HELP WANTED: We are actively recruiting Volunteers to help us on the Unlimited Leaders Council. We have several vacant seats (both Youth & Adult) for the coming year. In order to provide a wide array of opportunities for the 4-H members and get fresh ideas we need your help! No previous experience is needed, just an interest in supporting our Program and our incredible 4-H Members and Families.

Even if you cannot commit to a monthly ULC Meeting, we could benefit from a Guest ULC Member to help with planning any one of our events (i.e. Stir-Ups, Communications Day, Rec Lab, 4-H Camp, Congress, etc…)

2020 was full of interruptions. We hope to keep the kids engaged with activities and county-wide events that make their 2021 the best year ever! Please join us by reaching out to any current ULC Member or to JaNaie at the 4-H office to inquire. Current Members serving for the 2020-2021 4-H Year are: Shelley McPhee, Kelly Pavlik, Keri Marx, Tiffany Yung, Millie Veltkamp, and Jessie Sheperd.

DLE is beginning to plan for the 2020 - 2021 4-H. Be on the lookout for upcoming events!

If you have questions, please contact Shelly McPhee at ksmcphee@charter.net (email) or 406-595-4774 (text).

Vet Science Project is BACK with a GREAT year planned of FUN meetings and ACTIVITIES!!

The Project Leaders are EXCITED to continue this awesome opportunity to learn about all types of ANIMALS in various ways.  Meetings will be held the first Tuesday of each month however our first meeting will be held Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm; location TBD and will be emailed to project members in advance.  Come join us to see what’s in store for the year whether you’re already signed up or just thinking about signing up.

Thank You to our Sponsors

Gallatin County 4-H Shooting Sports is very fortunate to have the support of many individuals and conservation organizations.  We are very fortunate to be recipients of a Friends of NRA Grant for this shooting season of 2020 - 2021.  We will be able to purchase and obtain the needed targets, ammunition, and equipment to serve our programs.  Manhattan Wildlife Association and the Southwest Montana Chapter of SCI have been a tremendous supporter to 4-H Shooting Sports.  They embrace the opportunity to help with youth shooting and provide the venue to offer the various shooting disciplines.  Thank you to these sponsors.  Without their dedication to youth shooting, our shooting sports program could not do what we do for the members of Gallatin County 4-H Shooting Sports.  

The shooting sports season is fast approaching for 2020 – 2021.  To be eligible to enroll in 4-H Shooting the 4-H member must be 9 by October 1^st of 2020.  To enroll in 4-H, please go to this site, https://4h.zsuite.org/. There a few items that must completed prior to the season starting.  The following items must be completed and submitted to the discipline leaders before the participant may shoot.  We are also asking that you make additional copies of the paperwork to be given to each of the discipline coaches.

Shooting Sports Fee - The fee structure for this year participants changed and will be the following;
One discipline - $40.00
Two disciplines - $50.00
Three disciplines - $60.00
There will be a cap of $100.00 per family.

The following forms must be completed and signed by the shooter and the parent or guardian of the shooter.

• Informed Consent Form
• Medical Form

To access the necessary paperwork click on the link provided and then click on the bullet for Shooting Sports Paperwork. http://gallatin.msuextension.org/4hforms.html

There will be mandatory parent meetings for each shooting sports discipline. Please see the schedule for location and time.

Archery will be held at Big Sky Archery, 77 Laura Louise Lane located at the intersection of Baxter Lane and Jackrabbit Lane on Sundays from 1:00 – 5:00 pm.  The archery season will start on Sunday, December 6, 2020 with a Mandatory Parent meeting for all archers at 1:00pm or 2:00 pm.  All parents of 1^st year participants must attend.  The number of archery shooters will be capped at 64 (due to covid-19).  We will then establish a waiting list.  For more information contact David Miller at 406-451-9942.

Air Rifle and Air Pistol.  The venue for air rifle and air pistol is located at 123 Doe Road in Belgrade. The season will begin on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 with a mandatory safety meeting at 6:00pm.  For more information contact Bill Ott – 209-2599 or Lee Nelson – 579-0612.

Smallbore Rifle will start at Greenway Range on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 5:00 – 6:30.  Greenway range is located at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black in Bozeman.  Shooters must be 10 years of age by October 1, 2020 to participate.  The number of smallbore shooters will be capped at 25.  The returning shooters will be given priority.  It is a pre-requisite that the shooters have 1 year of Shooting Sports Experience.  We will then establish a waiting list.  For more information contact Scott Francis – 581-6845 or Tom Everett – 570-8878.

Shotgun will start on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 1:00 pm at Manhattan Wildlife Association Trap Range located at 337 Logan Trident Road in Logan.  There will be a mandatory parent and safety meeting prior to shooting.  All shooters need to attend.  It is strongly recommended that the participant be 10 years of age.  For more information contact Scott Francis – 581-6845.

The Muzzle-loading Project will be determined later in the shooting season. The Hunting & Wildlife Project will be determined later in the year.  Please check newsletter for days and times.  It is recommended but not required that the participants be 12 years of age and have been in Hunter’s Education.  Contact Scott Francis – 581-6845 for more information.

Be sure to get registered early in the registration process!!!!!!

Volunteers needed:

Gallatin County 4-H Shooting Sports is in desperate need of adults to become certified leaders in the different disciplines that are offered in 4-H Shooting.  We are desperately in need of assistance in archery and shotgun.  In order for us to provide a safe and educational experience, we need your help.  Please consider becoming a leader.  More information on leader trainings will made available as it is received. http://www.montana4h.org/programs/events/shooting_sports_training/index.html. 

Montana 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Trainings 2020-2021

December 4 – 5, 2020 – Kalispell

Disciplines offered – Rifle, Pistol, Archery, and Hunting

December 11-12, 2020 – TBD

Disciplines offered – Rifle, Pistol, Archery

January 9-10, 2021 – TBD

Disciplined offered – Rifle, Pistol, Archery

January 16-17, 2021 – Bozeman

Disciplines offered – Rifle, Pistol, and Archery

May 7-8, 2021 – Manhattan Wildlife Association – Logan

Disciplines offered – Muzzle-loader, Shotgun, and Western Heritage

Please plan to attend.  For more information, please contact Scott Francis – 581-6845.

Questions: Contact the following leaders

Archery – David Miller – 451-9942

Air Rifle/Pistol – Lee Nelson – 579-0612, Bill Ott – 209-2599

Smallbore – Tom Everett – 570-8878, Scott Francis – 581-6845

Shotgun, Hunting & Wildlife – Scott Francis – 581-6845

Muzzle-loading – Bill Ott – 209-2599, Scott Francis – 581-6845

Western Heritage – Todd Kesner – 451-1207