REMINDER - Major Livestock Show Shotgun Shoots

The Houston and San Antonio livestock show shotgun shoots both have deadlines that are coming up soon.
The HLSR Young Guns Shoot registration deadline is December 1, 2014.
The SALE Junior Shoot Out registration deadline is December 15, 2014.

Contact your County Extension Agent to register for either of these events.

Educational and Contest Opportunity--Wildlife Alliance for Youth (WAY)

The Wildlife Alliance for Youth (WAY) is a contest developed for Texas youth to study and learn wildlife biology, ecology, habitat management, and hunting skills. WAY has been adopted and used in FFA competition for several years. Although each contest has a 4-H Division, 4-H participation has never been large. WAY offers another potential activity for 4-H members.

Though most locations are yet to be determined, the following dates have been finalized for 2014-2015:

Region 1-April 14, 2015
Region 2-April 21, 2015
Region 3-April 16, 2015, Welder Wildlife Foundation, Sinton, TX
Region 4-November 5, 2014
Region 5-April 15, 2015

For any 4-H leaders interested, the study guide is referenced as (4400) Wildlife/Recreation CDE Guide, 2011. This study guide is available for $25 from:
Instructional Materials Services, Texas A&M University
2588 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77843-2588
http://store.im.tamu.edu/4400-WildlifeRecr-CDE-Guide-2011-P621.aspx

The best way for 4-H Leaders to find information on local and regional contests is to communicate with ag science teachers at the local high school(s), or to check online at http://www.JudgingCard.com in the "Calendar of Events".

Texas 4-H Photography Workshop

Texas 4-H Photography Workshop, December 6, 2014, Houston, Texas

The Texas 4-H Youth Development Program is excited to team with the Harris County 4-H Photography Leaders to host a statewide photography workshop on Saturday, December 6th at the Harris County Extension Office in Houston, Texas.  This workshop will be a hands-on workshop filled with interactive experiences for 4-H members and leaders in the photography project.  Volunteers from various professional photography clubs in the Houston area have teamed up to lead the innovative and creative workshops (see flyer linked below for descriptions).

One of the sessions that may be of particular interest to 4-H Natural Resources Project participants is the "Nature Seekers" Session:

Nature Seekers

Cletus D. Lee

Houston Camera Club

Nature Seekers will explore the unique beginnings to a new perspective on nature photography and take you on a journey to perfect your hunting skills. This session will cover all the basics from equipment to shutter speed and seeking out the right subject.  Cletus will provide a short field experience filled with nature observation and still life set up. Bring your camera and adventurous spirit.

The workshop is limited to the first 100 registration due to the structure of the sessions.  Participants will be able to participate in two sessions in the morning and two in the afternoon, with lunch time photography opportunities as well.  Registration is only $25.00 and covers all registration materials and lunch.  Deadline for registering on 4-H CONNECT is November 28th, but early registration is encouraged due to the limited number of slots.

For more details including complete session list/descriptions, click HERE.

2015 Texas Team Application Deadline Approaching

REMINDER

The deadline for the 4-H Shooting Sports Texas Team Application for the 2015 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational is coming up later this week at midnight November 13^th.  At this time, the application pool is low with some disciplines having minimal applicants.  The Hunting and Wildlife discipline has no applicants at this time. 

Please help spread the word so we can be sure everyone in your counties who may be interested has this information.  The application is made on 4-H Connect through personal profiles.

Thanks for your attention to this.

2015 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest

Texas 4-H is very excited to announce the theme and guidelines for this year's 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest. This year's theme is “Reducing the Usage of Bee-Killing Pesticides in my Community." 

 

The deadline for this contest is January 9, 2015. These essays will be submitted to the National contest facilitators and are all eligible for cash prizes as follows: 

 

AWARDS:

National Cash Prizes to 3 Top Winners:

1st Place: $750.00

2nd Place: $500.00

3rd Place: $250.00

 

National Contest Sponsored by: The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc.

Texas Cash Prizes to 3 Top Winners:

1st Place: $300.00

2nd Place: $200.00

3rd Place: $100.00

 

Texas Contest Sponsored by: Alamo Area Beekeepers Assn., Central Texas Beekeepers Assn., Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Assn., Dino-Bee Beekeepers Assn., East Texas Beekeepers Assn., Harris County Beekeepers Assn., Marshall Beekeeping Assn., Trinity Valley Beekeepers Assn., and Williamson County Area Beekeepers Assn.

For detailed information and full rules click HERE

Level 1 Rifle Coach School

An NRA/USAS/CMP-sanctioned Smallbore Rifle/Air Rifle Coach Course will be held 0800 Nov 22-23, 2014, at Hill Country Shooting Sports Center, Kerrville Texas.

For more information, click HERE 

Somervell County--4-H Shooting Sports gains steam

Great article about a great county 4-H Shooting Sports project! http://www.yourglenrosetx.com/news/somervell_co_youth_fair/article_bab0a81e-60b8-55af-a021-203bff88ef75.html?mode=jqm