emailed to enrolled Shooting Sports members one week before each meeting date.
– Please log in a few minutes around 6:25 p.m.—we will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m.
– Members AND parents are required to attend, and we will be taking attendance during the meeting.
– We will alert discipline key leaders about who is ready for new member orientation or practices based on fulfilling the Zoom requirement.

New Member Orientation

Each Shooting Sports discipline will be hosting orientations for new members. Go to each discipline’s page and/or the Calendar for dates, times, and locations.

Returning Members

All returning members are required to attend the mandatory Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom.

Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom Schedule

• Friday, February 2, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

• Friday, March 8, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

– The Zoom links will be emailed to enrolled Shooting Sports members one week before each meeting date.
– Please log in a few minutes around 6:25 p.m.—we will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m.
– Members AND parents are required to attend, and we will be taking attendance during the meeting.
– We will alert discipline key leaders about who is ready for new member orientation or practices based on fulfilling the Zoom requirement.

Orientation for Returning Members New to a Discipline

Returning shooting sports members who are adding a new discipline must attend the new member orientation for the new discipline before they can attend practices. Each Shooting Sports discipline will be hosting orientations for new members. Go to each discipline’s page and/or the Calendar for dates, times, and locations.

*Returning members are defined as those who participated in practices for the discipline during the previous year.

Zoom Meeting Links

There is no signup for the Zoom meeting. 

The link for each scheduled Zoom meeting will be emailed to all members enrolled in Shooting Sports the week prior to February 2 and March 8. If you have not seen the link, please check your junk/spam folder. If you did not receive the email, please reach out to info@lc4hss.org.

If you have questions, please email info@lc4hss.org.

Shooting Sports Leaders:

It’s time to put the final touches on plans for the new year of 4-H Shooting Sports. Join us for a Shooting Sports leader meeting on Friday, January 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Berthoud Room at the McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch.

(Please note, there is a paid event at Blue Arena that evening, so we will gather license plate information to exempt from paid parking fees.)

Please visit v2.4HOnline.com and complete your leader enrollment soon! Your leader enrollment must be approved before you can help at any orientations or practices. And if you are planning to attend certification training, you will need to be approved before registering.

We had a good turnout at the first Air Rifle/Air Pistol work day. However, we still have 7 backers to complete (we ran out of carpet). We need enough carpet for 1–2 layers in each backer, thicker carpet only lets us get one layer in, and enough hands to make the work go quickly. If I recall correctly we were cutting carpet pieces to 23" x 46".

We will start between 11:00–11:30 a.m. on December 17 in the Exhibit Hall at the McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch.

If you have any questions, email Ian Webb by clicking here.

Following are the dates and the disciplines offered for each of the Shooting Sports Leader Certification trainings in 2024.

Morgan County
When: March 1–3, 2024
Registration Opens: January 19, 2024
Registration Closes: February 16, 2024
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun
Click here for a flyer about the Morgan County certification.

Pueblo County
When: March 8–10, 2024
Registration Opens: January 26, 2024
Registration Closes: February 23, 2024
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Muzzleloading, Outdoor Skills, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Western Heritage
Click here for a flyer about the Pueblo County certification.

Weld County
When: March 15–17, 2023
Registration Opens: February 2, 2024
Registration Closes: March 1, 2024
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun
Click here for a flyer about the Weld County certification.

Garfield County
When: March 22–24, 2024
Registration Opens: February 9, 2024
Registration Closes: March 8, 2024
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Muzzleloading, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Western Heritage
Note: Outdoor Skills has been removed from the Garfield County schedule. It will only be offered at the Pueblo weekend.
Click here for a flyer about the Garfield County certification.

All disciplines are NOT offered at all locations. Please see the disciplines listed under each date/location.

Registrations via 4HOnline will open approximately 6 weeks prior to the start of each training. 4-H volunteers must be approved, enrolled, and active in 4HOnline prior to registering for the trainings. Do not delay your volunteer enrollment or re-enrollment process. If you are not currently a 4-H leader, click here to find out how to get started.

Our county has a large, successful Shooting Sports program, but we are in serious need of more certified Shooting Sports leaders to maintain and continue to hold safe practices and effectively teach our 4-H youth. Please block out time on your calendar and plan to attend. Senior 4-H members (ages 14–18) can also attend these trainings to become certified as Shooting Sports Junior Leaders.

The trainings usually cost $135, and the Larimer County 4-H Foundation will reimburse the cost of the training after you serve the Shooting Sports program for one year. In the past we have received a donation to cover the cost to all Junior Leaders. Payment via check should be submitted to the Larimer County Extension Office.

Re-Certification: If you are currently a certified leader, please note that Colorado is now requiring leaders to re-certify every 7 years to continue to be active in the program. Enroll now and be ready to register for training.

Register by visiting v2.4HOnline.com!

Air Pistol and Air Rifle member families: Our backers are in need of updating and repair, so we’ve scheduled a work day on Sunday, November 19 at 10:00 a.m. Come help us get the range ready for the new season to begin in 2024.

We need carpet remnants measuring at least 2’ by 4’ to rebuild our backers. We will need 42 pieces in total. If you have carpet to donate, or know someone who does, email Ian Webb by clicking here.

Update for our Air Rifle/Air Pistol Work Day as of November 8:

We have a full supply of cardboard and staples for the day.

We need carpet pieces that are 2' x 4' or larger for the backers. We need 2 carpet pieces for each of the 21 backers for a total of 42.

We will also need additional heavy-duty staplers capable of using T50 staples and tools to remove heavy-duty staples.

There are a lot of lead pellets in these backers and we will be collecting the lead as we go.

We will need people to:

• cut carpet and cardboard,

• remove staples and old cardboard,

• remove carpet and recover pellets,

• replace carpet and staples on new cardboard, and

• clean up as we go.

Shooting Sports Leaders: Our planning meeting for the upcoming season will be held on Thursday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the Berthoud Room at the McKee Building. There will also be a meeting of key leaders following the main meeting.

The agenda is available by clicking here.