Shooting Sports

For youth and adult audiences

4-H Shooting Sports is a hands-on project for youth and adult audiences. The curriculum is designed to assist young people in personal development, establish a personal environmental ethic and explore life-long vocational and leisure activities. Participants will be able to enjoy many opportunities from the local level to national events. 

New Hampshire 4-H Shooting Sports offers five disciplines: archery, black powder, rifle, pistol, and shotgun.  Each discipline teaches safety, concentration, self-discipline, self-confidence, goal setting, and decision making as the youth learn basic skills and build toward more advanced activities.

Volunteers wishing to support youth in this program, must first be a screened 4-H volunteer and obtain their National 4-H Shooting Sports Primer Certification before taking Instructor Training courses to earn certification in a discipline.

• The National 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Primer is available through ZSuite at 4-hshootingsportscollege.com.  Volunteers new to the shooting sports program must take and complete the online certification before they attend in-person discipline training. The primer is a one-time training and there is a cost of $20. (A limited number of scholarships are available to individuals unable to pay.)

Are you interested in joining an established 4-H shooting sports club? Please review the list below to find clubs currently offering this project within our state. For more information about shooting sports or to connect with a club leader in your area, please contact Shannon MacKay, NH 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator, Shannon.MacKay@unh.edu.

• Coös Sharp Shooters – Coös County​
• Chester 4-H Jr. Rifle & Archery League - Rockingham County​
• Hillsborough Sharp Shooters – Hillsborough County​
• Pioneer Crew 556 4-H Club – Merrimack County​
• 4-H Projectiles – Strafford County​
• Sullivan County Sharp Shooters – Sullivan County​
• The Mountaineers 4-H Club – Grafton County

Additional resources are available on the National 4-H Shooting Sports website. Learn More