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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...
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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
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
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...
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The NRA Foundation awards $4,676 to the Fulton 4-H Shooting Sports program
LEWISTOWN, Ill.  -- The NRA Foundation has awarded the Fulton County 4-H Shooting Sports program a grant valued at $4,676 to fund shotgun and rifle ammunition, in addition to targets and other supplies. "We are very thankful for the continued support we have received from the NRA," said...
Air Rifle group
Fulton 4-H Shooting Sports to hold spring session
University of Illinois Extension announces that the Fulton County 4-H Shooting Sports Program will begin its spring session on April 8, 2026. Registration materials are available online at go.illinois.edu/ssfultonenrollment , or...
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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....
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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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