Steel Challenge is Fun & the Scholastic Steel Challenge (SSC) is Dedicated to Juniors!

| June 12, 2009

By: Andy Fink I love shooting Steel Challenge and so do most of the juniors I know who have tried it. It is a great way to bring new people into the shooting sports, both young and old. The first time shooter receives immediate feedback when the bullet hits the target. They can start shooting […]

Shoot For A Cure 2009 – Parma, Idaho

| June 8, 2009

By: Andy Fink What can be more fun than a day at the range shooting while shooting to raise money to fight breast cancer? Not a thing! Shooting events designed as fund raisers have been popping up all over the country in all sorts of shooting disciplines. It is a great way to introduce shooting […]

National Junior Air gun Championship Coming July 1-3, 2009

| May 25, 2009

No entry requirements! Every junior shooter is welcome to compete! This is great news and will hopefully bring in more competitors. Competitive air gun shooting is a fun sport that every junior should participate in. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Incorporated 1871 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 For Immediate Release For More Information, […]

Target Challenge – Getting Ready for the NRA National Championship – Spalding County 4-H Members Compete in Shooting Sports

| May 11, 2009

Provided By: Jessi McClain, NRA Competitive Shooting Division Released By: Spalding County 4-H Edited By: Andy Fink Getting ready for national shooting matches, such as the NRA National Airgun championship in July, is challenging, fun, and important. One of the best ways is through local 4-H clubs. Members of the Spalding County 4-H Shooting Sports […]

The First SHOT – CMP’s On-Line Magazine

| April 13, 2009

The Civilian marksmanship program (CMP) has an on-line magazine which provides lots of great information on shooting events for juniors. You really ought to check it out at http://www.odcmp.org/0409/default.asp Recent announcements, with photos, include: 7th National JROTC Air Rifle Championship – The 2009 JROTC marksmanship competition season concluded on 27-28 March with the 7th National […]

Shoot For A Cure – Breast Cancer Fundraiser Shooting Event

| April 13, 2009

Come On Ladies! Ladies, 16 and older, can participate in a fun event, learn how to shoot if you don’t know already, and raise money for The Cure all at the same time! Shooting sports are fun and when they can be combined with raising money for charitable causes it is even better. Each year […]

National Youth Hunt 2008

| March 26, 2009

Youth Hunters Experience – the Hunt of a Lifetime By: Lindsay Thomas, Jr. For an experienced hunter, there are few things as rewarding as introducing someone else to the fun of hunting and the outdoors, especially if that someone is a youngster. That’s why the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) Staff enjoy organizing the annual […]

Youth Hunters Education – Getting Kids Started Right

| February 20, 2009

Imagine a group of young kids and teenagers arriving at an open field and putting their shooting, gun handling, Kansas Hunting laws knowledge, and Hunters Educational Skills to the test.

My Journey to the Daisy 2008 IBBGCM (Daisy International BB Gun Championship)

| January 30, 2009

By: Caleb Paterson (Junior Writer  For Kids By Kids) The whole thing started about a year ago when our shooting sports club, the Wyandotte County 4-H shooters, started to practice and teach the new shooters how to shoot in competitions. The first match was a very nerve racking ordeal but after that match I started […]

Looking For A Place To Shoot

| January 19, 2009

Need a place to take your kids to shoot? Check out NRA affiliates. If you are looking for shooting resources within commuting distance go to need a place to shoot, www.nra.org/nralocal.aspx. By entering your zip code you can select your areas of interest, the site will list: – basic firearms courses – shooting clubs – […]

NAGDA National Championship: A Family Tradition

| January 12, 2009

By: Quade Joseph Erker, 13 years old. (Junior Writer For Kids By Kids) Photos BY: Scott Sayles My first year in the North American Gun Dog Association (NAGDA) was a great experience. My first qualification trial was in January 2008 at Eastern Colorado Hunting Opportunities (ECHO) in Stratton, Colorado. I hunted with a truly amazing […]

A Junior Shooter at the 2008 U.S. National Steel Championship

| December 30, 2008

By: Ashley Bolda (13), aka Shooter  (Junior Writer – For Kids By Kids) Some kids think of vacation as being at a place like Disney World or Six Flags Great America. But my idea of a great vacation is spending time with my shooting family. My shooting family are the people in my life that […]