Guide 2020-2021 THE PROJECT Welcome to the Adams County 4-H Project! The 4-H Shooting Sports program teaches members how to safely, responsibly, and ethically use while having fun. Shooting is a skill that requires self-discipline, concentration, and individual effort. It can also require considerable financial resources. Before starting this project, please talk with one of our Adams County 4-H Shooting Sports leaders to get an idea of what equipment is required for each discipline. This guide will give you information about the project, the disciplines within Shooting Sports, the project requirements, a list of the trained shooting sports leaders in Adams County, and how individuals can qualify for Adams County and State Fair shooting contests. If you have any questions, please call the 4-H office at 303-637-8100.

SHOOTING SPORTS LEADERS In addition to completing all required steps of becoming a 4-H leader (outlined on the Adams County 4-H website), all leaders who work as Shooting Sports instructors are required to attend a state- sponsored training in the Shooting Sports discipline(s) they instruct. To the right are listed the key shooting sports leaders for each discipline. If you have any questions as you proceed through the 2020-2021 shooting sports project, please contact them. They are a wealth of knowledge and are happy to help you throughout your project. LEADERS

.22 /.22 /Air Rifle/Air Pistol Shannon Underwood - (720) 219-5728

Please Read! All Adams County 4-H Members and parents are required Mike Sager - (303) 870-9313 to sign a safety contract for every discipline in which they participate before they can start practicing. In addition, Muzzleloading anyone attending an Adams County 4-H shooting sports TJ Goss - (303) 905-3781 practice will be required to sign in and out. Throughout the year, if there are any concerns with member & Outdoor Skills proficiency or safety at a practice, the key leader of the Mike Sager- (303) 870-9313 discipline will fill out a form outlining the concerns. The leader will go over this Safety&Proficiency Concerns Form with the member and the parents and all involved in this Wes Goss - (303) 868-9352 disscussion will sign the form. After a member has three instances of proficiency or safety concerns, there will be a meeting with the parents, leader, and extension staff. Western Heritage Shannon Underwood - (720) 219-5728 REQUIREMENTS (subject to change due to county and 4-H health and safety protocols) All Adams County 4-H Shooting Sports project members, in order to be eligi- ble to participate at the county or state shooting contests, must complete the following requirements: • Member must be 8 years old by December 31, 2020 to participate. MANDATORY SAFETY • Each discipline has specific safety equipment that is required. Member must have the TRAININGS required safety equipment to participate in each of the Shooting Sports disciplines in Members must attend at least one which they are enrolled. For a list of what is required, please contact the Shooting Sports safety training each year in order leader for each discipline. to be eligible for Shooting Sports • Member may not practice until they enroll in the 4-H shooting sports program and the . Safety trainings will specific discipline. either be held virtually or in the Adams • Member must attend at least five county practices (those that are overseen by a certified County Extension Office meeting shooting sports leader) per discipline. This requirement was waived in 2020 but has been rooms. 2020-2021 Dates: 1/18 and 3/16 at reinstated in 2021. 7pm via Zoom. Other dates TBD. • Member must attend one county-sanctioned safety training. • Member’s “orange card” must have five practice punches and one safety punch. • County shoot entry form must be accompanied by completed orange card. Only orange cards will be accepted; coaches’ records of practice attendance will not be taken into account. Practices completed after the entry form deadline will not be considered for PRACTICE SCHEDULE orange card requirements. Failure to include a completed orange card with the shooting Below is the list of disciplines that are offered through Adams County 4-H Shooting Sports. sports contest entry form will result in non-entry for the county shoot. All practice dates are tentative, depending on the * If a member loses his/her orange card, they must contact the Extension Office weather and other circumstances. Watch the immediately to request a new card. calendar and the weekly e-minders for * If the member would like credit for the practices punched on a lost card, a $50 updates and cancellations. As always, keep an eye on replacement fee will be charged for the first loss and a $100 replacement fee per card will weather, when in doubt call before you haul! be charged on any subsequent losses. .22 Rifle/.22 Pistol*/Air Rifle/Air Pistol* • Member must complete the Colorado Hunter Education Safety Course (now online) and Practice Dates: Mondays beginning in early April have their hunter safety card before the county shoot. Location: South Platte Valley Historical Society (Fort • Member must turn in one e-record book and shooting sports display for one of the Lupton) shooting sports disciplines in which they are enrolled for the year, or they must drop the -County Shoot: Air - July 12, .22 - July 19 project by June 1st. Failure to complete a shooting sports project or to drop by June 1st -Range fees: $10/member per year will result in disqualification from all Shooting Sports events the following year. • If a member has a conflict with a county shoot date, they must make arrangements with Archery Practice Dates: Mondays beginning in early April the designated shooting sports leader in advance. Location: Adams County Fairgrounds • Each member is responsible for paying any range fees when required for the discipline. -County Shoot: July 25 State Fair qualifiers are determined in the following way for each discipline: -Range fees: $15/member or $20/family per year • All of the requirements for the county must have been met (safety equipment, practices, orange card, hunter safety card, e-record, display, and qualifying at the county shoot). Muzzleloading • The high scores in each discipline per age (junior and senior age categories). Practice Dates: Wednesdays beginning in mid-March Location: South Platte Valley Historical Society (Fort • County fair project and e-record in one of the disciplines must be completed and have Lupton) received a or red ribbon. -County Shoot: July 14 Junior Leaders must qualify for their position in the following ways: -Range fees: $5/member per practice • Be at least 15 years old • Have 2 years of experience in the discipline in which they will become a Junior Leader Shotgun • Complete an application and submit it to the 4-H office Practice Dates: Fridays beginning in mid-March Location: Colorado Clays (Brighton) • Give a speech to and answer interview questions from the Shooting Sports Leaders -County Shoot: July 18 Council -Shotgun Range fees: $5/member for 25 shots • Be approved by 4-H Agents and the Shooting Sports Leaders Council The requirements listed above are to determine eligibility to compete at the Hunting and Outdoor Skills county or state shooting contests. However, to complete the Shooting Sports -Members must complete at least three project, members do not have to compete. To complete the Shooting Sports practices in any of the disciplines list above. project, members must exhibit a project at the county fair. Please see the -Members must also attend at least two Premium Book for specific requirements. Hunting and Outdoor Skills workshops, which will be announced in the weekly newsletter and posted on the Google Calendar. Location: Variable, check Google Calendar IMPORTANT: .22 PISTOL REQUIREMENTS - County Shoot: TBA 1. .22 Pistol Member Eligibility: 4-H members must be nine years old as of the start Western Heritage of the current 4-H year. Members must have completed at least one project year - Practice Dates: 2nd & 4th Saturdays beginning in of Shooting Sports that includes range experience with a (this excludes mid-March archery). Members must have permission from a parent or guardian to participate, - Members must attend at least three which is in compliance with the Control Act of 1968 and the Youth workshops and/or practices, which will be announced in the weekly newsletter and Act of 1994. posted on the Google calendar. 2. Firearm Requirements: Location: Pawnee Sportsmen’s Center SASS Range • No derringers (Briggsdale) • No military/defensive platform firearms (AR, AK, Uzi, Takedowns, etc.) - County shoot: TBD • Minimum 3” and maximum 10” barrel for paper targets and 12” for silhouette targets on the firearm • Smaller may be approved at the leader’s discretion