Arapahoe County 4-H Shooting Sports Project
Welcome to Arapahoe County Shooting Sports! Here you will find current information and updates about the program, as well as required resources to complete your project. The following disciplines are available:
Archery
.22 Pistol – with one prior year enrolled in another 4-H Shooting Sports discipline
.22 Rifle
Shotgun
Muzzleloader
Hunting and Outdoor Skills
2023 Arapahoe County Shoot Information
2023 Arapahoe County Shoot Registration – Fillable
State 4-H Shoot – More information coming soon!
Scholarship Opportunity for graduating Shooting Sports Members
Jonathan Marr 4-H Memorial Scholarship Application Open!
-One $500.00 scholarship will be awarded annually to a 4-H Member who has been enrolled in Shooting Sports for a minimum of four years.
-This scholarship is intended to assist individuals entering a post-secondary vocational or technical field, such as welding, carpentry, mechanics, etc.
-Applicants will need to submit three letters of recommendation. One from their Extension 4-H Agent, one from their County 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator or Coach and one from a non-relative adult. Each applicant will also need to provide an essay on what they have done in 4-H, why they are applying and what they plan to do in the future.
Mail Application to Margaret Marr at 7108 Highway 34, Yuma, Colorado 80759.
Application due no later than April 1, 2024.
To sign-up for a 4-H project, each youth must join 4-H as a member in a community club. For more information about enrolling as a member, please call the 4-H office at 303-730-1920 or visit our Join 4-H page on our website.
Visit the Colorado State 4-H Shooting Sports website for more information on the program.
Learn moreCurrent Members
Attendance at one of the following Safety Meetings is required for your participation in the program:
Mandatory Safety Meeting Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
- February 3 OR February 24 – 1:00 pm
- Please consult the Dates and Deadline document for upcoming program dates
4-H members and their parents must attend this meeting to participate in shooting sports practices and in the county shoot competition. Please make sure you are on time.
Requirements for Practices and Events
- Members will be required to have their shooting sports project e-record at all meetings they attend.
- Members will be required to show that their e-record activity logs are current for their discipline(s) prior to shooting. If record books are not current, members will not be allowed to shoot that meeting. Each discipline leader will check this.
- Members will need to buy their own eye, ear protection, arm guards and finger tabs even if they are using the club’s firearms/bows.
- Members will also have a green practice card they must bring to each meeting to get signed. It will be the members responsibility to ask their leader for a signature.
Hunter Safety Classes
A Hunter Safety certificate is mandatory to participate in the Arapahoe County 4-H Shooting Sports program. Certificate must be obtained prior to County Shoot. For hunter safety classes and fees, call the Colorado Division of Wildlife at 303-291-7530
Important Dates
Mandatory Safety Meeting
- February 3
- February 24
County Shoot
- Please consult the Dates and Deadline document for upcoming program dates
Practice Schedule:
Practices this year will be a little different. ALL members must register for practice attendance in Signup Genius. In case of bad weather or if we do not have enough participants in a discipline, we will cancel that practice and be able to notify those who have registered. Please register early and get these dates in your calendar. Please follow this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044eada728a4f49-2023#/
Trap, .22 Rifle, .22 Pistol, Archery, Muzzleloading- Sorber’s Ranch 1:00-3:00pm
Please consult the Dates and Deadline document for upcoming program dates
- Saturday March 2, 2024 – (indoor practice at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds) Air Rile/22 Laser and Archery practice
- Sunday March 17, 2024
- Saturday April 6, 2024
- Sunday April 21, 2024
- Saturday May 4, 2024
- Sunday May 19, 2024
- Saturday June 1, 2024
- Sunday June 9, 2024
- Monday June 22, 2024
Additional Trap at Quint Valley Fairgrounds – Byers, CO
Please consult the Dates and Deadline document for upcoming program dates
Sporting Clays- Kiowa Creek Sporting Club 8:30am
Please consult the Dates and Deadline document for upcoming program dates
- Sunday March 17, 2024
- Sunday April 21, 2024
- Sunday May 19, 2024
- Sunday June 9, 2024
Skeet- Golden Gun Club 10:00am
- Please consult the Dates and Deadline document for upcoming program dates
- Saturday April 6, 2024
- Saturday May 4, 2024
- Saturday June 1, 2024
Leader Training
Are you interested in becoming a Shooting Sports Leader or are you a 4-H member ages 14-18 interested in becoming a Jr. Leader? We are in need of help in our county and would love to have you join us! More information on this will be discussed at the mandatory safety meeting. You must be an approved 4-H volunteer prior to signing up and you will be required to attend all 3 days of the training. Disciplines offered will vary at each training so please let us know if you are interested!
Review your e-newsletter for Leader Training information and dates.
Shooting Sports Committee
The Shooting Sports Committee meets the first Monday of the month, 6:30pm at the fairgrounds. Parents, youth and prospective volunteers are welcome to attend to see how you can get involved in helping with this county program!
Fundraising
Arapahoe County 4-H Shooting Sports Club Community Rewards
**Changes**
There are some exciting new changes coming to the program! We have moved to a new system of redeeming the shoppers rewards used on common grocery items we all buy every week at King Soopers and City Market. We will no longer have to remember to pre-load the cards before shopping and can receive the rewards by simply using your King Soopers or City Market Loyalty Card. This should make using the program easier for everybody as the loyalty card will link the community rewards automatically at the register.
We want to make sure everybody understands what to do, and how it works. Additionally, we want folks to know their balance on the pre-loaded cards are still usable but not re-loadable. Now’s the time to use them up and move over to the new system.
That process looks like this. Login to your King Soopers loyalty card account and go to the community rewards page. Once there, you need only to enter our special code (RY536) to link your King Soopers Loyalty Card to the 4H Arapahoe County Shooting Sports Program! Once connected you will start earning money for the Shooting Sports Program on your next purchase.
To link your existing account, or to open and link a new loyalty account, use these websites below.
- For King Soopers Stores – go to http://www.kingsoopers.com
- For City Market Stores – go to http://www.citymarket.com
REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your organization until after your participants register their loyalty card.
Participants must swipe their registered King Soopers or City Market loyalty card or use the phone number that is related to their registered King Soopers or City Market loyalty card when shopping for each purchase to count.
Thank you for your participation in the program. For help or to ask questions please reach out to Kevin Pflug: kevinkpflug@gmail.com
