Free Turkey Hunting 101 Clinic

Chuck Statler with Buckeye Shooting Center will be hosting free clinics for hunting Eastern Wild Turkeys. Topics include: types of calls, calling techniques, hunting strategies, turkey hunting, locating turkeys, shot placement, and hunt safe & smart.

Visit www.buckeyeshootingcenter.com to register. Reach out directly to Chuck at chuck@buckeyeshootingcenter.com with questions.

 

 

2024 Spring Shooting Sports Workshop

4-H Shooting Sports Spring 2024 Instructor Workshop

  • Spring Workshop 2024 is open to both adults (must be an approved 4-H Advisor) and Junior Leaders
  • Date: April 5-7, 2024
  • Register Here or go to http://go.osu.edu/2024SpringSSWorkshop
  • Cost: $110.00
  • Check-in: Friday, April 5, 2024, from 6:00-8:00 PM with programming starting at 8:15 PM
  • Dismissal: Sunday, April 7, 2024 around 11:00 AM. Full-time participation is required for certification.
  • Registration deadline is March 14, 2024 at midnight
    • Payment can be made online with a Credit/Debit Card (the preferred method) or by mailing a check. Space is not confirmed until payment is received. Checks must be received by registration deadline.
    • Please be sure to complete the Health form survey that will be sent to you upon the completion of the registration survey.
  • Directions to Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp
  • Location Map Link to Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp
  • This workshop will offer the following Disciplines: Basic Archery, Coordinator, Pistol, Living History, Rifle, Shotgun, Living History, Hunting & Wildlife. These do not require previous trainings. Advanced Disciplines – Muzzleloader, Archery Advanced, Rifle Marksmanship, Shotgun Advanced, Crossbow, Pistol Advanced, Steel Rifle/Pistol SASP, & Western Heritage    
  • Junior Leader Application is included in workshop registration a limited number of half price scholarships are avaiable for this workshop. Scholarships will be applied to the first 20 Junior Leader registrations. Scholarships are made possible through a grant from ODRN – Division of Wildlife.
    • Reminder: Please upload letters of recommendation.

Ohio 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp

The Licking County 4-H Committee, in partnership with the Licking County 4-H Shooting Sports Committee, will be choosing two 4-H members, who are currently completing Grades 3-6, to participate in State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp. State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp is a residential camp, and will be held at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp in Jackson, Ohio during June 7-9, 2024.

Licking County 4-H members interested in applying must meet the following criteria:
• Active 4-H member during 2024 4-H project year
• Be currently completing grades 3-6
• Submit completed Achievement Award Form by the deadline (Friday, April 19th)
• Be available to participate in June 7-9, 2024 camp, and provide travel to camp event in Jackson, Ohio
Additional details about the camping program can be found online at
ohio4h.org > Statewide Programs > Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports > 4-H Shooting Education Camps (www.go.osu.edu/shootingsportscamps)

Cost: The total cost of the trip is $250. The Licking County 4-H Shooting Sports Committee, in cooperation with the Licking County 4-H Committee, will cover 50% of registration costs for two delegates. The delegate will be responsible for $125.

Licking County 4-H delegates will be chosen based upon their involvement in the Licking County 4-H program (as noted in their application). All applications must be received in the Licking County Extension Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19h in order to be considered for selection. The application can be found HERE.

Questions can be directed to Lisa McCutcheon (mccutcheon.46@osu.edu / 740.670.5315)

2024 4-H Shooting Sports National Quiz Bowl

The 2024 4-H Shooting Sports National Quiz Bowl registration portal is now open. Quizzes this year are comprised of 50 new questions for Intermediate/Seniors and 25 new questions for Juniors as a mix of General 4-H, STEM, Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Archery, Hunting Skills and Western Heritage – hosted on a brand new, exciting, hopefully trouble free, platform.

Quiz Bowl registration price is the same as last year,  $10 for individuals and $40 for teams. Team members are automatically scored as individuals and receive individual awards/recognition as well as team awards/recognition.

Upon registration you will be provided a link to the study materials and a personal quiz link.

The Quiz may be taken anytime between January 15-19, 2024. You will only have one chance to take the quiz. Quiz scores are based on the number of correct answers and the amount of time remaining in the quiz.

 

REGISTRATION LINKS

Junior Individual (Age 9-11) 

Intermediate and Senior Individual (ages 12-19)

Teams ( ages 9-19, uses oldest team member’s age)

 

2023 Team Champions

Junior – Virginia Trigger Time Juniors

Intermediate – Virginia Trigger Time Club #2

Senior – Missouri Mo Air Pistol Club

 

2023 Individual Champions

Junior – Ronnie Secratt, Oklahoma

Intermediate – Katherine Hennings, Oregon

Senior – Blair Dahl, Texas

 

For questions, please contact:

S. Todd Williver – 4-H Shooting Sports Program Manager

Oregon State University

Office Direct 541.737.7645

todd.williver@oregonstate.edu

Ohio 4-H Seeks Shooting Sports and Natural Resources Program Assistant

Come Join Our Team! Ohio 4-H is looking for a hard-working motivated individual to assist with the Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports and Natural Resources Program. As a Program Assistant for the Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports and Natural Resources program, you will be helping with, instructor workshops, Youth Shooting Sports camps, State Fair logistics, and so much more! If you have a passion for working with youth and a love of all things Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports and Natural Resources, this could be the job for you! Interested applicants should apply at: hr.osu.edu/careers. Click on Search Job and search for R89390.

4-H Shooting Sports Fall Instructor Workshop

The 2023 4-H Shooting Sports Fall Instructor Workshop Registration is now live. Please go to http://go.osu.edu/2023FallWorkshopCanters to register. This workshop will be held at Canter’s Cave 4-H camp, located outside of Jackson Ohio, September 15-17. The cost is $110. The workshop is open to any approved 4-H volunteer who would like to get certified as a Shooting Sports discipline instructor. If you are planning to apply to be a 4-H advisor for 2024, there will be additional workshops in the beginning of 2024 for you to receive your shooting sports certification at that time. Instructors must be age 21 by the time of the training and be an approved 4-H Volunteer in their county program.  If interested, please reach out to Lisa (mccutcheon.46@osu.edu) to let her know you are planning to register. This workshop will offer all of the basic disciplines: Archery, Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol, Living History, Hunting and Wildlife as well as the advanced disciplines including Muzzleloader and Crossbow. We will also be offering Living History Level 2 training opportunity, which is a train the trainer level 2 program for Ohio. More information about the registration can be found on the Ohio 4-H Website under the Shooting Sports page.  https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/state-training

Assistant Instructors are also welcome to register for this workshop. Assistant Instructors are individuals who have aged out of 4-H (age 19-20) but who have not reached age 21. These individuals will receive an Assistant Instructor certificate allowing them to teach under the direct supervision of a level one Shooting sports Instructor. Upon reaching the age of 21 they can apply to have their certificate changed to a certification as long as they have had continuous service as a 4-H Volunteer in the shooting sports program.

Junior Leaders will be allowed to attend this workshop and thanks to the support of the ODNR Division of Wildlife the first 20 Junior Leaders will be able to attend the workshop for $55.00! This price is only open to those ages 14-18 by January 1, 2023. Junior Leaders will need a letter of recommendation from a shooting sports certified instructor in the discipline they are registering to take. They should have also completed this project either in 2023 or in previous years and have knowledge of the project. Junior Leaders in the Shooting Sports program are able to help adult certified instructors but must be under the direct supervision of a level one instructor. Junior Leader certifications will not be recognized as adult certifications.

State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp

The Licking County 4-H Committee, in partnership with the Licking County 4-H Shooting Sports Committee, will be choosing two 4-H members, who are currently completing Grades 3-6, to participate in State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp. State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp is a residential camp, and will be held at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp in Jackson, Ohio during June 23-25, 2023.

Licking County 4-H members interested in applying must meet the following criteria:

  • Active 4-H member during 2023 4-H project year
  • Be currently completing grades 3-6
  • Submit completed Achievement Award form by the deadline: Monday, May 22nd
  • Be available to participate in the June 23-25, 2023 camp, and provide own travel to camp in Jackson, Ohio.

The total cost of the trip is $250. The Licking County 4-H Shooting Sports Committee, in cooperation with the Licking County 4-H Committee, will cover 50% of registration costs for two delegates. Each delegate will be responsible for $125.

For more information about State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports camp or to complete the application: 2023 State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp Application