Virginia 4-H Shooting Education Calendar

DATE

EVENT

Jan 9 - 11

Virginia 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador Training.  Skelton 4-H Center.  Contact Robert Tillotson ricochetrobert56@gmail.com

Jan 10 – 11

Virginia 4-H Shooting Education Council Meeting.  Skelton 4-H Center.  Contact Lynn Wheeless lynnwheeless@gmail.com  

Jan 23

Friends of NRA State Fund Committee Meeting.  Bass Pro Shops, Ashland.  Contact Brandon Spence, NRA Field Representative.  bspence@nrahq.org

Feb 21

4-H Instructor Re-Certification for current Level I Instructors in Archery, Muzzleloading, Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Coordinator re-certification offered online only.  Contact Lynn Wheeless for additional details. 

Feb 28

Trigger Time Cup.  Air Rifle Match.  Manassas National Guard Armory.

Contact Jim Strand riflecoachjim@gmail.com   

Mar 13 – 15

Virginia 4-H Spring Air.  Competitive events in Air Pistol, Air Rifle, Archery, BB Gun, Presentations and Public Speaking.  Virginia 4-H BB Gun Championship.  (Top three BB teams qualify to represent Virginia

4-H at the Daisy National Championship Match in Rogers, Arkansas.)  Skelton 4-H Center.  Contact Robert Tillotson.

April 5

Easter

Apr 10 – 12

Spring 4-H Instructor Certification.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Level I certification in archery, coordinator, muzzleloading, pistol, rifle or shotgun.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.

Apr 18 (tentative)

Target Sprint fun day at the Rivanna Rifle and Pistol Club. Contact Jim Wolfe at 757-635-3157 for details.

May 1 – 3

Hunter Education Challenge.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Competitive events in sporting clays, rifle silhouettes, 3-D archery, outdoor skills and hunter responsibility exam.  Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR).

May 2

3D Archery Match.  Orange County Fairgrounds.  Contact Mason Vines crash240@yahoo.com

May 4 - 7

Spring National 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop.  Raton, New Mexico.  National workshop to certify Level II instructors to serve on state training teams.  Must be Level I certified at the state level to apply.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.

 May 16 – 17

Workday and Virginia 4-H Shooting Education Council Meeting.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.                                        

 May 17 - 21

Summer Camp Staff Only 4-H Instructor Certification.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Training in archery or rifle.

Jun 7

State AIM Shoot.  Trap only.  Winchester Gun Club.  Sponsored by the Virginia Trapshooting Association.  Contact BD Wood aimvirginia@yahoo.com

On Holiday Lake’s calendar for Jun 13

4-H Shooting Sports Alumni Picnic and Fun Shoot.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Contact Jaye Pearce jpandjon@aol.com

Jun 13

Summer Meeting of the VA 4-H Shooting Education Council following the 4-H Alumni Picnic and Fun Shoot.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.

Jun 21 - 26

4-H Shooting Sports National Championships.  Grand Island, Nebraska.  Matches in air pistol, air rifle, archery compound, archery recurve, hunting and outdoor skills, muzzleloading, shotgun, smallbore pistol or smallbore rifle. 

Jun 27

Southeast District 4-H Shoot.  Airfield 4-H Center.  Competitive events in archery, air pistol, air rifle, air silhouettes, BB gun, smallbore rifle, smallbore pistol (silhouettes only) and shotgun.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.

Jul 10 - 13

Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match.  Rogers, Arkansas.  Top three BB Gun teams from Spring Air qualify to represent Virginia 4-H.   Go to www.dnbbgcm.com/ for additional information.          

TBD

NRA’s Youth Education Summit (YES).  Richmond.

Jul 11

Central District 4-H Shoot.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Competitive events in archery, air pistol, air rifle, BB gun, smallbore rifle, smallbore pistol (silhouettes only) and shotgun.  Contact Sarah Edens soggybottomcows@yahoo.com

Jul 26 - 30

VA 4-H/NRA Shooting Education Camp.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Camp for youth ages 12 to 16 in archery, muzzleloading, pistol, shotgun, smallbore rifle, or natural resources/environmental education (NREE).  Register online at: https://www.holidaylake4h.com/nra-4-h-shooting-education-camp.html                                                                                               

Aug 8

Northern District 4-H Shoot.  Cedar Mountain Youths Range, Culpeper. Competitive events in archery, air pistol, air rifle, BB gun, smallbore rifle, muzzleloader and shotgun.  Contact Mark Willey willeym@gmail.com

Sept 11

Virginia 4-H Shooting Education Council Meeting.  Postponed

Sept 12 - 13

State 4-H Shoot.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Competitive events in air pistol, air rifle, archery, BB Gun, hunting and outdoor skills, muzzleloading, shotgun, smallbore pistol and smallbore rifle.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.   

Sept 26

RL Harris Jr Memorial 4-H Shotgun Championship.  Brushy Mountain Club.  Competitive events in Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays.  The 2026 Shotgun Championship is the qualifying event to represent Virginia at the 2027 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Nebraska. Contact David Maddox firearmfixer@gmail.com

 ~ 2 Weeks after Shotgun Championship

Virginia 4-H Shooting Education Council Meeting.  Via Zoom.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.

Oct 10 - 11

Fall 4-H Instructor Certification (or inclement weather date for the State 4-H Shoot).  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Level I certification in archery, coordinator, hunting/outdoor skills, muzzleloading, pistol, rifle and shotgun.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.

TBD

Fall National 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop.  State?  National workshop to certify Level II instructors to serve on state training teams.  Must be Level I 4-H certified at the state level to apply. 

Nov 7

4-H Instructor Re-Certification for current Level I Instructors in Archery, Muzzleloading, Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.