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2021 Green County

4-H Shooting Sports

Newsletter

This newsletter is designed to inform Green County 4-H Shooting Sports youth of upcoming events, workshops and activities going on this summer. Please watch the Alphorn for updates/details or contact

the committee members or the Extension Office at 328-9440 for additional details.

Air Rifle

.22 Rifle

Shotgun

Archery Postal Match

2/18/2021

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All participants must complete their permission slip and turn in project fees to the Extension Office by Wednesday, March 17 at 4:30pm. No permission slips or money will be taken at the range.

Cost for each Discipline: .22 rifle and air rifle are $15 per discipline per shooter (no more than $30 per family per discipline.) Shotgun is $50 per shooter (no more than $100 per family) Archery is $5 per shooter (no more than $10 per family)

2021 Workshop Dates *Fair shoots for air rifle and .22 rifle must begin during your scheduled line time.

Shotgun Friday nights - April 9, 16, 23, 30 Fair Shoot - May 7 Location - Blackhawk Sportsman’s Range at 2773 Cty B, South Wayne

Archery Archery shoot will be conducted via postal match. Details to follow.

.22 Rifle* April 10 or 17 ~ Clinic Day & Fair Shoot Location - Green County Rifle Range (quarry)

Bloody Lake

Rendezvous

Dates will be shared on the Facebook page when they are posted. See Fairbook or Project website for Rendezvous related fair projects.

Air Rifle* April 24 or May 8 ~ Clinic Day & Fair Shoot Location - Green County Rifle Range (quarry) Sign up to follow on Sign Up Genius

COVID Guidelines (subject to change): All participants and guardians attending clinics need to pre-register for line times. Due to restrictions on pod size, guardians must remain in the parking area. Due to restrictions on pod size, we may need to add a third date to .22 rifle or air rifle. If needed, the date will be May 15.

Green County 4-H Shooting Sports

*Sessions include safety guidelines, techniques, practice and fair shoot, all in one day!

IMPORTANT Guidelines for ALL DISCIPLINES

The following guidelines have been established in order to be eligible for the 2021 Green County Fair Shoots. We do our best to maintain safe, fair and consistent rules. Discrepancies will be decided by a vote of the Shooting Sports committee. Corrections to this newsletter or additional announcements may be made if necessary, by email or on the Green County 4-H Shooting Sports Facebook page. Questions can be directed to the Shooting Sports Coordinator: Theresa Bernstein Permission: To participate in any discipline, a waiver/permission form must be completed at registration. Range rules will be reviewed and the rules will be signed at the beginning of each clinic, the first night for Shotgun. Participation: Participants that are new to a discipline must attend the clinic portion(s) to be able to shoot their fair target. Supplies: Guns, ammunition, basic hearing protection and safety glasses are provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own safety glasses to ensure COVID safety and a better fit. All Safety Glasses MUST BE ANSI: Z87 Compliant. Shooters are responsible for their own water, lunch, sunscreen, chair etc. Please treat all shooting sports leaders with courtesy. They are volunteers. For .22 Rifle, Air Rifle and Shotgun ONLY (Not Archery):

Rain Dates: Clinics will be conducted unless severe weather is expected. Please check the Green County 4-H Shooting Sports Facebook page for day-of weather updates/cancellations. If a clinic is cancelled due to weather it will be moved to the rain date, which will be the next day. There are no make up dates for Air Rifle and .22 Rifle this year. (All fair shoots for shotgun must take place on or BEFORE the scheduled fair shoot day.)

IF WE DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF LEADERS TO SAFELY RUN THE RANGE,

CLINICS MAY BE DELAYED OR CANCELLED

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Air Rifle 4-H Air Rifle at the Green County Fair: The Air Rifle Fair Shoot will be Saturday, April 24 or May 8 from 9am - 4pm, following the workshop. Paper targets shot at the contest must be labelled with name, grade and shooting position and stapled to 14”x22”

poster board & displayed at the Green County Fair in order to collect premium. Attaching anything else to the poster board is optional, and will not affect fair results.

Fair & Session Classes (Be sure to enter your targets on your Fair entry form.) * Air Rifle Shooting Contest, Grades 3-5 * Air Rifle Shooting Contest, Grades 6-8 * Air Rifle Shooting Contest, Grades 9+ 4-H Air Rifle Notes: The session will consist of a meeting regarding safety, range rules, gun parts and a discussion of the day’s shooting

position. Participants must be able to pump their own rifle. Paper targets will be shot from a distance of 33’ (10 meters). Ammunition & targets will be supplied by the range. Shooters are allowed to bring their own pellets, but

instructors will have possession and distribute all pellets while at the session & return unused the pellets back to those shooters who brought them at the end of the session.

Air Rifles are supplied by the range. Shooters are allowed to bring their own rifles, but it must be inspected & approved by a range master before using. No high velocity rifles (must be less than 700 ft per second)

Safety glasses are required for shooters and spectators within 10 meters of the firing line. Slings are allowed in the prone & kneeling positions only, slings are not allowed in the standing position. Rifle must be loaded & fired in single shot fashion only. Ties will be broken with the most number of “tens”, most number of “nines”, etc. Second tiebreakers will be the

first hit in sequence until the tie is broken.

.22 Rifle 4-H .22 Rifle at the Green County Fair:

The .22 Rifle Workshop & Fair shoot will be Saturday, April 10 or 17, 2021, 9am-4pm. The fair target must be labelled with name and grade and stapled to a 11” x 14” poster board & displayed at the

Green County Fair in order to collect premium. Attaching anything else to the poster board is optional and does not affect fair results

Fair & Session Classes (Be sure to enter your targets on your Fair Entry Form) .22 Rifle Shooting Contest, Iron Sights, Grades 6-8 .22 Rifle Shooting Contest, Iron Sights, Grades 9+ .22 Rifle Shooting Contest, Scope Sights, Grades 6-8 .22 Rifle Shooting Contest, Scope Sights, Grades 9+ All age groups will shoot prone position and standing.

4-H .22 Rifle Notes:

Participants must be 12 years old and have successfully completed hunters safety. The session will consist of a meeting regarding safety, range rules, gun parts, sighting in the rifle and shooting

techniques. Ammunition & targets will be supplied by the range. Some .22 Rifles are supplied by the range. Shooters are allowed to bring their own rifles, but it must be inspected &

approved by a range master before using. No hyper-velocity ammunition will be allowed Safety glasses are required for shooters and spectators within 10 meters of the firing line. Hearing Protection must be worn & some is available at the range. Ties will be broken by the most number of “tens,” most number of “nines,” etc.

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Shotgun

The first session of the Shotgun workshops is MANDATORY for ALL FIRST YEAR participants!!!

Shotgun: Participants must be 12 years old and have successfully completed Hunters Safety. ~ All first year participants must attend 2 of 5 sessions. ~ All returning participants must attend 1 of 5 sessions.

April 9, 16, 23, and 30 @ Blackhawk Sportsman’s Club. Flight times will be offered via Sign Up Genius for all dates.

The Shotgun Fair Shoot will be Friday, May 7, 2021 at Blackhawk Sportsman’s Club.

Shotgun participants that cannot attend the fair shoot must inform an instructor and shoot their fair scores at one of the earlier sessions. Participants shooting their fair shoot early, must declare “fair shoot” before the first round of the night is fired and must fire two consecutive rounds

Score Card must be labeled with name and grade, and stapled to a 11”x14” poster board., and turned in at the fair to collect premium.

Shooters will fire from the 16-yard line.

Fair Shoot: Everyone will shoot two rounds of 25 clays , one round from each house) NO practice rounds will be thrown.

No shells longer than 2 3/4” except .410 gauge. (4H supplies 12ga. and 20 ga.) Trap loads only, magnum, or baby magnum loads, are not permitted.

Shot sizes 7 1/2 to 9 only. (4-H supplies 12 and 20)

In the event of ties, awards shall be decided on the basis of the longest run of hits in the total event beginning with the first target hit. If a tie remains, a ten clay shoot-off will be shot; 2 clays per station. Should this not resolve the tie, the event will be decided by a station by station (1 shot) "sudden death."

Amateur Trap Shooters Association rules govern, except for the rules noted above, and when the Match Director alters rules to allow for the smooth operation of the shoot.

Safety glasses and hearing protection are required for shooters and spectators.

Each shooter is allowed 2 rounds of trap including shells for each of the 5 nights, which includes fair shoot.

If a shooter misses a practice night, they can use those rounds & shells on another practice night at the leaders’ discretion.

Shooters can shoot ahead, at the leader’s discretion, if they know they are going to miss an upcoming date.

Shooters are not entitled to take any shells or birds home with them; they must shoot the rounds of trap on practice nights.

If a shooter wishes to shoot rounds in addition to those for which they have already paid with their project fees, the cost will be $7.00 per round. This will be allowed within reason and at the leader’s discretion.

Archery Postal Match Info

This year due to COVID guidelines and the difficulty of meeting the requirements for indoor archery, we will be holding a postal match. We do not know if the Fair board will approve these targets for fair entries yet, but we will be looking into that.

Cost will be $5 per youth to cover the targets and mailing.

10 yards (30 feet) for grades 3-5

15 yards (45 feet) for grades 6-8

20 yards (60 feet) for grades 9+

Be sure to actually measure the distance and not just guess.

The target is to be shot with adult supervision.

Please write name, grade, and freestyle, 1 aid, or barebow on the target before shooting.

Adult will witness and sign the target at completion.

Use 5 ends with 5 arrows per end.

If the arrow breaks the line, it counts for the higher score. Mark the target with the score for each end in pen, before shooting the next end. Tally the total, and the witness will sign the target.

Return the target to the Extension office. The postmark on your completed target mailing needs to be within 1 calendar month of the postmark on the blank target mailing you received from the Extension office. You are welcome to drop off your target at the Extension office within 1 month as well.

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An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

requirements.

Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities or limitations should be made prior to the date of the program or activity for which it is needed. Please do so as early as possible prior to the program or activity so that proper arrangements can be made. In certain situations, information related to requests may be shared with staff or units necessary to help coordinate an

appropriate accommodation.

Miscellaneous Information

4-H Shoot Locations:

Blackhawk Sportsman’s Club ~ 2773 Cty B, South Wayne Take Hwy 69 South out of Monroe, turn right onto Cty B.

Green County Rifle Range ~ Hwy 69, Monroe (the Quarry) Take Hwy 69 North out of Monroe. The rifle range is in the Quarry on the right side of the road

4-H Shooting Sports Websites: The Green County 4-H Shooting Sports Project website is

https://green.extension.wisc.edu/4-h-youth-development/4-h-projects/shooting-sports/

Check out the State 4-H Shooting Sports Events at the Website below. It will give you the certification training opportunities and 4-H invitational shoot event dates. There are many statewide events that Wisconsin 4-Her’s.

https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/wi4hshootingsports/

4-H Shooting Sports Contacts

Theresa Bernstein 897-8009 greencounty4Hshootingsports@gmail.com Shooting Sports Coordinator

Peter Bernstein 445-4614 greencounty4Hshootingsports@gmail.com Rifle / Shotgun

Briget Nusbaum 426-0260 greencounty4Harchery@gmail.com Archery Coordinator

Jim Crubaugh 558-0512 jcrubaugh@wisconsincheesegroup.com Shotgun

Ellen Andrews 4-H Youth Development Educator 2841 - 6th Street, Monroe, WI 53566 608-328-9440 ellen.andrews@wisc.edu

Volunteer with the Shooting Sports Project! We are in need of 2 kinds of leaders: Discipline certified leaders and regular adult volunteers.

Regular Adult Volunteers: Can help with scoring, supervision of youth, non-shooting activities and committee work. Contact: Theresa Bernstein, Shooting Sports Coordinator, or the Extension office for more information.