Virginia 4-H Shooting Education Calendar

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  

TBD

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

Feb 6 – 8

Teen Ambassador Training.  Petersburg Area?  Contact Robert Tillotson.

TBD

2025 National 4-H Shooting Sports Quiz Bowl.  Online quiz includes shooting discipline questions in addition to general 4-H and STEM related questions.  For registration links and study guides, go to https://4-hshootingsports.org/2025-quiz-bowl-information/

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. 

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, hunting/outdoor skills, muzzleloading, pistol, rifle or shotgun.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.

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).

TBD

Spring National 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop.  State?  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.

Tentative

May 11 – 15

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

Tentative

May 16 – 17

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

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 20

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.

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. 

Tentative

Jul 9 – 11

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.  Holiday Lake 4-H Center.  Contact Lynn Wheeless.

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?

Youth Deer Hunting Weekend

Sept 26 & 27

RL Harris Jr Memorial 4-H Shotgun Championship.  Location?  Competitive events in Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays.  The 2025 Shotgun Championship is the qualifying event to represent Virginia at the 2026 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Nebraska. Contact David Maddox firearmfixer@gmail.com

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.