The Goodhue, Dodge, Olmsted 4H Shooting Program will be competing at the Minnesota 4H Shooting Sports Event held in Alexandria Minnesota September 6,7, & 8th, 2024. When the Youth are there that will have the opportunity to compete in different disciplines offered through the 4H Shooting Sports program. The disciplines offered are Archery, Air Discipline, Trap, 22 rifle, and Muzzle loading/Tomahawk, plus have the opportunity to do Wildlife Calling, Wildlife Knowledge, and Cast Iron Cooking To compete in each of these events the Youth will have trained in the disciplines they choose to compete in. 15 hours of training is required the first year out for a discipline and 8 hours each year after plus 8 hours of Wildlife training each year. This year Wildlife Day was held at Frontenac State Park. 4H Youth learned about bird and tree identification and made pizza on cast iron pans. Most of the 4H youth also took a wildlife project to their local county fair. 27 4H Youth from Goodhue, Dodge, Olmsted, and Winona Counties will be competing in this year’s event.
This year the Shooting Sports Program received donations from Bellechester Legion, NRA Foundation, and the Mazeppa Lions Club to help with archery supplies, trap shells, and other supplies needed for the shooting program.
If any youth are interested in the 4H Shooting Program please contact 4H extension at 651-385-3100
