Shooting
Sports Education (Indiana
4-H)
The 4-H shooting
sports project teaches safe operation of firearms and archery equipment.
Six disciplines are offered at the state level: archery, hunting,
muzzleloading, pistol, rifle, and shotgun. The disciplines offered
in any county will depend on the availability of certified 4-H shooting
sports instructors to teach the classes, ranges, and equipment.
Find out about the 4-H Shooting Sports program in your (Indiana) county by contacting your local Cooperative Extension Office via the listing at: county office
Exhibit
pictures
Questions
and Answers
Manual 4-H 950
(introduction to the discipline equipment and projects)
Leader's Guide
College Scholarship from Daisy ($500): Application requires a 3.0 GPA, 3 years participation in 4-H Shooting Sports, recommendations, essay, school transcript. See applicaiton for additional informtion. Due: May 15. |
Raising
Game Birds - People that raise game birds (ring-necked
pheasant or bobwhite quail, including their subspecies and color
phases) must follow the IDNR regulations. Rules
(synopsis), Game Breeder Statute
(IDNR). Note that Wild turkeys and ruffed grouse may not be raised
in captivity in Indiana.
Migratory
birds (including ducks) - The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
makes it illegal for anyone to take, possess, import, export, transport,
sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter,
any migratory bird, or the parts, nests, or eggs of such a bird
except under the terms of a valid permit issued pursuant to Federal
regulations. See the Fish and Wildlife Service Permit
Overview website, Migratory
Bird website, or call (612) 713-5436 for instructions and requirements.
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