Program Goals:

Rifle and Muzzleloading:  Additional instructors are needed.

Archery:  The Wellsville Rod and Gun Club is constructing an archery range and we hope to utilize it with our 4-H program

Shotgun:  We would like to expand the clay target program and introduce skeet and sporting clays.

2008 Highlights:

Coordinator – Debra Padden
Instructors: 
Chambliss, Mel  : Shotgun, muzzleloading
Chambliss, Kathi : Archery
Mayo, Blake :  Rifle, Archery
Ordway, Kenneth:  Archery
Padden, Debra : Shotgun
Padden, Larry : Shotgun
Padden, Megan : Shotgun (Teen Instructor)

The Allegany County Shooting Sports Program solely participated in the shotgun sports during the 2008 season.  A core group of 21 active 4-H members participated in trapshooting – with cross registration with the Scholastic Clay Target Program.  Fourteen practice sessions were hosted at the Wellsville Rod and Gun Club trap field in Wellsville, NY.   In July, seventeen club members ,as well as family members , traveled to the New York State SCTP championship meet in Cicero, NY.
 
Our club was the only participating 4-H shooting sports participating at the SCTP championship.  As is the norm for 4-H shooting sports members, the club represented 4-H with determination, sportsmanship, character and poise under pressure.  At the end of the day, our intermediate novice team took home second place trophies and out intermediate senior team carried away third place trophies.   Two team members shot their first perfect “25” round.   Our Senior Experienced team consisted of three lady shooters and two guys.  They shot in the highly competitive senior league and came in 4th.

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