Minnesota State 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational (State Shoot)

New rule change for 2012 State Shoot - Please note!

At the March, 2011 MN 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife PDC meeting, a rule change was made that is effective in 2012 and will affect participants at the MN State 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational. Please ensure that all coaches and youth are aware of this change.

Members must complete 15 hours of on-line training per discipline with 8 hours of annual updates, and 8 annual hours of wildlife education to participate at the MN 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife event in September. Training MUST be conducted by 4-H certified coaches, certified in the discipline(s) they are instructing.

(This change is an increase in hours - from 5 to 8 hours of annual updates. This means that if a youth spent 15 hours of training their first year in a discipline, they must now have 8 hours of training in that discipline each additional year.)

The 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational event involves approximately 800 young people in the following areas: archery, muzzle loader, shotgun, air rifle, .22 Rifle, air pistol, silhouette fun shoot, and skill-a-thon. It culminates the year-long shooting and wildlife project. More than 16 events are awarded to 10 places.

September 7-9, 2012 - Fairmont, MN (Martin County)

2011 results are posted in the right column of this page

Who can attend?

4-H youth in grades 3-13 who have completed 15 hours of on-line shooting under the guidance of a certified instructor and eight hours of wildlife education. Counties that send participants must have certified instructors in 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife methodology and safety or work with a county that has certified instructors.

Cloverbuds may not participate in the state shoot. Youth who have completed the third grade as official 4-H members may participate in BB gun. Youth who have completed grade four may participate in other events as age designated.