Shooting Sports

4 h staff and member at shooting sports event

What is it all about?

4-H Shooting Sports is a national program involving 4-H youth and adult 4-H volunteers. The Wisconsin 4-H program uses the National 4-H Shooting Sports curriculum to teach shooting sports safety to more than 5,000 youth with over 400 adult volunteer instructors across the state. Adult instructors are required to successfully complete a twelve-hour certification workshop before they are approved to teach youth. Our educational focus is on life skills development, safety procedures and responsible use of firearms and archery equipment.

The Wisconsin 4-H Shooting Sports program in your area is geared for teaching beginning target shooting skills for youth at junior, intermediate and senior levels. Beginners learn basic skills through the County 4-H Shooting Sports program, advance to fun shoots within the county, progress to statewide invitational events and have the opportunity to make the Wisconsin National 4-H Shooting Sports Team competing at the National 4-H Championships at Grand Island, Nebraska.

Wisconsin 4-H Shooting Sports Logo

Air Pistol | Air Rifle | Archery | Gun Safety | Muzzleloading | Pistol | Rifle | Shotgun

Grow in Your Project

Beginner

  • Learn first shot fundamentals
  • Learn range commands and safety rules
  • Know steps to shooting archery
  • Practice proper shooting form for archery and air guns

Intermediate

  • Demonstrate different air rifle shooting positions including standing, kneeling, and prone.
  • Demonstrate live firing
  • Select proper ammunition
  • Safely store and transport equipment

Advanced

  • Learn proper range setup and target scoring
  • Improve form-stance, grip, trigger control and breathing techniques
  • Demonstrate sight picture and sight alignment to others
  • Identify errors in form and position and coach improvements

Member Resources

Free Downloads

Statewide Events and Opportunities

Girl shooting a gun

Competitive Shoots

Many invitationals, tournaments, and other competitive shoots are available throughout the spring and summer. Click the button to learn more.

Audience: Grades 3-13

youth shooting archery

National Championships

Youth interested in qualifying for Wisconsin’s 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships Team compete in Competitive Shoots across the state. Scores from these competitive shoots will be used to determine who will represent Wisconsin on a National Championships Team.

Audience: Must meet specific age requirements

Contact

Doug Thompson, Coordinator
Wisconsin 4-H Shooting Sports
Extension, Brown County
Room 113, 2019 Technology Way
Green Bay, WI 54311
920-391-4657 (desk)
920-391-4610 (office M-F)
920-391-4617 (fax)
Doug.Thompson@browncountywi.gov
Douglas.thompson@wisc.edu

Images on this page courtesy of Wisconsin 4-H and National 4-H Council.

This page is optimized for printing
Support Extension