Cooperative Extension Service

Description

This competition is held once a year at the Bluegrass Sportsman’s Club located in Wilmore (Saturday) and at the Kentucky Wildlife Management Center located in Berea (Sunday) for junior and senior 4-H'ers. 

Competitive events currently offered include:

Cost
Saturday's events are $12 per discipline and Sunday's trap fees are $12 (25 rounds), $18 (50 rounds) and $30 (100 rounds). MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Kentucky 4-H Foundation with Shooting Sports Registration Fee on the memo line.

You do not have to qualify to participate, but county and/or multi-county participation of some sort is necessary.  You must be listed on the county roster due in the State Office on July 1, 2009. Awards Recognition follows the competition.
**Rifle Shooters will need to bring their own mats/rugs for shooting - this is considered part of their basic shooting equipment**

Objectives The Shooting Sports program is designed to:

Locations and Dates:   

• Bluegrass Sportsman's Club, Wilmore - September 19, 2009
• KY Wildlife Management Center, Berea - September 20, 2009

Agent Responsibilities:

• To promote Shooting Sports programs across the state,
• Submit the Shooting Sports Roster for your county program NO LATER THAN JULY 1 of each year.
• Submit registration list and fees for the State Competition by 4:30 pm on August 1, 2009.
• Identify leaders to attend annual training session.
• Work with 4-H'ers on safety and expertise.

KENTUCKY 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS COMPETITIVE EVENT
SEPTEMBER 19 and 20, 2009.

• The County Shooting Sports Roster will qualify any 4-H member who later decides to participate in the State 4-H Shooting Competition.
  Any 4-Her not an actively participating member of the local 4-H Club and/or not listed on the County Shooting Sports Roster will not be eligible to participate in the State 4-H Shooting Sports Competition. Rosters are due in the State Office by 4:30 pm on July 1, 2009.
  Please include a note stating to whom the registration disk for the 2009 State Shoot should be mailed with address and phone number.
• The County Shooting Sports Registration form is available on the 4-H web site.
• Registrations and fees - (Saturday's events are $12 per discipline and Sunday's trap fees are $12 (25 rounds), $18 (50 rounds) and $30 (100 rounds).)
  Registration CD or email attachment and Fees are due at the residence of Dennis Tucker 79 McNamara Lane Brooksville, Ky 41004 by 4:30 pm on August 1, 2009.
• Please make out a check for the total amount payable to Kentucky 4-H Foundation, Inc. (with Shooting Sports registration fee on the memo line).
  
• Volunteer information must be received at the residence of Tracy Tucker 79 McNamara Lane Brooksville, Ky 41004 by 4:30 pm on August 15, 2009.          
  ( See general rule #7)
• Prior to the State Competition, an email will be sent to the county containing a list of all participants registered with disciplines and maps (copies of maps to the events can also be printed from this website located above) to the competition and the award ceremony. Please review the registration list and notify the State Office immediately of any errors.
• Registration fees are non-refundable.  If a shooter is unable to attend, a substitute can fill that entry (same event, same age group) position by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, September1, 2009. No new registrations may be made the day of the event OR after the August 1, deadline.
• No Changes/Substitutes the day of the event.
• Rifle Shooters will need to bring their own mats/rugs for shooting - this is considered part of their basic shooting equipment.
• Individuals may enter no more than 4 events, three on Saturday and one on Sunday.  (See 2009 Rules).
• All contestants sign up as individuals (See 2009 Rules). 
  NO TEAMS.
• All participants must be enrolled in a County 4-H Shooting Sports Club.  They must be listed on the Roster due July 1 of each year in order to compete.

Questions?
Contact Jennifer Lynn at 859-289-5308
or Kristy Coates at 859-257-5961 x 496

 

IMPORTANT TRAP INFORMATION

As a result of a rule change for 2009 for Trap, the following are the trap range procedures to be used for the state shoot:

• After gun and shells are checked shooters will go to assigned stations. 
• They will get one observation target.  Each will get one practice target. 
• After completing the first 25 shots, shooters will immediately get their second box of shells and return to their beginning station. 
• There will be no observation target or practice shot. 
• They will shoot their next 25 shots which will complete their round.

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