4-H Competitive Event:

Randolph County Extravangaza
June 30, 2007 at the Farmland Conservation Club, 1 1/4 miles North of State Road 31 on County Road 500 West. The event includes a round robin of Archery, Muzzleloader, Rifle, Shotgun, Pistols, and Fishing. The reservation form and fee are due June 15. 120 spots will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Read the letter for complete information. You will also need to bring the Registration form and a completed Health Form for each participant. 4-H Health Forms are available in your county Extension Office.

Other Events (not 4-H sponsored):

Please note: The following Shooting Sports events and activities may be of interest to 4-H Shooting Sports Youth and adults. Although they are sponsored by other organizations they all seek to intrest youth in shooting, natural resources, and striving to be their best.

Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC)
YHEC is a program in outdoor skills and safety training for young hunters and is sponsored by the NRA. Participants get hands-on training in eight skill areas, giving them expertise in all methods of take and all types of game. This event will be held July 21 & 22, 2007 and will be held in conjunction with NMLRA (see below). Specific information is available at Indiana YHEC (www.ffni.com/~mike.maddox/).

NMLRA Invitational (not 4-H)
This The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, located in Friendship, Indiana, invites 4-H shooting sports members from across the country to the National Championship Matches. There is a registration fee and youth should be accompanied by a parent. This event is muzzleloading only but ALL 4-H members are welcome to compete. Guns are available if youth don't have one already. All participants will receive a special patch. Call Joyce Vogel at (800) 745-1493 for more information. July 21, 22, 2007 [From 2005: The Invitational Flyer, has information, a registration form, directions and all the relevant information on the 2005 event.]

NRA Summit (not 4-H)
The National Rifle Association’s Youth Education Summit (YES) program hosts a group of outstanding high school sophomores and juniors from across the United States for a weeklong educational experience in Washington, D.C. The Youth Education Summit is an expense-paid, seven-day event designed to encourage America’s youth to become active and knowledgeable U.S. citizens. YES is an intensive educational experience that allows students to learn the significance of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, to develop an understanding of federal government, and see the importance of active participation in civic affairs - all while in the nation’s capital. This event is usually held the third week in June and the application deadline is generally April 1. Youth may call 1-800-672-3888, ext. 1353 for an application or download the application from www.nrafoundation.org/friends/yes.

Scholastic Clay Target Program (not 4-H)
The Scholastic Clay Target Program provides school-age participants in grades 12 and under with the opportunity to showcase their competitive shooting skills and earn state and national recognition. The program is designed to instill in participants safe firearms handling, commitment, responsibility, leadership and teamwork. The Scholastic Clay Target Program is a cooperative effort between the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry's largest and most diverse trade association with 2,200 members, and the governing bodies for trapshooting, skeetshooting and sporting clays shooting - the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), the National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA) and the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA), respectively. See www.nssf.org/SCTP/about.cfm for more information.

USA Shooting (not 4-H)
USA Shooting was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. It is USA Shooting's mission to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the U.S., and govern the conduct of international shooting in the country. The organization implements and manages development programs and sanctions events at the local, state, regional, and national levels. They sponsor the USA Passport Qualification program and other youth programs. See www.usashooting.org for more information.

Air Rifle Postal League, Sponsored by South Fork High School JROTC, Florida. Information
2007 (Oct 1, '07 - March 31, '08): This postal match allows your Air Rifle Team to compete with other 4-H, Army JROTC, Marine Corp JROTC, Navy JROTC, and Canadian Cadet League Air Rifle Teams. Every team has a winner in each match, the top shooter from each team in each match will receive a Military Style Medal. This is a great opportunity for your Team (s) to compete at a limited cost. If you would like a team to compete with others in this Air Rifle Postal League, please see the entry form. Contact: SGM Charles R Ford (RET), ffordcar@aol.com.

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