Competitions
County Shoot Requirements
Members compete in two age groups: Juniors = 4-H age 8–13, Seniors = 4-H age 14–18.
Register for the Shooting Sports project and Shotgun discipline by the March deadline.
Attend a minimum of 4 Larimer County practices.
Informational meetings, orientations, safety meetings, and workshops do NOT count as practices.
Members do NOT have to compete at the county shoot to complete the project.
County Shoot Information
Dates
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. for Skeet and 5-Stand
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. for Trap
Location
Great Guns Sporting
16126 County Road 96
Nunn, Colorado 80648
Scoring
Clay targets will be scored either hit/broken or lost/missed.
Hit/broken target: A target is scored as hit or broken when at least one visible piece of the target is broken or separated from the target.
Lost/missed target: A target is scored as lost or missed when it is not hit during its flight. The absence of a visible, separated target piece is considered a lost or missed target. A target is scored as lost or missed if it is fired upon out of order or in the event of a non-alibied failure to fire.
County Level
5-stand, trap, and skeet will consist of 1 round of 25 targets.
State Level
Sporting clays (5-stand) will consist of 1 round of 50 targets.
Skeet will consist of 2 rounds of 25 targets.
Trap will consist of 2 rounds of 25 targets.
Orion Scoring System
Larimer County Shooting Sports uses the Orion Scoring System for county competitions. This tool greatly streamlines both the scoring process and tabulation of results.
For Archery, standard scorecards are used to record scores and then scanned to be scored and totaled by the software. We have scorecards available for members to look over and use for practice, so you can become familiar and comfortable with them.
Click to view and download scorecards here:
Here is a quick example of how to mark the scorecards. Fill in the inside, smaller portion of the correct bubble.
If you make a mistake or need to change a score, DO NOT cross it out. Leave the original, incorrect bubble and fill in the larger, oval bubble for the correct score. Then initial next to the shot.
State Shoot
Place in the top 5 in your chosen classes at the county shoot.
Complete hunter safety and upload a picture of your hunter safety card to 4HOnline or email it to info@lc4hss.org before July 1.
Complete a project and record book, and earn at least a blue or red ribbon at the county fair.
Pay the state shoot registration fee ($20 per participant plus $5 per class, except shotgun which charges $15 per class).
Shotgun state teams consist of five members.
State Shoot Information
Dates
Saturday, August 31, 2024 (Skeet & Sporting Clays)
Sunday, September 1, 2024 (Trap)
Location
Pikes Peak Gun Club
450 South Francesville Coal Mine Road
Colorado Springs. Colorado
Click here for the tentative schedule and additional information posted by Colorado 4-H.
Some onsite camping is available. The nearest hotels are at the Colorado Springs Airport.
Chairs are helpful for some shotgun events.
Carts are helpful, especially for sporting clays.
National Shoot Information
The 2024 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held June 23–28, 2024 in Grand Island, Nebraska at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. 4-H youth from across the country compete in compound archery, recurve archery, air rifle, air pistol, .22 rifle, .22 pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading, and outdoor/hunting skills.
Colorado 4-H’s team members are determined based on standings at the 2023 Colorado 4-H State Shooting Sports Championships.
Click here to learn more about the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships.