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Read article: 2025 Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports State Competitions - Making the best better
2025 Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports State Competitions - Making the best better
By any measure, the recent series of 4-H Shooting Sports events attended by the best 4-H shooting sports competitors in the State of Illinois brought...
Child holding a bow at an archery range
Read article: From humble beginnings: The growth of the Mason County 4-H Shooting Sports Club
From humble beginnings: The growth of the Mason County 4-H Shooting Sports Club
In 2013, a passionate group of volunteers laid the foundation for one of Mason County’s most respected 4-H special interest clubs: the Mason County 4...
students and instructor on an archery range
Read article: Teaching strategies of a 4-H Shooting Sports volunteer: goal setting, skill instruction, encouragement, and fun
Teaching strategies of a 4-H Shooting Sports volunteer: goal setting, skill instruction, encouragement, and fun
The Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports program relies heavily on adult volunteers...
Tree Stand Safety
Read article: 4-H stressing tree stand safety for hunters
4-H stressing tree stand safety for hunters
It wasn’t that long ago a teenage boy was working a part-time job at a family-owned tree nursery when he was privy to a conversation between the...

News Releases

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4-H Shooting Sports to hold late summer/fall session
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - University of Illinois Extension announces that the Fulton County 4-H Shooting Sports Program will begin its Late Summer/Fall session on August 17, 2025. Registration materials are available by calling University of Illinois Extension office in Lewistown at 547-3711....
group of 4-H members and leaders
Fulton 4-H Shooting Sports to hold spring session
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - University of Illinois Extension announces that the Fulton County 4-H Shooting Sports Program will begin its spring session on April 6, 2025. Registration materials are available online at https://go.illinois.edu/...
Fulton 4-H Archery practice
Fulton 4-H Shooting Sports to hold late summer/fall session
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - The major emphasis of 4-H Shooting Sports is safety while handling firearms. Respect, character building, and accuracy of shooting are also components.Air Rifle and Archery are open to youth aged 8-18 as of 9/1/24. Shotgun and Smallbore (.22) Rifle are open to youth aged...

Videos

Tree Stand Safety: Hang on Tree Stand Safety

Prevent hunting accidents by learning the proper way to use hunting stands. University of Illinois Extension 4-H Natural Resources and Shooting Sports specialist Curt Sinclair demonstrates how to use a Hang On Tree Stand.

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