Texas 4-H Natural Resources Calendar

Hosting an open/invitational 4-H Natural Resources related event?? (Shooting Sports, Sportfishing, Wildlife, etc.)

Know of an event that others might like to attend?

Post it on the 4-H Natural Resources calendar!
You can view the calendar by week or month, or if you prefer to view in a list format, click the "Agenda" tab at the top right corner of the page.

View the posting instructions HERE!

Event Update: 4-H Shooting Sports Indoor Archery Match

A state-wide archery match held in two locations, Graham and Bay City. Participants must choose only one location. Following the close of competition at both locations, scores are compiled to determine final overall results. Courses of fire include: Standard FITA 9 meter or 18 meter indoor rounds based on experience level. Equipment classes include: Barebow, Recurve, Compound Aided, Compound Unaided, and NASP (National Archery in Schools Program). Archers may compete in up to three equipment classes if they so choose. Registration for this event is completed online via 4-H Connect. Any actively enrolled 4-H member is eligible to participate (with county/club approval).

March 7-9 and 15-16—Shooting Sports Indoor Archery Match-Graham & Bay City, TX

Match Dates: March 7-9, Bay City, March 15-16, Graham                        

**Participants may only compete at ONE location

Registration Open January 7-February 3, 2013, $15/Equipment Class Entry (Max 3)

Late Registration February 4-10, 2013, $30/ Equipment Class Entry (Max 3)

For more information view the 2012-2013 Important Rules & Procedures, Event Synopsis, and Tentative Schedule of Events document.

Detailed Indoor Archery Match information will be posted soon on the website.

South Region 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Training-Registration Deadline Approaching!

South Region 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Training-Victoria, TX-October 13-14, 2013.  Registration closes on 4-H Connect at midnight, September 28, 2012

Please let us know if you are having trouble registering!

A New Event...4-H Archery Camp

A new camp will be offered in 2013, the Texas 4-H Archery Camp.  The camp will be held at the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood on January 19-20, 2013.  This camp is open to 4-H members age 9 to 18 wanting to improve their shooting knowledge and skills in recurve and compound archery.  The camp is also open to certified 4-H archery coaches desiring to learn more about coaching archery, archery equipment, archery games, and improved shooting skills.  Youth participants should have beginning or intermediate experience in shooting archery and understand the basic archery safety and  range rules and whistle commands.  Adult and youth participants must provide their own equipment.  Registration on 4-H Connect will open on November 12, 2012 and close on December 16, 2012.  Registration is limited to the first 30 youth registrants and the first 10 adult coaches.  More details such as registration costs will be posted soon.

Deadlines Approaching!

4-H Shooting Sports Texas Teams applications-due September 23, 2012

4-H Shooting Sports Ambassador Applications-due September 23, 2012

South Region 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Training-Registration closes on 4-H Connect September 28, 2012

Get your application/registration in before its too late!

Changes to 4-H Shooting Sports Coach and Assistant Coach Eligibility Rules

Due to continuing efforts to best protect the safety and well being of all Texas 4-H Shooting Sports participants, Coach and Assistant Coach Eligibility Rules have been changed.

Effective Immediately:

• To be eligible to be a Certified Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Coach, you must be minimum 21 years of age or older. (Changed from minimum 18 years of age)
• Assistant Coach Certification (formerly titled Youth Assistant Coach Certification) is available to any actively enrolled 4-H member who is 14 years of age or older as of September 1 of the current 4-H year AND any approved Adult Volunteer Leader less than 21 years of age . An Assistant Coach may assist a Certified 4-H Shooting Sports Coach ONLY in the immediate presence of the Certified Coach. Should the Certified Coach be absent for any period of time, regardless how short or long the absence may be, all Shooting Sports activity must cease until the return of the Certified Coach. Assistant Coaches are NOT certified to coach outside the immediate supervision of a Certified 4-H Shooting Sports Coach.

To see full Certified 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Rules & Eligibility, view the 2012-2013 Important Rules & Procedures, Event Synopsis, and Tentative Schedule of Events document.

4-H Hunting & Wildlife Coach/Adult Leader Training

The 4-H Hunting & Wildlife Coach/Adult Leader Training listed in the events document published not long ago and announced in a previous post now has scheduled dates for February 2-3, 2013 in College Station.  Registration will open on 4-H Connect on December 1, 2012 and close December 30, 2012.  Late registration will run from December 31, 2012 to January 6, 2013.  Fees for the training will be $50 for  regular registration and $75 for late registration. No other Shooting Sports disciplines are offered at this training. Check out the events document for details about the training.

4-H WHEP Practice Contest, Kerrville

The first Practice Contest offered this 4-H year for the Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) will be held on November 17, 2012 in Kerrville.  This practice contest is open to anyone interested in learning more about the program or wanting to practice their learned skills to better prepare for the actual contests offered in the spring and summer.  The event is open to youth and adults to participate.  The contest will be modified slightly to fit it into one day.  Officials will be presented following each contest activity.  Registration opens on 4-H Connect on September 24th and closes October 21st.

2012 Postal League Results- Now Available

2012 Postal League Results are now posted HERE for your viewing pleasure!

Update to Important Information Document

The link for this blog was included in the first section of the information uploaded in last night's post however the link was written incorrectly.  The link should be http://tx4hnaturalresources.blogspot.com.  Please be sure to have the correct link when sharing our information.  We have corrected the information and uploaded the corrected document linked to yesterday's post.  Thanks!

2012-2013 Texas 4-H Natural Resources Important Rules & Procedures, Event Synopsis, and Tentative Schedule of Events

Check it out! We have created a comprehensive document, available HERE, for one stop reference to general 4-H Natural Resources Program events and activities information.

It is recommended that this document be utilized without printing. View electronically for best use. Dates and information within this document will be updated regularly, as will the live links to other sites and information contained within the document.

Please note in the Schedule that all dates are subject to change and some dates/locations are still being finalized. We are working diligently to get these details finalized. As they become so, updates will be announced and posted in the document, and on the website.