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. Instructors must be age 21 by the time of the training and be an approved 4-H Volunteer in their county program.  Please talk to your county 4-H Educator to let them know you are planning to register. Volunteers should also talk to their county/club Shooting Sports Coordinator to determine the needs of their county/club program before registering. 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

Washington County 4-H will pay for the volunteer registration fee. Contact Bruce Zimmer, zimmer.2@osu.edu about these funds.

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.

Date: April 14-16, 2023
Location: Canter’s Cave 4-H camp 1362 Caves Rd. Jackson Ohio
Cost $110 Includes all lodging and meals for the weekend
Advanced and Basic Disciplines offered (provide class minimums are met)
For more information and to register go to
www.go.osu.edu/2023SpringWorkshop
Registration deadline: March 16, 2023, by 4:00 PM or until spaces are full!

Advance Registration:

• Youth must be 9 years old as of January 1, 2023 and not older than 19 by December 31, 2023
• Signup Genius, an online software tool, is used for registration.
• The link to access the signup will be posted on the county’s 4-H Blog at: https://u.osu.edu/washington4h/

and on the Bull’s Eye 4-H Club Facebook Page at:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/235865860279115

• The link will go live at 8:00am on Friday, February 17, 2022 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a094eada72ca1fd0-20223#/
  

 Disciplines:

• Members will participate in one discipline
• Beginning Rifle, maximum of 12
• Archery (beginning, intermediate, advanced): all skill levels shoot together, maximum of 15 in class
• Shotgun: all skill levels shoot together, maximum of 15 in class. Shotguns have a recoil and weigh between 6-8 lbs. We use both low recoil shotguns and ammunition. But recoil is still present. Participants are expected to be able stand, hold and swing the shotgun by themselves. We will be using 20 gauge shotguns. Please contact Brian Baker for further details 740-350-8155
• Living History, maximum of 10

Meeting Dates & Location: 

• Sunday, March 19—1:00 to 3:30—Orientation, Safety Meeting & Discipline Shooting
• Sunday, March 26, April 2, April 16, April 23, April 30—1:00 to 3:30—Club Meeting and Discipline Shooting
• Hervida 4-H Camp, 1260 Camp Hervida Road, Waterford OH 45786
• Dress for the weather! You will be outside; no heated buildings; outside toilet.

Cost:

• $5 with completed enrollment, health, and release forms due at orientation
• Scholarship help is available to cover dues if needed
• Each member will receive a free t-shirt
• All shooting equipment and supplies provided THANKS to our supporters:

The NRA Foundation, Inc. Whitetails Unlimited Hervida 4-H Camp Inc.

Mid-Ohio Valley Friends of NRA Jim’s Gun Shop LLC Marietta Gun Club

Information & Questions:

• For general shooting sports program information, go to: http://go.osu.edu/ssports
• For questions, call Brian Baker 740-350-8155 or Misty Mason at 740-516-4046.

We were excited to hear that Levi Reynolds with Bulls Eye and Barlow Buckeyes 4-H Clubs placed 12th in the nation and 1st in the North Central States in the Intermediate Category for the National Shooting Sports Quiz Bowl. Congratulations Levi!!

Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Workshop

February 24-26
at
4-H Camp Ohio 

11461 Camp Ohio Rd. | St. Louisville, Ohio 43071
Workshop Fee: $110

To register go to:  www.go.osu.edu/23winterssworkshop

Workshop to train Ohio 4-H volunteers who are interested in serving as shooting sports discipline instructors in their county 4-H programs. Participants must be approved 4-H volunteers in order to participate in workshops. Extension professionals will be contacted to confirm volunteer status. Full participation in the workshop is required. A confirmation email will be sent after registration is submitted.

Disciplines offered at this workshop –  Archery Basic, Coordinator, Crossbow, Hunting & Wildlife, Living History, Pistol, and Rifle **** Just added we have 8 shotgun sports we have just opened. Please note if the shotgun selection does not show up it could be full.

Contact Bruce Zimmer about scholarship funds to cover your registration fee.

The fall session will be in October and November at Hervida 4-H Camp. Youth ages 9-19 are welcome to join in the fun while learning the basic skills of a shooting sports discipline.

Choose from archery or shotgun. All shooting equipment and supplies are provided.

Advance registration opens Friday, September 2 with the first meeting on October 9.

Registrations are limited. Youth will choose one discipline and participate in that discipline for the whole session. Please enter the child’s “name”. The guardian’s “email” and “phone” are preferred. More information will be emailed to you by October 1 in preparation for the first meeting.

Youth must be 9 years old as of January 1, 2022 and not older than 19 by December 31, 2022.

Shotguns have a recoil and weigh between 6-8 lbs. We use both low recoil shotguns and ammunition. But recoil is still present. Participants are expected to be able stand, hold and swing the shotgun by themselves. We will be using 20 gauge shotguns. Please contact Brian Baker for further details 740-350-8155

Signing up for October 9 session will automatically register the youth for all Sunday meetings of the fall session (1-3pm Kick-off/Mandatory Safety Meeting on Oct 9, classes on October 16 & 30, November 6 & 13.

If a discipline slot is full, email  bullseye4hshootingsports@gmail.com to be put on a waiting list for cancellations.

Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm EDT

Advance registration opens Friday, September 2 on Signup Genius with the first meeting on October 9.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094EADA72CA1FD0-20223