REMINDER: Practice Tonight!

Berkeley County 4-H Shooting Sports will be holding a practice this Wednesday, September 3rd at 6PM. As usual, we will meet at the Back Creek Valley Bow and Gun Club in Jones Spring, WV, which is 7 1/2 miles south of Hedgesville on Route 7, across from the entrance to Sleepy Creek WMD. In the event of foul weather, please refer to the Berkeley County 4-H policy on inclement weather.

See you there!

Next Practice is scheduled for September 3rd

The next BC4HSS practice is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3rd. As usual, the meeting will start at 6PM at the Back Creek Valley Bow and Gun Club. Weather permitting, we’ll be working on both rifle and archery skills.

See you there!

Merry Christmas!

The members and leaders of Berkeley County 4-H Shooting Sports would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

During this time of Celebration let us pay homage to the Lord and reflect upon the blessings that He has bestowed upon us throughout the year. We pray the Lord will protect all of you this season and we look forward to seeing you in the coming New Year.

God bless!

Berkeley County 4-H shooting Sports

2012 4-H WV State Shooting Sports Camp

Multi-Discplinary Shooting Sports Weekend

The WVU Cooperative Extension Service announced the 2012 Multi-Disciplinary State 4-H Shooting Sports Weekend Camp has been scheduled for April 20-22, 2012. The camp is open to all youth ages 12-21 regardless of previous 4-H Shooting Sports experience. The memo, in it’s entirety, is below:

Photos from January 20th Meeting and a Special Guest

Last night Berkeley County 4-H Shooting Sports hosted a special event at the Back Creek Valley Bow and Gun Club. We were not only honored to play host to one of our fellow 4-H Shooting Sports clubs, but also to have a guest speaker, Captain Rodney Jenkins of the All Guard Rifle Team. The Shenandoah 4-H Shooting Sports club drove from the Woodstock, Virginia area to meet Capt. Jenkins who spoke to the kids and leaders alike on gun safety and his experiences as a world class competitive shooter.

Capt. Jenkins, who is currently ranked as a “High Master” – the NRA top ranking for a competitive shooter, was also kind enough to talk about the specialized equipment used in matches and while training. Later in the evening, after wrapping his talk which included tips on training and safety, Capt. Jenkins allowed the kids to try out a computer-based training simulator which he uses to prepare for shooting events.

Photos from December 16th Rifle Practice

We had another banner turnout for air rifle practice again this week at the Back Creek Valley Bow and Gun Club. Keith and Dickie worked with the kids honing the prone position and a good time was had by all.

Photos from December 2nd Archery Practice

Here are a few photos from the December 2nd practice at the Back Creek Valley Bow and Gun Club.  We practiced on the indoor range due to the fact that we had a wood stove inside to keep us warm from the winter chill. Brian helped the kids on foundation skills, such as stance, grip, and anchor point.

Photos from November 18th Rifle Practice

We had a great turnout for this week’s practice. In addition to 12 regulars in attendance, we welcomed a new member, our 3rd this month!

Keith and Bonnie worked with the kids on prone and kneeling positions as well as fitted the new slings and showed them how to use the new gloves. Alan did a fantastic presentation on sight alignment and was a great class for new and experienced shooters alike.

Photos From November 4th Archery Session

Here are a few photos from the November 4th practice at the Back Creek Valley Bow and Gun Club.  We had a banner turn-out with 11 members in attendance.

Due to the waning daylight, we elected to practice on the indoor range. Brian and Dickie started the kids out by working with the kids on basic archery skills. The kids were having a such a good time with archery that we ran out of time for rifle practice.

Many thanks to Keith Knotts who supplied some nice gear bags as prizes for the kids.

Photos from October 21st Practice

Here are a few photos from the October 21st practice at the Back Creek Valley Bow and Gun Club.  Last night we welcomed 2 new members to the club.

Brian started the kids out by working with the kids on basic archery skills. Alan, Bonnie, and Keith, worked with the kids the indoor range.