The Southeast Extension District 9 4-H Rifle, 4-H Air Rifle, and 4-H Air Pistol Contests are scheduled for Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Fort Bend County Extension Educational Building and Bud O’Shield’s Community Center in Rosenberg. Registration and trigger safety and open bolt checks for the first relay will begin at 7:00 a.m. All other contestants will have trigger and open bolt checks upon arrival and before 12:30 p.m. After we have received the entries in 4-H Connect, we will send out the firing order/schedule for these contests. The first relay for the Air Pistol Contest will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and the first relay of the Air Rifle Contest will follow the Air Pistol Contest. The first relay for the Rifle Contest will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.
Please note that the 4-H Air Pistol/Air Rifle and 4-H Rifle Contests will be conducted concurrently. The two buildings are very close together and this will facilitate the conducting of these contests at the same time. Please prepare your shooting sports members and leaders to be ready for concurrent contests. This year we will open the Fort Bend County Shooting Range for practice on Friday evening, May 5, 2017. The Building will be open from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Please indicate on the registration form or attach a note if your county’s Rifle Teams plan to participate in the practice session. Attached and at our District 9 4-H website http://d94-h.tamu.edu, you will find a copy of the rules that govern these contests. Please note that this year we will again use the Orion Scoring System to scan and score targets at these contests. Orion targets for practice in your county can be purchased from their website: http://orionscoringsystem.com/orion/TargetList.aspx .
- For the Rifle Contest, please note that senior and intermediate age level contestants will use the Orion 12 Bull 50 ft. Rifle Target and junior age level contestants will use the Orion 12 Bull Gallery League Target. Also, please note that we will again offer the two options for shooting positions for intermediate teams.
- For the Air Rifle Contest, all contestants will use the Orion 12 Bull Air Rifle Target and will fire prone, standing, and kneeling positions in that order.
- For the Air Pistol Contest, all contestants will use the Orion 1 Bull Air Pistol Target.
There is no limit on the number of teams or individuals a county can enter in these contests. A team consists of either 3 or 4 members.
Entries for these contests must be posted in the Texas 4-H CONNECT On-line Registration Program at [http://]http:// http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/4hconnect/index.html . Entries must be posted by April 23, 2017 and the entry fee is $15.00 per contestant. Entry fees can be paid by county or club check directly to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service or by credit card.
