4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Project
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What you'll do
Learn important life skills through safe and educational experiences. You'll explore firearms safety and the importance of conserving Minnesota's natural resources. Trained and certified 4-H leaders throughout Minnesota lead this program.
- Wildlife (All ages)
- BB gun (3rd grade & older)
- Archery (3rd grade & older)
- Air rifle and air pistol (4th grade & older)
- .22 rifle and .22 pistol (7th grade & older)
- Muzzleloading (7th grade & older)
- Shotgun (7th grade & older)
What you'll learn
- Ethics, sportsmanship and responsibility
- Leadership skills
- Safe storage and handling of firearms and archery equipment
Already involved in this project?
Go to the 4-H outdoor adventures member siteLevels of learning
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Get started with 4-H'ers in your area
All shooting sports & wildlife activities are supervised by adults. Find a club near you or contact your local 4-H office for more info.
Get started on your own
- Shooting sports hot sheet from Iowa 4-H (free download)
Fairs and exhibits
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- Explain safety techniques in a video or photo display
- Identify key field game, including animal habitat, features, differences
- Report on your work as a leader in this project
- Report on what ethical behavior looks like in the shooting sports project
- Make a taxidermy display
- Show and serve a game dish that you have prepared
What a judge is looking for (project evaluation sheet)
County fair judging - what's that like?
Record keeping
Some counties require record keeping for fairs.
Reviewed in 2018
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